Question 1
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Which of the following forms would the employer need to verify an employee’s identity and to establish the worker is eligible to accept employment in the US?
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DE-6.
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10-99.
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I-9.
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I-99 INS.
Question 2
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As a PPO you come across a security officer who is in possession of a counterfeit “guard card” and presents this card as her current registration. You should ______.
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Contact BSIS.
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Contact the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
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Contact BSIS first and if counterfeit, the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
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Contact the FBI, local law enforcement entity, and BSIS.
Question 3
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If BSIS determines an applicant’s criminal history contains arrest information for which there does not appear any disposition, how many days does the applicant have to provide documentation concerning the disposition of the arrest(s)?
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30 days.
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60 days.
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7 days.
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45 days.
Question 4
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In the event of a chemical spill, the first responder (security personnel) should partake in the following sequences (Emergency Response Guidebook 2008)?
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Approach cautiously from upwind, secure the scene, identify the hazards, assess the situation, and obtain help.
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Obtain help, approach cautiously from downwind, secure the scene, identify the hazards, assess the situation.
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Approach cautiously from downwind, secure the scene, obtain help, identify the hazards, and assess the situation.
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Assess the situation, approach from upwind, secure the scene, obtain help, and identify the hazards.
Question 5
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Which of the following is true regarding the authority for a private person to tow a vehicle off of private property?
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Among other things, there must be a sign in plain view at all entrances to the private property prohibiting public parking and indicating the vehicle will be towed at the owner’s expense.
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Name and telephone number of the licensee patrolling the private property.
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An oral agreement between the towing company and the person owning or in charge of managing the property.
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Identification number of the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
Question 6
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With a signed power of attorney agreement, a PPO may cause a vehicle to be towed if?
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The vehicle has been issued a notice of parking violation, and 96 hours have elapsed since the issuance of that notice.
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The vehicle is on private property and 24 hours have elapsed since the vehicle was parked there.
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The vehicle is caught driving recklessly on private property.
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If authorized by the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction
Question 7
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When can a security officer use deadly force?
Question 8
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How many years must an employer retain the I-9 form?
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3 years.
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1 year.
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2 years.
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5 years.
Question 9
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What should be included on the proposal for private security services?
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Cost factors and years of experience of the PPO.
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Payment terms and conditions and insurance information.
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Indemnification agreement and payment terms and conditions.
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Policy information and cost factors.
Question 10
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According to the National Safety Council, which of the following is true in the event of a fire inside a high rise building?
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Evacuation will be from the floor on which the emergency has occurred and the two floors immediately below and above the “emergency floor” to a safe point below or above the critical area.
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Evacuation should be by authorized first responders.
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The stairwell should not be used since the area of a stairwell is usually the most collapsible portion of any building.
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Building management and maintenance personnel should not proceed immediately to fire stairwells and assist in the evacuation of occupants of the involved floor or floors. An evacuation can only be authorized by fire personnel
Question 11
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A PPO comes across an applicant with a conviction that was reversed pursuant to penal code 1203.4? The PPO needs to:
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Have the applicant report the conviction.
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Have the applicant omit this fact from her application.
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Do nothing. The DOJ will deal with the situation once the fingerprints come in.
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Have the applicant report the conviction and notify the Department of Justice.
Question 12
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Which of the following is evidence of proficiency for a security officer who carries a firearm?
Question 13
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Sam is fired Friday night when payroll is closed. When does his employer have to give him his final paycheck?
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On Friday night.
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Next business day.
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Monday morning.
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On Sunday.
Question 14
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There is a hazardous material spill at the security officers’ job site. A few feet away from this spill is a small child gasping for air and screaming for help. The child falls to the ground. What action should the officer partake in.
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Approach the child cautiously, administer CPR, and notify emergency medical services.
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Contact BSIS.
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Do not approach the scene, monitor from a safe distance, notify public safety personnel, and set a perimeter.
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Contact the Department of Justice.
Question 15
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Why should the licensee have a critical incident plan arranged with the client?
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The plan might save visitors and clients on contract properties.
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Reduce the need for emergency responders and media coverage.
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The plan might save visitors and clients on contract properties and OSHA requires it.
