A person eligible to be licensed by the commission as a security officer must be an employee of a Class A, B, or D licensee and shall meet the following minimum selection standards prior to being appointed a security officer. The appointing authority may certify that the applicant has already completed certain of these standards and provide documentation to that effect pursuant to subpart 2. In all cases, the security officer must:
submit to a thorough background search by the A&GED to disclose the existence of any criminal record or conduct which would adversely affect the performance of the security officer's duties;
not have been convicted of a felony in Minnesota (or in any other state or federal jurisdiction which would have been a felony if committed in Minnesota), or criminal theft, or a pari-mutuel horse racing or gambling crime;
pass an oral examination conducted by the appointing authority to demonstrate the existence of communication skills necessary to perform the duties and functions of a security officer.
The appointing authority shall maintain documentation the commission deems necessary to show compliance with this chapter. The documentation is subject to periodic review by the commission and shall be made available upon request.
9 SR 2527; 16 SR 1800; 20 SR 2592; 24 SR 1568; 40 SR 29
July 20, 2015
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes