2005 California Business and Professions Code Sections 7574-7574.3 CHAPTER 11.4. PROPRIETARY SECURITY SERVICES ACT

7574.  This chapter may be cited as the Proprietary Security
Services Act.
7574.1.  A proprietary private security officer, as used in this
chapter, is an unarmed individual who is employed exclusively by any
one employer whose primary duty is to provide security services for
his or her employer, whose services are not contracted to any other
entity or person, and who is not exempt pursuant to Section 7582.2,
and who meets both of the following criteria:
   (a) Is required to wear a distinctive uniform clearly identifying
the individual as a security officer.
   (b)  Is likely to interact with the public while performing his or
her duties.
7574.2.  A person who meets the definition of a proprietary private
security officer shall register with the Department of Consumer
Affairs, subject to the adoption of reasonable rules by the director.
Those rules shall include, but are not limited to, the following
criteria:
   (a) Background checks as described in Section 7583.9.
   (b) Payment of an application fee.
7574.3.   Section 7574.2 shall apply on and after July 1, 2006, to
any person hired as a proprietary private security officer on and
after January 1, 2006. For a person hired as a proprietary private
security officer before January 1, 2006, the section shall apply on
and after January 1, 2007.