District of Columbia Municipal Regulations:
Security Officer ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GENERAL PROVISIONS - Correct answers✔Prevent the theft, misappropriation, or
concealment of goods, wares, merchandise, money, bonds, stock certificates, or other valuable
documents, papers, and articles; Prevent damage to real or personal property; Prevent assaults,
gate-crashing, or other disorders at meetings, events, or performances;
The term "security officer" includes the following: - Correct answers✔Uniformed individuals
employed by a security agency or other employer for any of the purposes set forth in § 2100.1;
and Uniformed individuals privately employed as guards, watchpersons, patrol service personnel
for specified property, security technicians, security officers, and other similar positions.
The term "security officer" does not include any of the following: - Correct answers✔Persons
commissioned as special police officers Persons working in their official capacity as employees
of the federal government; Members of the Metropolitan Police Department or the public police
force of any other jurisdiction; Persons working as armored car guards; or Persons commissioned
as campus police officers
Certification is valid for how many years? - Correct answers✔Each certification for a security
officer issued under this chapter, shall be effective for 2 years. The expiration date shall be
shown on the certification.
Section 2100.5: 90 Day Transition Period - Correct answers✔If a security officer's certification is
scheduled to expire during the 90-day transition period, the expiration date for the certification
shall be extended until 14 days after the expiration of the 90-day period.
, Violation of General Provisions - Correct answers✔Violation of any provision of this chapter
shall be punishable by a fine of up to three hundred dollars ($ 300) or by imprisonment for up to
ninety (90) days, in addition to the possible denial, suspension, or revocation of certification
DUTY OF SECURITY AGENCY OR EMPLOYER: Liability - Correct answers✔All security
agencies and employers have an affirmative duty to supervise security officers in their employ,
and any attempt at a contractual limitation of liability shall be null and void. In all cases, the
liability of the security agency or other employer for the acts of its
employees shall be limited to those times when the employee is on duty and to those acts within
the scope of the employee's assignment or employment. Failure of a private detective agency or
security agency to properly supervise the activities of its employees is grounds for denial or
suspension of the agency's license.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS - GENERAL - Correct answers✔Be at least eighteen (18)
years of age; Either be a United States citizen or have in his or her possession a valid
Immigration and Naturalization Service work permit; and Be able to read, write, and speak the
English language. Each person applying for certification shall submit to the Mayor, under oath,
the information required by this chapter, as well as any other information that the Mayor may
require for assistance in determining the applicant's suitability for certification.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS - HEALTH - Correct answers✔Each applicant for
certification shall be required to submit a physician's certificate stating, to the best of the
physician's knowledge after examining the applicant, the following: The applicant is not
presently addicted to drugs or alcohol; The applicant is not suffering from any debilitating
mental defect or disorder; and The applicant is not suffering from serious heart disease, severe
epilepsy, or other physical defect which might cause substantial loss of control in situations of
severe stress.
Drug Testing - General - Correct answers✔Each applicant shall be required to pass a drug
screening administered by the security
Security Officer ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GENERAL PROVISIONS - Correct answers✔Prevent the theft, misappropriation, or
concealment of goods, wares, merchandise, money, bonds, stock certificates, or other valuable
documents, papers, and articles; Prevent damage to real or personal property; Prevent assaults,
gate-crashing, or other disorders at meetings, events, or performances;
The term "security officer" includes the following: - Correct answers✔Uniformed individuals
employed by a security agency or other employer for any of the purposes set forth in § 2100.1;
and Uniformed individuals privately employed as guards, watchpersons, patrol service personnel
for specified property, security technicians, security officers, and other similar positions.
The term "security officer" does not include any of the following: - Correct answers✔Persons
commissioned as special police officers Persons working in their official capacity as employees
of the federal government; Members of the Metropolitan Police Department or the public police
force of any other jurisdiction; Persons working as armored car guards; or Persons commissioned
as campus police officers
Certification is valid for how many years? - Correct answers✔Each certification for a security
officer issued under this chapter, shall be effective for 2 years. The expiration date shall be
shown on the certification.
Section 2100.5: 90 Day Transition Period - Correct answers✔If a security officer's certification is
scheduled to expire during the 90-day transition period, the expiration date for the certification
shall be extended until 14 days after the expiration of the 90-day period.
, Violation of General Provisions - Correct answers✔Violation of any provision of this chapter
shall be punishable by a fine of up to three hundred dollars ($ 300) or by imprisonment for up to
ninety (90) days, in addition to the possible denial, suspension, or revocation of certification
DUTY OF SECURITY AGENCY OR EMPLOYER: Liability - Correct answers✔All security
agencies and employers have an affirmative duty to supervise security officers in their employ,
and any attempt at a contractual limitation of liability shall be null and void. In all cases, the
liability of the security agency or other employer for the acts of its
employees shall be limited to those times when the employee is on duty and to those acts within
the scope of the employee's assignment or employment. Failure of a private detective agency or
security agency to properly supervise the activities of its employees is grounds for denial or
suspension of the agency's license.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS - GENERAL - Correct answers✔Be at least eighteen (18)
years of age; Either be a United States citizen or have in his or her possession a valid
Immigration and Naturalization Service work permit; and Be able to read, write, and speak the
English language. Each person applying for certification shall submit to the Mayor, under oath,
the information required by this chapter, as well as any other information that the Mayor may
require for assistance in determining the applicant's suitability for certification.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS - HEALTH - Correct answers✔Each applicant for
certification shall be required to submit a physician's certificate stating, to the best of the
physician's knowledge after examining the applicant, the following: The applicant is not
presently addicted to drugs or alcohol; The applicant is not suffering from any debilitating
mental defect or disorder; and The applicant is not suffering from serious heart disease, severe
epilepsy, or other physical defect which might cause substantial loss of control in situations of
severe stress.
Drug Testing - General - Correct answers✔Each applicant shall be required to pass a drug
screening administered by the security
