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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-414" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section, “use of force” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>any physical striking of an individual;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>any significant physical contact that restricts the movement of an individual, including control techniques; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the detainment of an individual without the individual’s consent.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Use of force” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the discharge of a firearm;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the discharge of pepper mace, as defined in § 4–101 of the Criminal Law Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the use of an electronic control device, as defined in § 4–109 of the Criminal Law Article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Use of force” does not include mere presence, verbal commands, or escorting an individual with minimal resistance.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a security guard shall report any use of force against a person while providing security guard services on behalf of the licensed security guard agency or for the security guard employer to the security guard agency or the security guard employer within 48 hours after the use of force on a form provided by the Secretary.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A security guard is not required to report any use of force against a person within 48 hours after the use of force if the security guard is seriously injured or disabled.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A licensed security guard agency or security guard employer shall, in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, report any use of force by a security guard while providing security guard services on its behalf or for it to the Secretary within 48 hours after receiving the form completed under subsection (b)(1) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The use of force report under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the type of encounter;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the type of force used;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the location of the incident where force was used;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>whether the individual against whom force was used was arrested and, if known, what charges the individual received;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>whether the individual against whom force was used requested or required medical care;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>whether the security guard requested or required medical care;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>demographic information about any individuals against whom force was used and any security guard involved in the incident, including race, ethnicity, gender, and age; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>the form completed under subsection (b)(1) of this section.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
