Maryland Security Guard Practice Exam 2024 - Free Security Guard Practice Questions and Study Guide.

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You are working at a manufacturing facility where employees have signed a workplace contract agreeing to a search of their person and parcels prior to exiting the building. An employee is leaving at the end of their shift. You ask to search them and they refuse to allow you to perform the search. What should you do?

Search them under the authority of the Trespass to Property Act.

Do not search them, advise them it is the company policy to search all employees and request they await a facility manager.

It is important to understand that the workplace contract is not a legal document and does not give an employer the right to perform a search without the employee's consent. While option B is the most appropriate response in this situation, options A, C, and D are all incorrect. Option A is referencing a specific legal act that may not apply in the given situation. Option C is not appropriate as there is no reasonable cause to arrest the employee. Option D is also not appropriate as it is not legal to force someone to submit to a search without their consent. As such, option B is the best course of action in this scenario. It is also important to note that the company policy should be clearly communicated to all employees to avoid any confusion or conflict in the future.

Arrest them on the reasonable and probable grounds of having stolen something.

Insist that they submit to a search by reminding them that they have signed a contract to that effect.

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