{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"7599.40","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7599.40","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 11.6. Alarm Companies [7590. - 7599.80.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-11.6"},{"name":"ARTICLE 12. Alarm Company Operators—Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations [7599.30. - 7599.59.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-11.6/article-12"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 67.   (SB 1196)   Effective January 1, 2017.","effective":"2017-01-01","html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/alarm-company-operators-conduct-of-business-prohibited-acts-7599-40","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}