Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3298

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contract security company: means any person engaging in the business of providing, or which undertakes to provide, a security officer on a contractual basis for another person. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3272
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: means an individual, firm, association, company, partnership, corporation, nonprofit organization, or other legal entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3272

A.  This Chapter shall not apply to a person or corporation which employs persons who do private security work in connection with the affairs of such employer only and who have an employer-employee relationship with such employer.  Neither such persons or corporations nor their employees shall be required to register or be licensed under this Chapter.

B.  This Chapter shall not apply to a peace officer employed by a state, parish, or local law enforcement agency who contracts directly with a licensed contract security company or the actual consumer of contract security services to work during his off-duty hours and whose off-duty employment is conducted on an independent contractor basis with such licensed contract security company or consumer of security services.  However, nothing herein shall be construed to authorize peace officers to employ non-commissioned peace officers to perform any private security functions as defined in this Subsection.

C.  This Chapter shall not be construed to apply to a federal peace officer or federal law enforcement officer.

D.  Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 439, §2.

Acts 1984, No. 505, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1989, No. 39, §1, eff. June 16, 1989; Acts 1999, No. 331, §1; Acts 2005, No. 166, §1; Acts 2012, No. 439, §§1, 2.