Free CA-PPO Practice Questions

Question 1

A guard with a current California registration proposes signing a 1099 agreement directly with a shopping center and invoicing the center for nightly patrols. Which arrangement is legally sound?

Accepted Answer

Have a licensed PPO contract with the center and furnish the guard; any security subcontractor must hold its own active PPO license

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Proceed because a guard registration authorizes independent security contracts

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Proceed if the client supplies the uniform, radio, and post orders

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Use the guard's registration number on invoices, continue the 1099 arrangement, and begin nightly patrols while a future PPO application remains pending with BSIS

Question 2

A parking structure has recurring hostile encounters, a failed duress alarm, and only one planned patrol officer. The assessment rates Likelihood 4 (likely) and Impact 3 (medical treatment or limited shutdown). The matrix uses Likelihood × Impact; 10-16 is High, requiring mitigation before launch, a named owner and deadline, and residual-risk review. Which plan meets that standard?

Accepted Answer

Hold the affected launch, assign owners and deadlines to restore the alarm and revise staffing, then reassess residual risk

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Launch the single-officer patrol and reassess only if an injury occurs

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Treat the score as Moderate and substitute periodic supervisor calls for corrective controls

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Reject the engagement permanently as Critical, regardless of whether effective controls can reduce the risk

Question 3

At 4:00 p.m., a client texts the qualified manager: 'Make tonight's lobby post armed.' The executed agreement and current post orders authorize only unarmed service. A registered guard with a firearms permit is available. Which action best preserves lawful scope and safety?

Accepted Answer

Keep the authorized unarmed coverage if safe, then verify current credentials, authorized caliber, armed post orders, and written change approval before armed deployment

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Arm the guard immediately because a firearms permit overrides the written scope

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Cancel the agreement, remove all guards, and report the request to BSIS as attempted unlicensed armed-security activity

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Let the guard decide whether the perceived threat warrants carrying a firearm

Question 4

A PPO gives BSIS timely written notice that its qualified manager is no longer connected with the business. What replacement period does timely notice ordinarily preserve, and what is the outside limit of a director-approved extension?

Accepted Answer

Up to 90 days; the director may extend the period, but not beyond one year

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Thirty days from the disconnection, with no extension available

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Sixty days after BSIS acknowledges receipt of the notice

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Until the next biennial renewal, provided an off-site supervisor reviews schedules, post orders, and incident reports each week

Question 5

An insurer sends four certificates for a licensed PPO. Which certificate meets the BSIS liability-insurance minimum?

Accepted Answer

Occurrence CGL with $1,500,000 each occurrence, the licensed PPO name and number, policy number and dates, and BSIS at its prescribed certificate-holder address

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Claims-made CGL with $1,000,000 per claim, the licensed entity, and policy dates

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Occurrence CGL with a $2,000,000 aggregate but only $500,000 each occurrence, with all identifiers shown

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Occurrence CGL with $1,000,000 each occurrence, but naming the parent company instead of the licensed PPO

Question 6

Assume Golden Gate Protection is the PPO's authorized business name. Which social-media advertisement is compliant?

Accepted Answer

Golden Gate Protection - 555-0101 - PPO 12345

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Golden Gate Protection - 555-0100 - PPO 12345 - Official California police partner

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Golden Gate Protection - Licensed and insured - 555-0101

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Golden Gate Protection - 400 Market Street - PPO 12345 - BSIS-approved security specialists

Question 7

An invoice bills 176 guard-hours. The approved schedule, time records, and patrol logs support 168 authorized hours. Using billed hours minus verified authorized service, what is the finding?

Accepted Answer

+8 hours; hold the invoice, trace the discrepancy, and correct the overbilling or issue a credit

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-8 hours; reduce the guards' time records and payroll entries so they reconcile with the submitted invoice

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0 hours; the patrol logs alone establish the amount billed

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+8 hours; submit it because small billing variances are acceptable

Question 8

After a conditional offer, a 20-employee PPO sends a preliminary denial based on a conviction report. On the third business day, the applicant states in writing that the record is inaccurate and that court proof is being obtained. What must occur before a final denial?

Accepted Answer

Allow at least five additional business days and evaluate the new evidence

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Deny immediately because the preliminary notice already began a five-day period

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Refer the hiring decision to the client and provide the client with the full conviction report

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Ignore the dispute unless BSIS first changes the applicant's guard-registration status

Question 9

A nonexempt guard earning $20 per hour works a single 13-hour shift and is not on an alternative workweek schedule. The client agreement does not authorize an overtime premium. With no other premium involved, which treatment is correct?

Accepted Answer

Pay $320; bill only charges authorized by the client agreement

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Pay $260 and bill $260 because weekly hours remain below 40

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Pay $300 and bill the full amount as a statutory pass-through

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Pay $320 only if the client approves the overtime after the shift

Question 10

Two months before applying for an initial guard registration in 2026, an applicant completes the 3-hour Power to Arrest course with Provider X and the 5-hour Appropriate Use of Force course with Provider Y. Both course examinations are scored 100%. How should the application preparation be handled?

Accepted Answer

Complete the integrated 8-hour training through one authorized provider before applying

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Submit both certificates because the combined hours and scores are sufficient

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Combine the certificates under the employing PPO's name before submission

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Retake only the 3-hour Power to Arrest course because that certificate determines whether provider continuity is satisfied

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