Recognizing Noncompliance with Specific Regulations
What this domain tests
Nevada regulates private security through NRS 648 and the regulations of the Private Investigators Licensing Board (PILB). Questions ask you to spot a regulatory violation in a scheduling, uniform, firearms, or record-keeping scenario.
Core regulatory rules
- Licensing. The company must hold a private patrol agency license; each guard must hold the individual license or registration and work only for a licensed agency. Carry the card on duty.
- Uniform and identification. The uniform must identify the company. Badges and insignia must not suggest law enforcement; "police," "sheriff," "state trooper," and similar titles are prohibited.
- Firearms. An armed guard needs the board's firearm authorization and current qualification. An expired or suspended authorization means the guard cannot carry.
- Reporting. Detentions, use of force, injuries, and weapons incidents are documented and retained by the employer; false or missing reports are violations.
- Truthfulness. False statements on an application, undisclosed disqualifying convictions, and unlicensed subcontracting are regulatory violations.
Worked example
A guard's license lapses on the first of the month. The employer keeps him on an armed overnight post because "the renewal is pending." Three violations exist: unlicensed activity by the guard, allowing an unlicensed guard to work, and armed work without current authorization. Contrast a guard with a valid card who left it in his locker: that is a failure to carry, not unlicensed activity.
Traps
A company license does not license the individual guard. A badge is identification, not authority. Do not assume a firearms permit from another state satisfies Nevada. Do not use a title or patch that implies you are a peace officer.