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An Ohio firm plans to investigate insurance fraud and furnish guards to client warehouses under one provider license. Which license class matches both lines of business?
Correct answer: C - Class A, covering both lines of business
A retailer employs a regular loss-prevention specialist who works only in the retailer's own stores. The retailer withholds applicable employment taxes, and neither is affiliated with a private-investigation or security-services provider. Which classification is most accurate?
Correct answer: A - The own-employer exclusion applies on these facts
Each applicant earned all listed working hours during the 24 months immediately before applying, and no experience equivalency applies. Which applicant satisfies the ordinary Class A experience requirement?
Correct answer: C - 1,500 investigatory and 2,500 security-services hours
A qualifying-agent application lists six references: four unrelated citizens who have known the applicant for eight years, the applicant's sibling who has known the applicant for decades, and an unrelated neighbor who has known the applicant for four years and eleven months. Which conclusion is correct?
Correct answer: D - Only four count, so the application lacks the required five references
A provider submits a liability policy showing $100,000 bodily injury per person, $300,000 bodily injury per occurrence, and $75,000 property damage. How should the qualifying agent assess the policy?
Correct answer: B - It is deficient because property-damage coverage is below the required minimum
A corporation loses its only qualifying agent. It sends certified notice to the Director on day 8, submits a proposed replacement on day 25, and is still awaiting approval on day 88. What is the corporation's status at that point?
Correct answer: B - The corporation may continue temporarily, but only through day 90
A qualifying agent uses two examination attempts during the first 60 days after eligibility notice but does not pass. On day 91, the agent asks to use the third attempt. How should the Department treat the request?
Correct answer: A - The application is denied; a new application and fee are required
An eligible out-of-state applicant cannot sit for the qualifying-agent examination in Columbus. Which course is authorized by the examination rule?
Correct answer: D - Request Director-approved proctoring at a PISGS-selected location and pay any added costs
A Class B provider opens a permanent Toledo office while keeping its principal office in Columbus. Which action is required for the Toledo location?
Correct answer: C - Report it to PISGS, the county sheriff, and city police chief; obtain and conspicuously post the branch license
A provider hires a security employee on Monday, June 8, 2026. Which filing date falls within Ohio's permitted window for the new employee's registration application?
Correct answer: B - Thursday, June 11
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