Bsis Guideline for Security Officers
Security guards are employed by licensed private patrol operators to protect persons or property and prevent theft. To be eligible to apply for a security guard registration, you must:
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Undergo a criminal history background check through the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
- Complete a 40-hour course of required training. The training and exam administered by any private patrol operator or by a certified training facility.
40 Hour Security Guard Training Requirement
Date of Completion
- Prior to Being Assigned on Post
- Training Required within the First 30 Days
- Training Required within the First Six Months
- Total Hours
Training Hours Needed
- 8 hours
- 16 hours
- 16 hours
- 40 hours
You may start working as a security officer after an eight hour course and receiving your guard card. You will have 30 days to complete your first sixteen hours of training and then within six months after getting your Security Guard card to complete the remaining sixteen hours for a total of forty. You may elect to take all forty hours of Security Guard card training at one time also. Prior to renewal of your Security Guard card after January 1, 2005 you must complete an eight hour refresher course four(4) hours of which will be a mandated course set by the state and a four (4) hours of an elective.
Security Guard Eight (8) Hours Course (Before Start Working)
Courses : i) Power of Arrest ii )Weapons of Mass Destructions
Security Guard Sixteen (16) Hours Course (Within 30 Days)
a) Courses : Two (2) Mandatory Courses For Eight Hours & Eight Hours Elective Course
Security Guard Sixteen (16) Hours Course (Within six months)
b ) Courses : Remaining Two (2) Mandatory Courses For Eight Hours & Remaining Eight Hours Elective Course
Annual Eight (8) Hours Refresher Course
Courses: Four (4) Hours Mandatory and Four (4) Hours Elective
