(a) Each employee of a licensed private investigator or watch, guard or patrol agency providing services as either an investigator or security guard shall be issued a company identification card as described herein. Each employee of a licensed bail enforcement agent shall be issued a company identification card as described herein.

(b) The form of the employee identification card shall be as follows:

Issuance of a company identification card to those individuals involved exclusively in the activities of a security guard shall be on a temporary basis until the appropriate security guard registration card is issued or denied by the Department of State. In accordance with the provisions of article 7A of the General Business Law, the card shall bear the words “Temporary ID”. After the issuance or denial of the State registration card, the temporary card shall be maintained in the personnel files of the employee for the duration of his/her employment or for a one-year period following dismissal.

Upon termination of employment, each employee of a licensed business shall surrender his/her identification card within five business days. A licensee shall notify the Department of State of the name of each terminated employee on a TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT FORM. In addition, employers must indicate on the form if the employee has not surrendered the identification card as required. Surrendered identification cards should be maintained in the personnel file of the terminated employee.