Changes to California Baton Permit Licensing and Training
The Baton Permit now expires every two years (similar to the exposed firearms permit). Applicants must complete an 8-hours refresher course to renew the Baton Permit.
There is no grandfathering of older permits. ALL Baton Permits now expire.
An expired baton permit cannot be renewed. If your baton permit expires before it is renewed, you must apply for an initial permit.
California BSIS Security Guard Baton Permit Training
The 8-hours baton permit training course is designed to provide students with the minimum level of proficiency to carry and use a baton while on duty as private security guards. Individuals required to obtain a baton permit must be taught in the format described in Section 7585.9(a) of the Business and Professions Code. The Baton Training Manual provides that format.
In 1999, the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services stopped issuing baton permits or training certificates that specify the type of baton the licensee may carry on duty or for what type of baton the instructor may conduct training, such as a side-handled or collapsible baton. BSIS now issues only a single "generic" type of permit and instructor certificate.
We offer the BSIS Baton Permit training and teach both expandable straight and side-handled baton usage in all of our baton courses.
Our training exceeds the BSIS requirements.
In order to carry a baton while on duty, the security guard must possess both a valid security guard registration card and a valid baton permit.
The permit does not authorize the security officer to carry a baton while off-duty.
Some Aspects of Baton Usage
All licensees holding a baton permit may carry any type of baton on the job regardless of the type specified on the baton permit so long as he or she is proficient in the use of the device.
While your baton permit does not expire and there is no statute requiring further training, the Bureau encourages continuous training so that you may be able to carry the baton with confidence to effectively and legally defend yourself.
Guards who use excessive or unjustifiable force may be suspended from employment after official notice from the Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs to the guard and to his or her employer (Business and Professions Code Section 7583.15). That code section provides for the immediate suspension of any registrant or licensee who is considered a hazard to public safety. Suspension is followed by action to seek revocation of the security guard's registration.
A security guard who is armed with a baton must remember that they are subject to all laws – California and federal – and particularly those laws included in the Penal Code, the Civil Code and the Business and Professions Code. A security guard, that uses a baton in violation of the law, may charged as a defendant in a criminal complaint or indictment filed in court.
The baton is to be used to protect yourself against attack and not to injure someone permanently. It must be used selectively with skill and restraint to counter aggression. It must never be used offensively to threaten, intimidate, or otherwise harass an individual who does not pose a physical threat of bodily injury.
Baton Training in Huntington Beach, CA.
Our baton permit course is only taught at our Huntington Beach facility.
Huntington Beach
Hours of Operation | |
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Monday | 1:00pm BSIS & CCW |
Tuesday | CLOSED |
Wednesday | CLOSED |
Thursday | CLOSED |
Friday | 1:00pm BSIS & CCW |
Saturday | 2:00pm BSIS & CCW |
Sunday | CLOSED |
Security Training Center®
Firing-Line Indoor Shooting Range
17921 Jamestown Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
TFF 1616
TFB 1375
https://HuntingtonBeach.Security-Training-Center.com
(855) 979-9001
Prices
Back to topCourse | Price |
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Baton Course, Initial Permit, 8-hours | $120.00 |
Baton Course, Renewal Course, 8-hours | $120.00 |
BSIS Fees
Back to topPermit | Fee |
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Baton Permit Fee | $60.00 |
Baton Permit Renewal Fee | $40.00 |
Changes to California Baton Permit Licensing and Training
Effective January 1, 2024. Click here to read the details.
Information provided on this site is for educational purposes. It is not legal advice.