Currently a Compliance agent may represent only a single Private Security Business.  The Electronic Security Industry is made up by and large by very small companies, whose owners have difficulty managing all the different responsibilities required by the myriad of regulations with which they must comply.  In most other business areas responsible parties or registered agents may represent any number of businesses.  To allow a Compliance Agent to represent multiple businesses would raise the level of professionalism and help to insure that Private Security Businesses would receive knowledgeable advice.

                I currently operate several Private Security Businesses in Virginia, with my brother as my partner, and we must maintain different Compliance Agents for each.  This is a waste of my time and money and does nothing to improve the public safety.  Allowing a Compliance Agent to represent different companies, as long as notice is provided to each Business of that fact, is cost effective, eases the burden of DCJS to monitor Compliance Agent compliance with the regulations, and has no effect on public safety.  Many Private Security Businesses operate under different licenses for tax reasons, for management reasons, or simply for marketing reasons.  To require separate compliance agents makes the business climate in Virginia less conducive to growing and diversifying businesses.