Free MD-SG Practice Questions

Question 1

A store's security guard sees a shopper conceal a store-owned item, maintains observation, and watches the shopper leave without paying. The shopper denies taking anything. For the theft-related civil protection in Maryland's merchant-detention statute, what matters when the guard begins a detention?

Accepted Answer

The guard must have probable cause to believe the shopper stole the store's property.

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The merchandise must have a value high enough to make the suspected theft a felony.

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The shopper must acknowledge the theft or agree to remain while the guard investigates.

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A responding police officer must confirm that the evidence will support a theft charge.

Question 2

A contractor's name is missing from an office building's access list. Post orders require tenant confirmation before a pass is issued and allow verification by telephone. The contractor raises their voice: 'Your system is wrong. I have worked here for years.' Which reply preserves the entry requirement while moving the conversation forward?

Accepted Answer

I can call your tenant contact while you wait here. Who should I ask for?

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I can let you through this time, but your tenant must correct the list before your next visit.

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I can discuss the problem once you stop raising your voice; until then, there is nothing I can do.

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I can ask police to settle this dispute.

Question 3

In a public shopping center, a customer's trained service dog repeatedly lunges at nearby shoppers. A guard asks the handler to regain control, but the handler takes no effective action and the lunging continues. Which access decision is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Accepted Answer

Ask the handler to remove the dog and offer the customer access to services without it.

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Require the customer to leave for the day and produce evidence of the dog's retraining before returning.

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Allow the dog to remain because trained service animals are exempt from ordinary animal-behavior restrictions.

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Move other shoppers away and let the dog remain as long as its handler stays nearby.

Question 4

Which on-duty encounter falls within Maryland's statutory definition of a security guard's use of force?

Accepted Answer

A guard blocks the only exit and refuses to let a person leave.

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A guard stands near a visitor who voluntarily waits while reception checks an appointment.

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A guard gives a visitor a firm verbal direction, and the visitor remains free to go.

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A guard accompanies a cooperative visitor to an exit without restraining or compelling them.

Question 5

A Maryland misdemeanor carrying a three-year statutory maximum resulted in a 30-day sentence for an applicant. The conviction has not been expunged. For security-guard certification, which interpretation is accurate?

Accepted Answer

The misdemeanor is disqualifying because its statutory maximum exceeds two years.

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The misdemeanor is treated as a felony because its maximum penalty exceeds one year.

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The short sentence places the conviction outside the definition.

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Completing the sentence and supervision removes this conviction as a certification barrier.

Question 6

An intruder unlawfully pries open the door of another person's occupied apartment and enters intending to steal a laptop. An alarm sounds, and the intruder leaves before taking anything. The established intent was theft, not a violent offense. Select the most specific Maryland burglary classification supported by these facts.

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First-degree burglary, because the dwelling was entered with intent to steal.

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Home invasion, because the entry was into an occupied residence.

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Second-degree burglary, because the intended target was property rather than a person.

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Fourth-degree burglary, because no property was actually taken from the apartment.

Question 7

Without provocation, a visitor corners an unarmed guard and starts throwing punches. The guard cannot safely disengage before being struck. In deciding whether nondeadly defensive force is justified now, which factor is decisive?

Accepted Answer

Whether force is reasonably necessary to protect the guard against the imminent attack.

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Whether a punch has already caused an injury that the guard can later document.

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Whether the employer has separately authorized the guard to make a private-person arrest.

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Whether the visitor has been warned of an impending arrest.

Question 8

An agitated visitor is throwing heavy objects across a lobby. Emergency help has been requested. A side office has a solid door that blocks the thrown objects and a separate rear exit. A fabric display screen hides a person from view but cannot stop the objects. Where can the guard use cover while preserving a withdrawal route?

Accepted Answer

Inside the side office, securing the door and keeping the rear exit clear.

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Behind the fabric screen, using it to break the visitor's line of sight.

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At the lobby entrance, holding position to keep the visitor inside until responding officers arrive.

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Beside the reception desk, moving closer to hear the visitor's explanation clearly.

Question 9

After a recent bereavement, a visitor asks a guard for help finding someone to talk to. The visitor is alert, breathing normally, and says they feel overwhelmed but are not considering suicide or harming anyone. No immediate safety threat is apparent. What assistance fits the visitor's request for support now?

Accepted Answer

Offer to connect the visitor with 988 and remain with them through the connection.

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Call 911 to have police arrange an emergency psychiatric evaluation before allowing the visitor to leave.

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Defer crisis-line contact until the visitor reports suicidal thoughts.

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Call a family member without asking permission so someone else can take responsibility for the visitor.

Question 10

A certified guard has a valid Maryland handgun carry permit and written agency approval for armed work. The agency sends the Secretary of State Police notice of the guard's intent to carry and receives only an automated acknowledgment of delivery. An armed shift begins tomorrow. Which instruction complies with Maryland's on-duty handgun requirements?

Accepted Answer

Wait for the Secretary to confirm permit validity and the absence of a disqualifying conviction.

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Begin armed duty; the carry permit supplies the necessary state authorization.

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Begin armed duty once the agency attaches a copy of its approval to the automated delivery acknowledgment.

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Wait 48 hours after the acknowledgment, then carry unless the Secretary has sent an objection.

Free MD-SG Practice Questions

Domain 1: Identify the requirements for receiving and maintaining a security guard certification in the State of Maryland.

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Domain 2: Identify the limitations to receiving and maintaining a security guard certification in the State of Maryland.

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Domain 3: Given various scenarios, demonstrate the ability to identify elements of a given crime using the Annotated Code of Maryland and/or the Digest of Criminal Laws.

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Domain 4: Identify the legal limits of a security guard's authority to arrest and/or detain a suspect.

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Domain 5: Define what constitutes use of force.

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Domain 6: Identify when use of force is authorized and prohibited.

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