CA AB229

Eliminates requirement for private investigators carrying deadly weapons to complete training in the exercise of arrest power, effective January 1, 2023.

Requires proprietary security officers and private security guards to complete training in the exercise of power to arrest and appropriate use of force (expanded from power of arrest alone), effective January 1, 2023.

Expands reporting requirements for private patrol operators to report any physical use of force or violence on any person while on duty within 7 business days; increases violation fines to $5,000.

Restricts security guards from carrying firearms or batons unless employed by a private patrol operator, the state, or political subdivision of the state.

Requires training in appropriate use of force to include topics such as legal standards for use of force, deescalation techniques, implicit bias, interactions with people with disabilities, and use of force scenario training, conducted through traditional classroom instruction.