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17-40-337. Commission — Applicant qualifications.
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17-40-337. Commission — Applicant qualifications.
(a) A commission as a commissioned security officer or a commissioned school security officer shall not be issued under this chapter to an individual who:
(1) Is under twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2) Has been found guilty of or who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any of the following offenses, whether or not those offenses have been sealed or expunged:
(A) An offense listed under § 17-40-306(d);
(B) A crime involving the use of a firearm; or
(C) A crime involving the use of alcohol while in possession of a firearm;
(3) Has committed an act that would be grounds for suspension or revocation under this chapter;
(4) Does not meet the qualifications for a commission as determined by the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police;
(5) May not lawfully possess a firearm;
(6)(A) Has not successfully completed a state and national criminal background check to be conducted by the Division of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(B) Criminal history records from the Arkansas Crime Information Center shall be available to the director for review of the applicant's qualifications.
(C) The state and national criminal background check shall conform to applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints.
(D) The individual applicant shall sign a release of information to the director and shall make payment of any fee associated with the state and national criminal background check;
(7) Has been adjudicated as mentally incompetent or has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution or mental health treatment facility;
(8) Is a registered sex offender or required to be registered as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Ac
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-40-337
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17-40-337. Commission — Applicant qualifications.
(a) A commission as a commissioned security officer or a commissioned school security officer shall not be issued under this chapter to an individual who:
(1) Is under twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2) Has been found guilty of or who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any of the following offenses, whether or not those offenses have been sealed or expunged:
(A) An offense listed under § 17-40-306(d);
(B) A crime involving the use of a firearm; or
(C) A crime involving the use of alcohol while in possession of a firearm;
(3) Has committed an act that would be grounds for suspension or revocation under this chapter;
(4) Does not meet the qualifications for a commission as determined by the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police;
(5) May not lawfully possess a firearm;
(6)(A) Has not successfully completed a state and national criminal background check to be conducted by the Division of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(B) Criminal history records from the Arkansas Crime Information Center shall be available to the director for review of the applicant's qualifications.
(C) The state and national criminal background check shall conform to applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints.
(D) The individual applicant shall sign a release of information to the director and shall make payment of any fee associated with the state and national criminal background check;
(7) Has been adjudicated as mentally incompetent or has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution or mental health treatment facility;
(8) Is a registered sex offender or required to be registered as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq.;
(9) Is suffering from habitual drunkenness or from narcotics addiction or dependence;
(10) Has been discharged from the United States Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions; or
(11) Is not in compliance with any other reasonable qualification that the director may set by rule.
(b) The director shall not issue a commission as a commissioned security officer or as a commissioned school security officer to an applicant employed by a licensee or the security department of a private business or school unless the applicant submits evidence satisfactory to the director that he or she meets all qualifications established by this chapter and by the rules of the director.
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12-12-901. Title.
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-12-901
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17-40-306. License or credential — Applicant qualifications.
(a) A person applying for a license or credential other than that for a commissioned security officer or commissioned school security officer shall:
(1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of application;
(2) Not be suffering from habitual drunkenness or from narcotics addiction or dependence;
(3) Not have been discharged from the United States Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions;
(4) Be in compliance with any other reasonable qualifications that the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police may set by rule;
(5) Not have been adjudicated as mentally incompetent or have been involuntarily committed to a mental institution or mental health treatment facility; and
(6) Not be a registered sex offender or be required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq.
(b) An applicant who applies for a license to engage in the business of an investigations company or his or her manager shall have:
(1) Two (2) consecutive years' experience before the date of the application in the investigative field as an agent, employee, manager, or owner of an investigations company;
(2) Two (2) years' experience as a licensed bail bondsman and a baccalaureate degree from a four-year institution of higher education; or
(3) Satisfied other requirements as may be set by the director.
(c) An applicant who makes application to engage in the business of a security services contractor, private business, or his or her manager shall:
(1) Have two (2) consecutive years' experience before the date of application in the security services field as an agent, employee, manager, or owner of a security services contractor company; or
(2) Sati
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-40-306
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-40-306. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.