Penalties for hiring unlicensed private security
- Operational and cargo security
- Cargo theft, extortion and private security
- Audited
Article 66 of Decree 52-2010 ("Illegal service") makes it a criminal offense to provide private security services without authorization or without an operating license, punishable by 6 to 12 years in prison and a Q100,000 fine (read in the Judiciary's text during audit); the same liability extends to anyone who knowingly contracts such services (Chapter IV, Offenses). Checking a supplier's license in the DIGESSP register is therefore a compliance obligation of the party doing the hiring.
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- Penalty for illegal private security service
- 6–12 years in prison and a Q100,000 fine
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