{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-7599.40","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 7599.40","heading":"","body":"A licensee shall not allow any employee to carry a firearm or other deadly weapon without first ascertaining that the employee is proficient in the use of each weapon to be carried. A current and valid firearm qualification card which indicates the specific caliber of the firearm which may be carried shall be deemed evidence of proficiency. A firearm qualification permit is not valid unless the employee holds a valid, current registration card. With respect to other deadly weapons, evidence of proficiency shall include a certificate from a training facility, certifying that the employee is proficient in the use of that particular deadly weapon. A violation of this section may result in a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 11.6. Alarm Companies [7590. - 7599.80.]","ARTICLE 12. Alarm Company Operators—Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations [7599.30. - 7599.59.]"],"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":"ad7e646ed6bf265ef44302da38ea73679a805dc43fa2153514d525a991f07478","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-7599.39","next":"us-ca/bpc-7599.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}