Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Criminal Justice Services
 
Board
Department of Criminal Justice Services
 
chapter
Regulations Relating to Private Security Services [6 VAC 20 ‑ 171]
Action Comprehensive Review Private Security Services Regulations
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 6/10/2010
spacer
Previous Comment     Next Comment     Back to List of Comments
3/31/10  10:01 pm
Commenter: Larry A. Peters, Larry A. Peters, Inc. Winchester, Virginia

6VAC20-171-230 Business Standard of Conduct
 

There have been many discussions about the word ensure under this caption.  I was there when the Secretary of State sent us to DCJS.  The regulation and Code use to fill just a few pages.  Now it is up to 77 pages.  In item 10 (Ensure that regulated employees of the business have not been convicted or found guilty in any jurisdiction of the united states and so on.  The only way compliance agents can track their people when they send them out in the world is through NCIC.  There are states who are still reluctant to participate by sharing information. Those of you in DCJS have access to NCIC.  You should be the people to run a search on these employees when they renew their registration and license/business license. The alternative is for the legislature to provide NCIC  to all compliance agents so we can ENSURE that the people have been doing right.  Now I have been told that is wishful thinking, but think about it for a moment. We as compliance agents are scrutinized more than Lawyers, Doctors, Police Officers, and Beauticians. Yet you asked of us in a gesture that we have to be a mind reader when somebody in podunk gets arrested for being stupid and knowing they will get fired they keep it a secret.  All in all, the regs are fairly good.

CommentID: 13713