§ 89-f. Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and\nphrases shall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the division of\ncriminal justice services.\n 2. "Division" shall mean the division of criminal justice services.\n 3. "Secretary" shall mean the secretary of state.\n 4. "Department" shall mean the department of state.\n 5. "Security guard company" shall mean any person, firm, limited\nliability company, corporation, public entity or subsidiary or\ndepartment of such firm, limited liability company, corporation or\npublic entity employing one or more security guards or being\nself-employed as a security guard on either a proprietary basis for its\nown use or on a contractual basis for use by another person, firm,\nlimited liability company, corporation, public entity or subsidiary\nthereof within the state.\n 6. "Security guard" shall mean a person, other than a police officer,\nemployed by a security guard company to principally perform one or more\nof the following functions within the state:\n a. protection of individuals and/or property from harm, theft or other\nunlawful activity;\n b. deterrence, observation, detection and/or reporting of incidents in\norder to prevent any unlawful or unauthorized activity including but not\nlimited to unlawful or unauthorized intrusion or entry, larceny,\nvandalism, abuse, arson or trespass on property;\n c. street patrol service;\n d. response to but not installation or service of a security system\nalarm installed and/or used to prevent or detect unauthorized intrusion,\nrobbery, burglary, theft, pilferage and other losses and/or to maintain\nsecurity of a protected premises.\n Provided, however, that a security guard who is otherwise subject to\nregulation with respect to registration and training by the federal\ngovernment in the performance of their duties, or a security guard\nproviding such services on a voluntary basis, shall not be subject to\nthe provisions of this article.\n 7. "Public entity" shall mean:\n a. the state of New York;\n b. a county, city, town, village or any other political subdivision or\ncivil department or division of the state;\n c. any other public corporation, public authority, commission, agency,\nmunicipal or other public housing authority, or project organized\npursuant to article two of the private housing finance law;\n d. any other governmental instrumentality or governmental unit in the\nstate of New York.\n 8. "Security system" shall mean an assembly of equipment and devices\nor a single device designated to detect and/or signal an unauthorized\nintrusion into premises or to signal an attempted robbery, burglary,\ntheft, pilferage or other loss at a protected premises, and with respect\nto which signal, police and/or security guards are expected to respond.\nSmoke and/or fire alarm systems are excluded from the provisions of this\narticle.\n 9. "Applicant" shall mean an individual who has filed an application\nwith the department for a security guard registration card.\n 10. "Holder" shall mean an individual who has been issued a\nregistration card by the department.\n 11. "Registration card" shall mean a photographic identification card\nissued by the department, including a special armed guard registration\ncard signifying that the individual identified thereon has been\nauthorized by the department to perform security guard functions.\n 12. "Special armed guard registration card" shall mean a registration\ncard issued by the department signifying that the individual thereon has\nbeen certified by the department to perform security guard functions and\nto carry firearms in connection with such functions. Nothing herein\ncontained shall relieve such guard from any provision of law which\nrequires that he or she be licensed to carry such firearm.\n 13. "Serious offense" shall mean any felony involving the offenses\nenumerated in the closing paragraph of this sub
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