Colorado § 24-33.5-415.4 - Security guard clearance - criminal history record checks.
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§ 24-33.5-415.4. Security guard clearance - criminal history record checks.
(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Contract security agency" means any business which, for a fee or other consideration, agrees to furnish a uniformed security guard to protect persons, property, information, or other assets.
(b) "Proprietary security organization" means any internal functional organizational unit of a company which provides uniformed security guards for the exclusive use of such employing company.
(c) "Security guard" means any private uniformed security officer, armored car service officer, alarm response runner, watchman, lobby attendant, or other private uniformed person who is engaged in the protection of persons, property, information, or other assets.
(2) After January 1, 1992, any contract security agency or proprietary security organization may submit fingerprints of security guards to the bureau for purposes of a fingerprint-based criminal history record check pursuant to part 3 of article 72 of this title. The information obtained from the criminal history record check conducted pursuant to this section may be used by the contract security agency or proprietary security organization to determine whether or not to employ a person as a security guard. Nothing in this section shall be used as a basis for discrimination banned by section 24-34-402 (1)(a). The bureau shall charge a fee for record checks conducted pursuant to this section. The bureau shall set such fee at a level sufficient to cover the direct and indirect costs of processing requests made pursuant to this section. Moneys collected by the bureau pursuant to this section shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the administration of criminal history record checks of security guards pursuant to this section.
Source: L. 91: Entire section added, p. 869, § 1, effective April 17. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 976, § 11, effective June 1.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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