Security Officer DC exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
Question 1: The term "Security Officer" mean
CORRECT ANSWER: Any person privately employed
to do : 1. Prevent theft, misappropriation, or concealment
of goods, wares, merchandise, money, bonds, stock certificates, or other valuable documents, papers, articles.
- Prevent damage to real or personal property 3. Prevent
assaults, gate crashing, or other disorders at meetings, events, or performances. 4. Prevent similar illegal occurrences.
Question 2: The term "Security Officer" includes the
following
CORRECT ANSWER: Uniformed individuals
employed by a security agency or other employer for any of the purposes. Are employed as guards, watch persons, patrol service personnel for the specified property, security technicians, security officers, and other similar positions.
Question 3: The term "Security Officer" does not include
any of the following
CORRECT ANSWER: 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, armored car guards, or campus police officers.
Question 4: Each certification for a security officer shall
be:
CORRECT ANSWER: held for 2 years, with a 90 day
duration of training
Question 5: Duty of security agency or employer
CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Cannot make its own
determination of an applicant's suitability for employment. 2. Any attempt at a contractual limitation of liability shall be null and void. 3. Liability of the agency shall be limited to those times when the employee is on duty.
Question 6: Eligibility requirements-General
CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Application for a certificate
shall be made to the Mayor 2. Shall submit to the mayor under oath 3. Be at least 18, US citizen or valid immigration and Naturalization Service work permit, and be able to read, write, and speak English.
Question 7: Eligibility Requirements- Health: Each applicant for certification shall be required to submit a physician's certificate stating
CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Not presently addicted to
drugs or alcohol 2. Not suffering from any debilitating mental defect or disorder 3. Not suffering from serious heart disease, severe epilepsy, or other physical defect. 4.Pass a drug screen test
Question 8: Security officers shall be subject to:
CORRECT ANSWER: reasonable suspicion drug and
alcohol testing by the security agency or employer.
Question 9: The term "Reasonable Suspicion" means:
CORRECT ANSWER: the officer is impaired while on
duty.
Question 10: The term "Fails" means:
CORRECT ANSWER: 1. The officer's blood contained
more than .03%, urine contained more than .04%, by weight, of alcohol 2. The drug test detected the presence of a controlled substance in the officer's blood or urine.
Question 11: Eligibility Requirements- Criminal
Convictions Shall not be eligible (unless proving they are
not a safety risk to the public):
CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Has been released from
incarceration for a felony conviction in any jurisdiction within 2 years prior 2. Been released from incarceration for a misdemeanor conviction in any jurisdictions involving larceny or the illegal use, carrying, or concealment of a dangerous weapon within 1 year prior.
Question 12: The Office of Administrative Hearings shall
consider the following in determining whether an