Withdrawal of the Security Guard professional card: what to do?

To practice the profession of private security guard, you will need to obtain your professional card. In this article, let's discover how to obtain it, what its validity period is, but also the steps to take in case of refusal to issue or withdrawal of your professional card.

Summary:

• Mandatory or not?
• How to obtain it?
• Validity period
• What to do in case of refusal?
• What to do in case of withdrawal?

The professional card is mandatory to exercise an activity in private security, whether it involves video surveillance and remote monitoring, cash transport, physical protection of persons, property protection or security services.

The security guard professional card is issued by the National Council of Private Security Activities (CNAPS). Certain conditions must be met, for example:

• Not having been subject to a conviction to a correctional or criminal sentence for reasons incompatible with the exercise of functions.

• Not having behaviors or actions contrary to honor, probity, good morals or likely to harm the security of persons or property, public security or state security.

• Not being subject to a non-revoked expulsion order or a ban from French territory that has not been fully executed.

• Meet the conditions of professional aptitude and knowledge of the principles of the Republic.

• Have sufficient knowledge of the French language for the practice of a private security activity.

The security guard professional card is valid for five years. For its renewal, the security guard must provide, in addition to the documents required during the first procedure, a certificate of completion of a skills maintenance and updating training course.

The refusal to issue a security guard professional card must be motivated by a serious cause. Indeed, without this card, the security guard can no longer exercise their activity, which leads to the termination of their employment contract. Without a professional card, they can no longer seek employment in the private security sector. The damage is therefore serious.

The solution for the security guard is to contest the decision of the approval and control commission.

Several elements can be retained from article L612-20 of the Internal Security Code, subsection 1: issuance of the professional card.

• The professional card may be withdrawn when its holder ceases to meet one of the required conditions.
• In case of emergency, the director of the National Council of Private Security Activities may withdraw the professional card. Furthermore, the state representative may withdraw the professional card in case of necessity related to public order.

The withdrawal of the professional card can also happen if the holder does not satisfy the regular control of their skills. Before withdrawing your professional card, the commission must make its grievances known. You then have two months to contest the decision. This prior administrative appeal must be filed with the National Approval and Control Commission. To continue practicing, the security guard can obtain provisional authorization through an interim injunction. To avoid any administrative procedural error, and therefore the inadmissibility of the challenge, recourse to a specialized law firm is strongly advised.

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