West Virginia § 30-18-7 - 30-18-7. Requirements for employees conducting security guard business under a firm license.
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§ 30-18-7. 30-18-7. Requirements for employees conducting security guard business under a firm license.
(a) Any person who has a security guard firm license shall be responsible for supervising any employee or other individual who conducts security guard business under the authority of such person's firm license, regardless of whether such employee or other individual receives compensation for conducting such business. Such supervision shall include providing any education or training that is reasonably necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of this article.
(b) Any employee or individual who conducts security guard business under the authority of a firm license shall:
(1) Satisfy the requirements of section five of this article, except that such person need not satisfy the prior employment requirements contained in subdivision (7) of section five; and
(2) Authorize the Secretary of State to review the records held by the department of public safety for any convictions that may be on record for such employee or individual.
(c) A holder of a security guard firm license is prohibited from authorizing any individual or employee to conduct security guard business if such individual does not comply with the requirements of this section.
(d) For every employee or individual who conducts security guard business under the authority of a security guard firm license, the holder of such license must maintain a recent full-face photograph and one complete set of fingerprints on file at such firm's central business location in this state. Upon request, the holder of the firm license must release the photographs and fingerprints to the Secretary of State.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 30-18-7 ("30-18-7. Requirements for employees conducting security guard business under a firm license.") is part of the West Virginia Code, the codified statutory law of West Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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