Private Security Services Businesses

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This is Article 4 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Private Security Services Businesses.” It is part of Chapter 1 “Department of Criminal Justice Services”, which is part of Title 9.1 “Commonwealth Public Safety”. It contains 16 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 16 sections.

§ 9.1-138	Definitions
§ 9.1-139	Licensing, certification, and registration required; qualifications; temporary licenses
§ 9.1-140	Exceptions from article; training requirements for out-of-state central station dispatchers
§ 9.1-140.01	Exemption from training requirements; central station dispatchers employed by central stations certified by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
§ 9.1-140.1	Registration; waiver of examination; locksmiths
§ 9.1-141	Powers of Board relating to private security services business
§ 9.1-142	Powers of Department relating to private security services businesses
§ 9.1-143	Private Security Services Advisory Board; membership
§ 9.1-144	Insurance required
§ 9.1-145	Fingerprints required; penalty
§ 9.1-146	Limitation on powers of registered armed security officers
§ 9.1-147	Unlawful conduct generally; penalty
§ 9.1-148	Unlawful procurement of a license; penalty
§ 9.1-149	Unlicensed activity prohibited; penalty
§ 9.1-149.1	Unlawful advertisement for regulated services; notice; penalty
§ 9.1-150	Monetary penalty