How to become a security guard in Maine

Steps to get started

1. Get hired by a licensed Maine contract security company.
2. Meet the statutory qualifications in 32 M.R.S. §9410-A (age, citizenship/residency, criminal and military record standards).
3. Your employer reports you to the Commissioner of Public Safety before your first shift and completes a background investigation within 60 days.
4. Complete any training your employer requires — Maine sets no statewide hour minimum.

Working armed in Maine

Armed assignments require the employer to submit the completed background statement to the Commissioner before a guard may carry a firearm on duty; training is set by the employer under state oversight.

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