BC Security Guard (BST): B.C. Trespass Act

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1. Who may arrest without a warrant under the B.C. Trespass Act?

   1. A peace officer or conservation officer
   2. Any licensed security guard who is on duty at the premises at the time
   3. Any adult who sees the trespass
   4. The property manager

2. A person leaves when told, then walks back in ten minutes later. What does the Trespass Act say?

   1. It is an offence only if a sign is posted
   2. They have a fresh right to enter each day
   3. Re-entering after a direction to leave is an offence
   4. It is allowed as long as they are a paying customer of the business

3. Who can be an 'occupier' of premises under the B.C. Trespass Act?

   1. Only the person registered as owner at the land title office
   2. A person in control of who may enter the premises
   3. Only a person who lives on the premises full time
   4. Only a tenant who has a written lease for over one year

4. How may a guard give notice that a person may not enter premises?

   1. Orally, in writing, or by a proper sign
   2. Only with a court order
   3. Only through the police
   4. Only by registered letter delivered to the person's home address

5. When may police arrest someone who has already left premises they trespassed on?

   1. Never, once the person has left the land
   2. Only within 24 hours of leaving the land
   3. Only if the occupier first swears a written complaint before a justice
   4. If they refuse a name and address, or give a false one

6. A banned person returns to a store and refuses to leave. What is the guard's best course?

   1. Take their phone until police arrive
   2. Arrest them under the Trespass Act right away as an authorized person
   3. Repeat the direction, record details and call police
   4. Lock the doors so they cannot leave

7. What may a guard demand from a person they reasonably believe is trespassing?

   1. The person's wallet and phone for checking
   2. A cash deposit until police arrive
   3. The person's social insurance number
   4. The person's correct name and address

8. Which of these is a defence to a trespass charge in B.C.?

   1. Being a resident of the same city
   2. Not having read the posted sign
   3. Having the occupier's consent
   4. Staying for less than an hour

9. Which of these is NOT 'premises' under the Trespass Act while it is being used?

   1. A storage trailer on a lot
   2. A boat moored at a dock
   3. A parked car on private land
   4. A train while it is in operation

10. A person is found inside a fenced storage yard at night. What does the Trespass Act presume?

    1. That they entered by mistake and did no wrong
    2. That they are an employee of the owner
    3. That they have permission until shown otherwise
    4. That they are there without the occupier's consent

11. Which sign is enough to give notice that cycling is prohibited?

    1. A sign giving the store's opening hours
    2. A green circle around a bicycle symbol
    3. A sign reading 'Bicycles at own risk'
    4. A bicycle symbol with an oblique line through it

12. Which land counts as 'enclosed land' under the Trespass Act?

    1. Land next to a public highway
    2. Any land inside city limits, whether or not it has a fence or signs
    3. Land posted with no-trespassing signs that meet the Act
    4. Land with a building on it

13. Can a building give different trespass notices for different areas?

    1. Yes, notice may cover all or part of the premises
    2. No, one notice must cover the whole property
    3. Only for areas that have a locked door
    4. Only if the city approves each sign first

14. Under the B.C. Trespass Act, what is a security guard hired to manage a site usually?

    1. An authorized person for the occupier
    2. A conservation officer
    3. The legal owner of the premises
    4. A peace officer with full powers of arrest under the Act

15. Who may remove a no-trespassing sign posted at a construction site?

    1. The occupier or an authorized person
    2. A neighbour whose view it blocks
    3. Any visitor who finds it confusing
    4. Any person after 30 days

16. A trespasser refuses to give their name and stays on the property. What is the legal position?

    1. The guard may hold the person on the premises until they answer
    2. The guard may now search the person's pockets
    3. Refusal is legal unless the person is arrested
    4. Refusing and remaining are both offences under the Act

17. A trespasser convicted under the Act broke a gate. What may the Provincial Court order?

    1. Restitution to the occupier for the damage
    2. Removal of the person from B.C.
    3. A licence suspension for the guard
    4. A ban from all public parks

18. What does 'colour of right' mean as a defence to trespass?

    1. Wearing a uniform or vest that looks official to members of the public
    2. Having entered during daylight hours
    3. Being accompanied by a licensed guard
    4. An honest belief in a legal right to be there

19. Where must a no-trespassing sign be visible for it to count under the Act?

    1. From the nearest public road, even if the access is somewhere else
    2. From any point inside the property
    3. From the approach to each ordinary point of access
    4. From the air above the property

20. A guard directs a loiterer to leave. When does the person commit an offence?

    1. Only if they damage property on the way out
    2. Only after a third warning from the guard
    3. If they do not leave as soon as practicable
    4. Only if they are back on the site within 24 hours

21. A mall bans skateboarding. A teen keeps skateboarding after a guard tells them to stop. Which offence applies?

    1. Entering enclosed land without the consent of the occupier or owner
    2. Engaging in a prohibited activity after notice
    3. Removing or defacing a posted sign
    4. Mischief under the Criminal Code