Section 17-2199. DEFINITIONS

 

2199.1The following definitions shall apply to terms used in this chapter:

 

Campus security department - A division of a university campus that provides security services for the protection of students, faculty, staff, and visitors while they are on campus.

 

Certification - The permission that must be granted by the Mayor before a person can lawfully be employed as a security officer in the District of Columbia.

 

Certification card - A card issued by the Mayor to an individual certified as a security officer.

 

Chief of Police - The Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia or his or her designated agent.

 

Employer - Unless the context implies otherwise, a person, firm, corporation, or other private organization providing security services exclusively in connection with the affairs of the one business organization that employs them.

 

Firm - A partnership, corporation, or other private entity employing security personnel.

 

Firm member - A partner of a partnership, or an officer or secretary of a corporation, or a director of a private entity employing security personnel.

 

License - Unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued by the Mayor to conduct a business to provide security services.

 

Licensed security agency - A person or entity that is licensed by the Mayor to conduct a business that provides security services.

 

Mayor - The Mayor of the District of Columbia or the Mayor's agent or designee.

 

Private detective agency - A person, firm, or corporation which is licensed as a private detective agency under D.C. Official Code § 47-2839 and Chapter 20 of this title to provide private detective services for a fee or other consideration.

 

Security agency - A person or entity who conducts a business that provides security services.

 

Security services - Any activity that is performed for compensation by a security officer or special police officer to protect an individual or property, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

 

Supervision - Release from incarceration, and the conclusion of any court-ordered parole, probation, or supervision.

 

source

§1.1 of the Regulation Establishing Standards for Certification and Employment for Security Officers, Reg. No. 74-31, approved December 1, 1974, 21 DCR 1203 (December 13, 1974); as amended by D.C. ACT 16-465 published at 53 DCR 6726 (August 18, 2006).