OAR 259-060-0020: Minimum Standards for Certification or Licensure

(1) Age. Private security providers must be: (a) At least 18 years of age to be certified as an alarm monitor, unarmed or event and entertainment private security professional or licensed as a supervisory manager; and (b) At least 21 years of age to be certified as an armed private security professional or private security instructor or licensed as an executive manager. (2) Education. (a) Applicants for certification or licensure must have earned one of the following: (A) A high school diploma; (B) A General Education Development (GED) certificate; or (C) A two-year or four-year, post-secondary degree issued by an accredited degree-granting college or university. (b) The Department may require documentary evidence of the above. Acceptable evidence consists of official transcripts, diplomas, or GED test report forms. Other documentation may be accepted at the discretion of the Department. (c) The requirement found in subsection (2)(a) applies only to individuals submitting an application for new certification or licensure as described in OAR 259-060-0025 on or after November 1, 2012. (3) Training. An applicant for certification or licensing must satisfactorily complete the applicable training requirements prescribed by these rules. (4) Moral Fitness. All applicants and private security providers must meet moral fitness standards for certification or licensure. (a) Moral fitness is determined through a criminal records check, Department investigation, or other reliable sources. (b) Violations of moral fitness are defined in OAR 259-060-0300, OAR 259-060-0310 and OAR 259-060-0320 . (5) Disclosure of Criminal Dispositions. An applicant for certification or licensure must disclose their criminal dispositions, including any juvenile adjudications. (a) Any applicant with a juvenile adjudication must provide the Department with official records for the petition and any judgements issued in the adjudication. (b) The Department may request that an applicant provide official records for any other criminal disposition. (6) Legal Name. The Department requires use of the applicant’s or private security provider’s legal name as the name of record for all Department purposes. Any certification or license issued to the private security provider will display the legal name. When a private security provider legally changes their name they must report the legal name change to the Department within 14 calendar days of the change using Form PS-23 and provide a copy of proof of the name change. (7) Minimum Standards for Armed Certification. An applicant for certification as an armed private security professional or firearms instructor must not: (a) Have been committed to the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 426.130, or similar order in another jurisdiction; (b) Have been found to be mentally ill and subject to an order under ORS 426.130 prohibiting the person from purchasing or possessing a firearm as a result of that mental illness; (c) Be prohibited under US Code Title 18, Section 922(g)(8) (relating to civil restraining orders including stalking or harassment) from possessing a firearm in interstate commerce; or (d) Be prohibited under any law of this state or any federal law from purchasing, owning or possessing a firearm.