Section 7: Private security guards

The principal sends the application for approval to the prefect of the department where the property designated in the commission is located. This application includes: 1° The identity and address of the principal; 2° The identity and address of the private security guard; 3° Proof of the private security guard’s identity; 4° The commission issued to the private security guard pursuant to Article R. 15-33-24; 5° The order provided for…

A joint order of the Minister for the Interior and the Ministers for the Environment and Forestry defines the elements that must be included in the application for recognition of technical aptitude for the duties of private security guard, the content and duration of the training required for recognition of this technical aptitude, and the categories of persons for whom training is not required. The technical aptitude of the person…

The prefect acknowledges receipt of the application for approval. He shall arrange for an administrative investigation to be carried out to ensure that the applicant meets the conditions set out in 1° of Article 29-1.

The private security guard is approved by order of the prefect for a renewable period of five years. The approval order specifies the nature of the offences that the private security guard is responsible for recording, within the limits of the rights available to the principal and in application of the legislative provisions that authorise him to do so. The commission mentioned in Article R. 15-33-24 is appended to the…

The prefect shall decide on the application for renewal of authorisation in accordance with the procedure set out in articles R. 15-33-25 to R. 15-33-27-1. This request must be accompanied by the order referred to in article R. 15-33-26. If the application for renewal is rejected, the principal and the private security guard must, prior to the decision, have been given the opportunity to present their written observations or, at…

Private guards may only take up their duties after taking an oath before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the territory to be guarded or one of them is located, at the seat of that court or, where applicable, of one of its local chambers. The wording of the oath is as follows: “I swear and promise to perform my duties well and loyally and to observe in everything the…

In the performance of their duties, private security guards are required to hold their card or approval decision at all times and to produce it to any person who requests it. He must also have the words “garde particulier” or “garde-chasse particulier” or “garde-pêche particulier” or “garde des bois particulier” prominently displayed on his clothing, depending on the mission entrusted, to the exclusion of all others. Private rangers may not…

Authorisation may be withdrawn at any time by the Prefect if the holder ceases to fulfil one or more of the conditions set out in article 29-1 or if it fails to comply with the provisions of l’article R. 15-33-29-1. The principal and the private security guard must, prior to the decision, have been given the opportunity to present their written observations or, at their request, oral observations before the…

The powers vested in the departmental prefect by this section are exercised, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, by the Bouches-du-Rhône police prefect.