Security Guard Registration
- Exam
- Not reported
- Education
- Not reported
- Experience
- Not reported
- Background check
- Not reported
Security guards are employed by licensed private patrol operators to protect persons or property and prevent theft. Requirements: o Be 18 or older. o Undergo a criminal history background check through the DOJ and the FBI. o Receive the eight (8) hour "Power to Arrest" training and pass the examination. “Power to Arrest” training is obtainable from a Bureau approved training facility or trainer. Application and Exam Fee - $55 DOJ Fingerprint Processing Fee - $32 FBI Fingerprint processing Fee - $17 Renewal Fee - $40 Delinquent Renewal ($40 renewal fee + $25 delinquency fee) - $65 The initial license is valid for 2 years. Each renewal cycle extends the registration for an additional 2 years. Eight (8) hours of continuing training must be completed annually (BPC 7583.6 and California Code of Regulations (CCR) Section 643). Average time to process an application is 60 days. Authority: Business and Professions Code, Chapter 11.5
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Registry
Issuing body
- Department
- Department of Consumer Affairs
- Division
- Bureau of Security and Investigative Services
- Address
- PO Box 989002 West Sacramento, CA 95798
- Phone
- (916) 322-4000
- Agency website
- https://www.bsis.ca.gov/
- Last updated
- May 22, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Security Guard 33-9032.00
Source and verification
This record is California's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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