Get Started in the Security Field

• You must be at least 18 years of age
  • Picture ID is required for each class
  • A full criminal history background check must be cleared and approved by the FBI & Cal. Dept. of Justice
• 40 Hours of training must be completed
  • 8 Hours initially for the application process (Phase I)
  • 16 Hours within 30 days of employment in the Security field (Phase II)
  • 16 Hours within 6 months of employment in the Security field(Phase III)
• Assembly Bill 2880 now requires all guards to complete an 8 hour refresher course every year

Advisements

• Payments can be made by personal check or money order. (Bank or US Postal) This will aid in your paperwork being processed in a timely manner
• Send all paperwork Certified Mail/Return Receipt requested
• Maintain all copies of receipts for your paperwork
  Once the Bureau has received the online application and criminal history clearances, the cleared security guard will appear on the Bureau's Web site. The Security Guard, Private Patrol Operator or Training Facility can verify the Bureau's approval by checking the Bureau's "Verify a License" at http://www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/lookup.htm. Once the Security Guard registration has been cleared and appears on the Bureau's web site, a screen-printout from the web site may be used as a temporary Security Guard registration, and the Guard can be placed on assignment. The actual Security Guard registration will be mailed to the applicant and should be received in 4-10 weeks. An unarmed Security Guard placed on assignment must have the following documents on his/her person.
• A screen printout of the Bureau's approval obtained from the Bureau's web site OR a valid Security Guard card.
• A valid photo identification.