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The client does not have the same expertise as the licensee.
Question 16
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A client for a mall property asks your security officer to put gas into the client’s personal vehicle later each night when all the stores at the mall are closed. Which of the following is the most sound advice?
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The officer should place gas in the client’s vehicle if the qualified manager authorizes it.
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The officer can place gas in the vehicle after conducting his/her patrol AND if the request is in writing.
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The officer should not gas the client’s vehicle.
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If client and licensee expressly agree to modify the contractual terms of the agreement, the guard may paint the building.
Question 17
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An armed security officer has his gun stolen. How many days after the date of incident or when the employee realizes the gun is gone, must the PPO make a written report to BSIS?
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Report immediately.
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Report in 24 hours.
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Report in 7 days.
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Report in 48 hours.
Question 18
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A client asks a security officer to paint the walls of the client’s building. Which of the following is the most sound advice?
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The officer must paint the building.
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The officer should not paint the building.
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If the officer is not busy and if he or she so desires, he/she can paint the building.
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If client and licensee expressly agree to modify the contractual terms of the agreement, the guard may paint the building.
Question 19
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Who has the statutory duty to properly record and maintain all firearms and deadly weapons on his employee’s possession.
Question 20
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A security guard quits on Wednesday without notice. The Human Resources Department is closed on Saturday and Sunday. What day must the employer pay the former security guard her final paycheck?
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On Monday.
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On Friday.
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On Saturday.
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On Sunday.
Question 21
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Who approves the badges and patches security officers wear on duty?
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The Chief or Sheriff of the locality.
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The Department of Consumer Affairs.
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The BSIS.
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The owner of the security company.
Question 22
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A security officer is assigned to a department store. The clients wants the officer to inspect customer’s baggage. The security officer may ______?
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Ask the customer leaving the store to open her baggage. If the customer complies the officer may conduct a visual inspection for any of client’s items.
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Ask the customer entering the store to open his baggage so the officer can search for drugs, weapons, and client’s merchandise.
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Order the customer leaving the store to open the baggage without any reasonable cause.
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Detain the customer for police if she refuses to open her bags for inspection.
Question 23
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What is the recommended supervisor to employee ratio for the security industry?
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Ratio of 1 to 7.
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Ratio of 1 to 5.
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Ratio of 1 to 10.
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Ration of 1 to 3.
Question 24
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Who has the ultimate authority on the badges and patches security officers wear on duty?
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Law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the area where the licensee is operating.
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The Department of Consumer Affairs.
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Department of Justice and Department of Consumer Affairs.
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The BSIS.
Question 25
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What is the employer’s duty in regards to the I-9 form?
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Return the the I-9 to the employee.
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Destroy the form immediately after sending it to Immigration.
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Maintain a separate file for the I-9 form, but the employer should not return the original form to the employee.
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Place the form inside the employee’s personnel file and maintain it there for 3 years.
Question 26
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Where should the I-9 form be placed?
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With the employee’s personnel file.
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In a file separate from the personnel file.
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Together with the W-2 form.
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The file needs to be sent to Immigration; the employer shall not keep the file at the place of business.
Question 27
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A PPO orders her security officers to make an arrest.
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The security officer must follow the direction of her supervisor.
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The security officer may refuse to make the arrest.
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The security officer must make the arrest if pursuant to Policy.
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Under Department of Consumer Affairs regulations security officers are required to make an arrest committed in their presence when ordered by a supervisor.
Question 28
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When presenting the client with an invoice, the invoice should contain all except the following?
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Sick log.
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Vacation log.
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Reimbursable expenses.
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Incident log.
Question 29
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In which of the following scenarios may a PPO make an incidental investigation?
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Client is raped on property PPO is contracted to protect.
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A customer’s purse was stolen on contracted property
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Someone steals money in the PPO’s presence on a non-contract property.
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Credit card fraud on contracted property.
Question 30
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Does a candidate for employment as a security officer need to disclose a conviction on the BSIS guard card application if the conviction was reversed per 1203.4 CPC?
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Yes.
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No, the conviction was reversed.
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No, a reversed conviction means the conviction never occurred.
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Not if the candidate furnishes evidence of rehabilitation.