Private security services and private investigators: BB devices., the official text

An act to add Section 7583.45.5 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

Existing law, the Private Security Services Act, requires the Director of Consumer Affairs to administer its

provisions. Existing law requires the business of a licensee under the act to be operated under the direction, control, charge, or management of the licensee, if they are qualified, or the person who is qualified to act as the qualified manager, and establishes requirements for a qualified manager, including obtaining a qualification certificate from the bureau. Existing law defines a BB device as an instrument that expels a projectile, such as a BB or a pellet, through the force of air pressure, gas pressure, or spring action, or any spot marker gun.
This bill would allow a person employed by a licensee to carry or use a BB device meeting certain specifications.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.
Section 7583.45.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:
7583.45.5.
A person employed by a private patrol operator licensed pursuant to this chapter may carry or use a BB device, as defined in Section 16250 of the Penal Code, that has a safety catch or switch, only expels a round nonmetal projectile that is .51 or .68 caliber and weighs under 3.5 grams, expels the projectile at a maximum velocity of 350 feet per second, has the capability to store at least five rounds, and has the ability to fire at least five rounds with one CO2 cartridge.