§ 62-35-131 — Regulation by municipalities, counties or other political subdivisions

(a) (1) No licensee or registrant shall be required to obtain any authorization, permit or license from or to pay any other fee or post a bond in any municipality, county or other political subdivision of this state to engage in any business or activity regulated under this chapter. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(1), a municipality, county or other political subdivision of this state may impose: (A) A bona fide business tax; and (B) Regulations upon any person who furnishes street patrol services, including a requirement that the person register with a designated agency. (b) When a security guard/officer is working in another jurisdiction other than the security guard/officer's primary county, the chief law enforcement officer of the county in which the security guard/officer is working shall be notified where the security guard/officer will be assigned and the length of the assignment. This shall be done in writing by the employer of the security guard/officer, unless other arrangements are made with the chief law enforcement officer of the county within five (5) days of the date of first service. The chief law enforcement officer and the officers/deputies shall recognize the state-issued security armed card as valid in their jurisdiction while any security guard/officer is traveling to or from a job site and while performing duties while at the job site, or while any representative of a security company, supervisor or officers are traveling to or from job sites or operating as a street patrol service. (c) The chief law enforcement officer of a county may require an individual to present proof of compliance with this chapter. (d) The chief law enforcement officer shall waive provisions relative to training for those individuals properly and duly registered and in possession of a valid armed registration card. If a valid objection exists, however, proof or information indicating training should not be waived shall be sent to the commissioner or the commissioner's designee within ten (10) days of the objection, along with a written explanation of the chief law enforcement officer's objection. A security guard/officer shall not work in any jurisdiction in which the chief law enforcement officer has a pending objection to the training qualifications of the security guard/officer. (e) In any county having a metropolitan form of government, the chief of police shall be the chief law enforcement officer (CLEO). In counties not having a metropolitan form of government the sheriff shall be the CLEO.

Legislative History

Acts 1987, ch. 436, § 32; 1988, ch. 987, § 14; 1996, ch. 675, § 68; 1996, ch. 1009, §14; 2001, ch. 452, § 1.