{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-7583.22","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 7583.22","heading":"","body":"(a) A licensee, qualified manager of a licensee, or security guard who, in the course of their employment, may be required to carry a firearm shall, prior to carrying a firearm, do all of the following:\n(1) Complete a course of training in the carrying and use of firearms.\n(2) Receive a firearms qualification card or be otherwise qualified to carry a firearm as provided in Section 7583.12.\n(b) A security guard who, in the course of their employment, may be required to carry a firearm, shall, prior to carrying a firearm, be found capable of exercising appropriate judgment, restraint, and self-control for the purposes of carrying and using a firearm during the course of their duties, pursuant to Section 7583.47.\n(c) A licensee shall not permit an employee to carry or use a loaded or unloaded firearm, whether or not it is serviceable or operative, unless the employee possesses a valid and current firearms qualification card issued by the bureau or is so otherwise qualified to carry a firearm as provided in Section 7583.12.\n(d) A pocket card issued by the bureau pursuant to Section 7582.13 may also serve as a firearms qualification card if so indicated on the face of the card.\n(e) Paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall not apply to either of the following:\n(1) A peace officer as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, who has successfully completed a course of study in the use of firearms within the 24 months preceding the date of the application.\n(2) A federal qualified law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 926B of Title 18 of the United States Code, who has successfully completed a course of study in the use of firearms within the 24 months preceding the date of application.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 11.5. Private Security Services [7580. - 7588.8.]","ARTICLE 4. Private Patrol Operators [7583. - 7583.47.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"340832800de3ee82e550a6d849b2fb3e3f3e6492e1c01b5e0932bc0300fd86ee","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-7583.21","next":"us-ca/bpc-7583.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}