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493.6303  License requirements.--In addition to the license requirements set forth elsewhere in this chapter, each individual or agency shall comply with the following additional requirements:

(1)  Each agency or branch office shall designate a minimum of one appropriately licensed individual to act as manager, directing the activities of the Class "D" employees.

(2)  An applicant for a Class "MB" license shall have 2 years of lawfully gained, verifiable, full-time experience, or training in:

(a)  Security work or related fields of work that provided equivalent experience or training;

(b)  Experience described in paragraph (a) for 1 year and experience described in paragraph (c) for 1 year;

(c)  No more than 1 year using:

1.  Either college coursework related to criminal justice, criminology, or law enforcement administration; or

2.  Successfully completed law enforcement-related training received from any federal, state, county, or municipal agency; or

(d)  Experience described in paragraph (a) for 1 year and work in a managerial or supervisory capacity for 1 year.

(3)  An applicant for a Class "M" license shall qualify for licensure as a Class "MA" manager as outlined under s. 493.6203(2) and as a Class "MB" manager as outlined under subsection (2).

(4)(a)  Effective October 1, 1994, an applicant for a Class "D" license must have completed a minimum of 40 hours of professional training at a school or training facility licensed by the department. The department shall by rule establish the general content of the training.

(b)  An applicant may fulfill the training requirement prescribed in paragraph (a) by submitting proof of:

1.  Successful completion of 40 hours of training before initial application for a class "D" license; or

2.  Successful completion of 24 hours of training before initial application for, and 16 hours of training upon the first application for renewal of, a Class "D" license. However, individuals licensed before October 1, 1994, need not complete additional training hours in order to renew their licenses.

Any person whose license has been revoked or whose license has been expired for 1 year or longer is considered, upon reapplication for a license, an initial applicant and must submit proof of successful completion of 40 hours of professional training at a school or training facility licensed by the department.

(5)  An applicant for a Class "G" license shall satisfy the firearms training outlined in s. 493.6115.

History.--ss. 4, 11, ch. 90-364; s. 11, ch. 91-248; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 15, ch. 94-172.