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Committee advances bill extending limited liability protections to trained armed security officers
Summary
The House Civil Law Committee voted to send HB71 to the floor after testimony from the Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners and public opponents. The measure would extend limited liability protections to properly trained, registered armed security officers when responding law enforcement and prosecutors deem use of force justifiable.
Representative Danny Carlson brought HB71 before the committee, saying the bill ‘‘makes a common-sense update’’ to extend existing limited-liability protections to properly trained and registered armed private security officers. He said these individuals ‘‘are entrusted with serious responsibility’’ and when they act lawfully the statute should protect them.
Carl Cazan, executive director of the Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners, told the panel the industry is…
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