Guard Employee
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Required
DESCRIPTION OF OCCUPATION: A Guard Employee stands at entrance or patrols premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSING: Personal requirements: 1) Submit FBI fingerprint check through Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center. 2) A Criminal History Record check. 3) Be 18 years of age or older. 4) Presently not suffering from any psychiatric or psychologic disorder. 5) Not have been convicted in any jurisdiction of a crime. Education requirements: High school graduate or equivalent. Complete 8 hours of classroom instruction given by a Board approved instructor on a Board approved curricula before the first day of service; and 4 hours of classroom instruction triennially thereafter. FEES: Between July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, pay $116 (application $10, registration $54, compliance resolution fund $34, 1/3 Triennial Renewal Fee - $18). OTHER: There were 10,952 licenses currently active as of February 24, 2022. ~ revised 09/17
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Background check required
Issuing body
- Department
- Hawaii State Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
- Division
- Professional and Vocational Licensing Division
- Board
- Board of Private Detectives and Guards
- Address
- P. O. Box 3469 [335 Merchant St., Rm. 301, Honolulu, HI 96813] Honolulu, HI 96801
- Phone
- (808) 586-3000
- Agency website
- http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/private/
- Licence page
- https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/private/
- Last updated
- July 21, 2022
Occupations (O*NET)
- Security Guard 33-9032.00
Source and verification
This record is Hawaii's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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