A license is required to engage in the practice of a contract security company, an armored car company, an armored car security officer, armed private security officer, or unarmed private security officer, except as otherwise provided in Section 58-1-307, 58-63-304, or 58-63-310.
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-63-301
Armed private security officer: means an individual:
(a)
employed by a contract security company;
(b)
whose primary duty is:
(i)
guarding personal or real property; or
(ii)
providing protection or security to the life and well being of humans or animals; and
(c)
who wears, carries, possesses, or has immediate access to a firearm in the performance of the individual's duties. See Utah Code 58-63-102
Armored car company: means a person engaged in business under contract to others who transports or offers to transport tangible personal property, currency, valuables, jewelry, SNAP benefits as defined in Section 35A-1-102, or any other high value items, that require secured delivery from one place to another under the control of an armored car security officer employed by the company using a specially equipped motor vehicle offering a high degree of security. See Utah Code 58-63-102
Armored car security officer: means an individual:
(a)
employed by an armored car company;
(b)
whose primary duty is to guard the tangible property, currency, valuables, jewelry, SNAP benefits as defined in Section 35A-1-102, or other high value items that require secured delivery from one place to another; and
(c)
who wears, carries, possesses, or has immediate access to a firearm in the performance of the individual's duties. See Utah Code 58-63-102
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Security officer: means an individual who is licensed as an armed or unarmed private security officer under this chapter and who:
(i)
is employed by a contract security company securing, guarding, or otherwise protecting tangible personal property, real property, or the life and well being of human or animal life against:
(A)
trespass or other unlawful intrusion or entry;
(B)
larceny;
(C)
vandalism or other abuse;
(D)
arson or other criminal activity; or
(E)
personal injury caused by another person or as a result of an act or omission by another person;
(ii)
is controlling, regulating, or directing the flow of movements of an individual or vehicle; or
