§ 37:3272 — General definition of terms

§3272. General definition of terms
A. As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings
ascribed to them:
(1) "Applicant" means an individual who has made application to the board for the
issuance or reinstatement of any license, registration, certificate, permit, or any other
designation considered necessary to engage in the practice of private security in this state that
the board is authorized by law to issue.
(2) "Armed security officer" is an individual who provides security services and who
at any time wears, carries, possesses, or has access to a firearm or any other weapon defined
by the board. All other defensive or offensive weapons not approved by the board are
prohibited.
(3) "Armored car company or armed courier company" means any person that
provides secured transportation and protection from one place or point to another place or
point involving money, currency, coins, bullion, securities, bonds, jewelry, or other
valuables.
(4) "Board" means the Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners, an
agency in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
(5) "Branch manager" means the individual endowed with the responsibility and
liability for a branch office.
(6) "Branch office" means a separate office which is part of a company licensed by
the board.
(7) "Contract security company" means any person engaging in the business of
providing, or which undertakes to provide, a security officer on a contractual basis for
another person.
(8) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
(9) "Executive secretary" means the chief administrative officer of the board.
(10) "Instructor" means any person approved and licensed by the board to administer
and certify the successful completion of the required minimum training requirements for
security officers.
(11) "Licensee" means any person to whom a license is granted in accordance with
the provisions of this Chapter.
(12) "Licensure" means the granting of any license, permit, certification, or
registration that the board is authorized to issue pursuant to this Chapter.
(13) "Person" means an individual, firm, association, company, partnership,
corporation, nonprofit organization, or other legal entity.
(14) "Principal corporate officer" means the president, vice president, treasurer,
secretary, or comptroller or any other person who performs functions for the corporation
corresponding to those performed by the foregoing officers.
(15) "Private security business" is any entity that provides protection to persons and
property, excluding any law enforcement agency, but including any:
(a) Contract security company; or
(b) Armored car company or armed courier company.
(16) "Qualifying agent" means any owner or manager of a private security business
with the authority to make executive decisions for that business, who meets the qualifications
as outlined in R.S. 37:3276.
(17) "Registrant" means an individual who holds a valid registration card issued by
the board.
(18) "Registration card" means the identification card issued by the board to a
registrant as evidence that the registrant has met the required minimum qualifications.
(19) "Security officer" means an individual who is employed by a contract security
company whether armed or unarmed, to protect a person or persons or property or both, and
whose duties include but are not limited to the following:
(a) Prevention of unlawful intrusion or entry.
(b) Prevention of larceny.
(c) Prevention of vandalism.
(d) Protection of property or person.
(e) Prevention of abuse.
(f) Prevention of arson.
(g) Prevention of trespass on private property.
(h) Control, regulation, or direction of the flow or movements of the public, except
on public streets, whether by vehicle, on foot, or otherwise.
(i) Street patrol service or merchant patrol service, which is any contract security
company that utilizes foot patrols, motor vehicles, or any other means of transportation in
public areas or on public thoroughfares in the performance of its security functions.
(20)(a) "Security operations manager" means any individual whose duties include
but are not limited to the following:
(i) Scheduling and assignment of work shifts.
(ii) Assignment of duties.
(iii) Hiring and firing or dismissing of security guards under his administrative
control.
(iv) Any other general duties relating to security officer services.
(b) The term "security operations manager" shall not include any individual directly
employed by an industrial facility, including but not limited to those engaged in chemical
manufacturing, petroleum production and refining, paper production, energy generation, and
mineral refining, who retains third-party security officers and whose duties with respect
thereto may include one or more duties of a security operations manager.
(c) The term "security operations manager" shall not include any individual who is
a certified peace officer working on an off-duty detail associated with or through his
employment as a peace officer.
B. The board by rule may define terms only pursuant to and consistent with the
provisions of this Chapter.
C. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to persons and corporations
exempted by R.S. 37:3298.

Legislative History

Acts 1984, No. 505, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1989, No. 552, §1; Act 1991, No. 315, §1; Acts 2008, No. 212, §1; Acts 2012, No. 439, §1; Acts 2025, No. 150, §1.