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2017 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title VII - SHERIFFS, CONSTABLES, AND POLICE OFFICERS
Chapter 106-F - PRIVATE INVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES, BAIL RECOVERY AGENTS, AND SECURITY SERVICES
Section 106-F:8-a - Licensee Proficiency.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 106-F:8-a (2017)
106-F:8-a Licensee Proficiency. –
I. All armed security guards, armed private investigators, and armed bail recovery agents shall meet minimum requirements in the proficiency in the use of firearms upon initial licensure and at least once per year. The requirements shall be as follows:
(a) The practical pistol or revolver course or the tactical revolver or pistol course, as determined by the commissioner for the weapon being carried, with a minimum qualification score of 75 percent.
(b) Shotgun familiarization course required for all security officers and bail recovery agents whose employers issue, or have as part of their equipment, shotguns, and a rifle qualification course if a rifle is part of their equipment.
(c) Four hours of instruction, to include firearms techniques and safety, laws on the use of deadly force, and the moral and ethical use of force. Only qualified firearms instructors shall be used to certify the successful completion of the requirements.
II. Individuals shall be considered for firearms instructor certification if they successfully complete one of the following courses:
(a) Police standards and training council firearms instructor school or a firearms instructor school accredited by the police officer standards and training agency of another state, the F.B.I. firearms instructor school, the Smith and Wesson, Sig Sauer, or Ruger firearms instructor schools, the National Rifle Association police firearms instructor course; or
(b) An equivalent course as determined by the commissioner of safety on an individual basis.
III. The commissioner of safety may adopt, pursuant to RSA 541-A, certain initial and continuing education requirements for licensed security guards, private investigators, and bail recovery agents, including but not limited to the statutory and case laws on the use of force, the laws of arrest by non-law enforcement personnel, and other issues relative to their respective occupations after consultation with the advisory board, and may certify individuals or entities including professional associations and employees of agencies deemed qualified to provide such training or education to licensees.
I. All armed security guards, armed private investigators, and armed bail recovery agents shall meet minimum requirements in the proficiency in the use of firearms upon initial licensure and at least once per year. The requirements shall be as follows:
(a) The practical pistol or revolver course or the tactical revolver or pistol course, as determined by the commissioner for the weapon being carried, with a minimum qualification score of 75 percent.
(b) Shotgun familiarization course required for all security officers and bail recovery agents whose employers issue, or have as part of their equipment, shotguns, and a rifle qualification course if a rifle is part of their equipment.
(c) Four hours of instruction, to include firearms techniques and safety, laws on the use of deadly force, and the moral and ethical use of force. Only qualified firearms instructors shall be used to certify the successful completion of the requirements.
II. Individuals shall be considered for firearms instructor certification if they successfully complete one of the following courses:
(a) Police standards and training council firearms instructor school or a firearms instructor school accredited by the police officer standards and training agency of another state, the F.B.I. firearms instructor school, the Smith and Wesson, Sig Sauer, or Ruger firearms instructor schools, the National Rifle Association police firearms instructor course; or
(b) An equivalent course as determined by the commissioner of safety on an individual basis.
III. The commissioner of safety may adopt, pursuant to RSA 541-A, certain initial and continuing education requirements for licensed security guards, private investigators, and bail recovery agents, including but not limited to the statutory and case laws on the use of force, the laws of arrest by non-law enforcement personnel, and other issues relative to their respective occupations after consultation with the advisory board, and may certify individuals or entities including professional associations and employees of agencies deemed qualified to provide such training or education to licensees.
Source. 1985, 338:4. 1987, 124:6, I(a). 2010, 292:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. 2016, 196:9, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
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