Section 89-PPP. Definitions

When used in this article, the following terms
  shall have the following meanings:
    1. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the division  of  criminal
  justice services.
    2. "Division" means the division of criminal justice services.
    3. "Secretary" means the secretary of state.
    4. "Department" means the department of state.
    5.  "Board"  means  the armored car carrier advisory board established
  pursuant to the provisions of section eighty-nine-mmm of this chapter.
    6. "Armored car carrier" has the meaning  ascribed  to  that  term  by
  subdivision six of section eighty-nine-bbb of this chapter.
    7.  "Armored  car  services"  has the meaning ascribed to that term by
  subdivision seven or section eighty-nine-bbb of this chapter.
    8. "Armored car guard" means an individual employed by an armored  car
  carrier  to provide armored car services and who carries a firearm or is
  authorized by the employer to access a firearm  when  providing  armored
  car services, and who holds a conditional letter of authority or a valid
  registration card issued by the department pursuant to the provisions of
  this article.
    9.  "Applicant"  means an individual who has filed an application with
  the department for a registration card.
    10. "Holder" means an individual who has  been  issued  a  conditional
  letter of authority or a registration card by the department.
    11.  "Registration  card"  means  a  photographic  identification card
  issued by the department signifying that the holder has  been  certified
  by  the  department  to perform armored car services in the employ of an
  armored car carrier and  to  carry  firearms  in  connection  therewith.
  Nothing herein contained shall relieve such holder from any provision of
  law which requires that he or she be licensed to carry such firearm.
    12.  "Qualified  firearms  instructor" means an individual who holds a
  certificate as a firearms instructor from an association or organization
  recognized by the division.
    13. "Qualified firearms training course" means a  minimum  forty-seven
  hour  firearms  training  course for armored car guards that is specific
  and germane to the armored  car  carrier  industry,  recognized  by  the
  division in consultation with the board.
    14.  "Peace  officer"  has  the  meaning  ascribed  to  that  term  by
  subdivision thirty-three of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure  law,
  who  is  employed  full-time as a peace officer and who has successfully
  completed the training requirements as set forth in subdivision  one  of
  section 2.30 of such law.
    15.  "Police  officer"  has  the  meaning  ascribed  to  that  term by
  subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law.
    16. "Valuable  cargo"  has  the  meaning  ascribed  to  that  term  by
  subdivision nine of section eighty-nine-bbb of this chapter.
    17.  "Serious  offense"  has  the  meaning  ascribed  to  that term by
  subdivision thirteen of section eighty-nine-f of this chapter.