R156-63a-603. Content of Approved Basic Education and Training Program for Armed and Unarmed Private Security Officers

  In accordance with Subsection 58-63-302(2)(g), an approved basic education and training program for armed and unarmed private security officers shall have at least eight hours of classroom or online instruction, including:

  (1) the nature and role of private security, including a private security officer's:

  (a) scope and limits of authority;

  (b) civil liability; and

  (c) role in today's society;

  (2) state laws and rules applicable to private security;

  (3) the legal responsibilities of private security, including:

  (a) constitutional law;

  (b) search and seizure; and

  (c) other such topics;

  (4) situational response evaluations, including:

  (a) protecting and securing crime or accident scenes;

  (b) notifying internal and external agencies; and

  (c) controlling information;

  (5) security ethics;

  (6) the use of force, emphasizing the de-escalation of force and alternatives to using force;

  (7) documentation and report writing, including:

  (a) preparing witness statements;

  (b) performing log maintenance;

  (c) exercising control of information;

  (d) taking field notes;

  (e) organizing information into a report; and

  (f) performing basic writing;

  (8) patrol techniques, including:

  (a) mobile patrol versus fixed post;

  (b) accident prevention;

  (c) responding to calls and alarms;

  (d) security breaches;

  (e) monitoring potential safety hazards; and

  (f) police and community relations, including fundamental duties and personal appearance of security officers;

  (9) sexual harassment in the workplace; and

  (10) a final examination that:

  (a) competently examines the student on the subjects included in the eight hours of basic instruction; and

  (b) mandates a minimum pass score of 80%.