Current industry concerns:

  • Proprietary security issues/ closing loop holes
    • Proprietary service providers are not required to hold NM PPO licenses. Education on security personal vs employer liability is minimal
    • Use of Force issues (Vicarious Liability and Deliberate indifference) (e.g. Target 2016, Nordstrom 2017)
  • NMRLD has no Compliance Division with which to enforce standard
    • RLD cannot enforce statute due to lack of manning and funding
    • Companies know this and take advantage of lack of monitoring
    • Continued manning issues within RLD causing delay in guard licensing
    • Companies continue to work without proper documentation
    • Trainers teaching all levels in one day (e.g. 43 hours in 8 hours)

 

Current issues with regard to security companies/employees

  • AAA, 2015 – SF municipal contracts. Unqualified level 3 at SF airport carrying a gun; company not paying taxes
  • ISP, 2016 – Unlicensed guard killed on post
  • Strider Security, 2017 – Not paying employees on time
  • Unlicensed companies underbidding legitimate companies
  • Security guard companies taking advantage of NM business due to lack of public knowledge regarding RLD standards
  • Bullying security guards into working over-time. Threatening with termination

 

Local Security Guard Events: 2018