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Security guard license lookup by stateLicense lookup
Pick a state below for its official lookup and step-by-step instructions. 26 states publish an online guard lookup and 35 publish a company lookup.
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States with an official online guard license lookupPublic state registries where you can check an individual guard card or permit online26 states
ALAlabamaRoster hereGuard & company lookup · Security Officer LicenseAZArizonaGuard & company lookup · Unarmed Security Guard RegistrationCACaliforniaRoster hereGuard & company lookup · Security Guard Registration (guard card)DCDistrict of ColumbiaRoster hereGuard & company lookup · Security Officer (SO) licenseFLFloridaLive checkGuard & company lookup · Class "D" Security Officer LicenseGAGeorgiaGuard & company lookup · Employee - Security Guard registration (in-house guards register as "Employee - In-House Security")HIHawaiiGuard & company lookup · Guard Employee Registration (GDE)ILIllinoisRoster hereGuard & company lookup · Permanent Employee Registration Card (PERC)LALouisianaGuard & company lookup · Security Officer Registration (registration card)MTMontanaGuard & company lookup · Private Security Guard licenseNVNevadaGuard & company lookup · Registered employee registration, the work card or pocket card, NRS 648.1493NJNew JerseyGuard & company lookup · Unarmed Security Officer Certification (SORA)NMNew MexicoRoster hereGuard & company lookup · Security Guard Level One (unarmed); Level Two is armed with non-firearm weaponsNYNew YorkRoster hereGuard & company lookup · Security Guard RegistrationOHOhioRoster hereGuard & company lookup · Security Guard Employee RegistrationOKOklahomaRoster hereGuard & company lookup · Private Security Guard (license category: Unarmed)OROregonGuard & company lookup · Unarmed Private Security Professional certificationPAPennsylvaniaGuard lookup onlineTNTennesseeGuard & company lookup · Unarmed Security Guard/OfficerTXTexasGuard & company lookup · Level II Non-Commissioned Security Officer RegistrationUTUtahGuard & company lookup · Unarmed Private Security OfficerVTVermontGuard & company lookup · Registered Security EmployeeVAVirginiaGuard & company lookup · Unarmed Security Officer/Courier registrationWAWashingtonGuard & company lookup · Security guard (unarmed), private security guard licenseWVWest VirginiaGuard & company lookup · Individual Security Guard LicenseWIWisconsinGuard & company lookup · Private Security Person (108)
Company license lookup onlyStates that publish a security agency lookup rather than an individual officer search10 states
CTConnecticutCompany lookup only · Security Officer Training Certification Identification CardINIndianaCompany lookup onlyIAIowaCompany lookup only · Employee state-issued identification card (issued through the licensed agency under Iowa Code ch. 80A)MEMaineCompany lookup onlyMDMarylandCompany lookup only · Security Guard Certification (certification card)MAMassachusettsCompany lookup onlyMIMichiganCompany lookup onlyMNMinnesotaRoster hereCompany lookup onlyNCNorth CarolinaRoster hereCompany lookup only · Unarmed Security Guard RegistrationNDNorth DakotaCompany lookup only · Security Officer registration, registration classes are Apprentice, Security Officer and Commissioned Officer
Phone/regulator confirmation or local rulesStates without a public web search or where licensing happens at the city level15 states
AKAlaskaNo online lookup · Security Guard License (DPS issues a license identification card)ARArkansasNo online lookup · Private Security Officer (PSO) credentialCOColoradoNo state guard licenseDEDelawareNo online lookup · Security Guard registration / identification card (noncommissioned)IDIdahoNo state guard licenseKSKansasNo state guard licenseKYKentuckyNo state guard licenseMSMississippiNo online lookupMOMissouriNo state guard license · Security Officer license / private security license, city-issued (St. Louis City, Kansas City). No state equivalent.NENebraskaNo state guard licenseNHNew HampshireNo online lookup · Security Guard license (employee license DSSP 247; individual license DSSP 259)RIRhode IslandNo online lookup · Employee Registration under a licensed private security guard businessSCSouth CarolinaNo online lookup · Contract/Proprietary Security Officer Unarmed, SLED’s own code is SNFSDSouth DakotaNo state guard licenseWYWyomingNo state guard license
Two licenses to check: the guard and the companyWhy individual guard registration and security agency licensure are separate checksHow it works
The guard usually holds an individual registration, and the company needs a separate agency license to sell guarding at all. Every state page walks through checking both on the regulator's own site.
tessura is not affiliated with any state licensing agency and issues none of these credentials. See how verification works on tessura →
Where tessura checks state records directlyStates with automated live checks, dated public guard rosters, and searchable company registries11 company rosters
- Live guard check: Florida
- Dated guard roster match: California and Illinois
- Searchable company rosters: Alabama, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma
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