The private guards mentioned in Article 29 are commissioned by the owner or any other holder of rights over the property they are responsible for guarding. They must be approved by the prefect of the department in which the property designated in the commission is located.
The following may not be approved as private rangers:
1° Persons whose behaviour is incompatible with the performance of these duties, in particular if they do not meet the required conditions of good character and good repute, in particular in view of the entries in bulletin no. 2 of their criminal record or in the automated processing of personal data mentioned in article 230-6;
2° Persons who do not meet the conditions of technical aptitude, set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, that are required for the performance of their duties;
3° The agents mentioned in the articles 15 (1° and 2°) and 22;
4° Persons who are members of the board of directors of the association that commissions them, as well as owners or holders of real rights over the properties guarded.
The conditions for application of this article, in particular the procedures for obtaining approval, the conditions under which it may be suspended or withdrawn, the conditions for swearing in private guards, the main elements of their uniform and the conditions for carrying out their duties, are determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.