Delaware security guard license lookup
Delaware has no public online search for individual guards. Here is how to confirm one with the Delaware State Police, Professional Licensing Section instead, and how to check the company.
Delaware publishes no public online lookup for individual guards, so you confirm a guard directly with the Delaware State Police, Professional Licensing Section.
Delaware State Police Professional Licensing Section: (302) 739-5991 or dsp-prolicense@delaware.gov, 600 South Bay Road, Suite 1, Dover DE 19903. Reference: https://dsp.delaware.gov/professional-licensing/
Delaware State Police, Professional Licensing Section →Step-by-step: how to look up a guard in DelawareExact steps to verify an officer with the Delaware State Police, Professional Licensing Section5 steps
- Ask the guard to show the identification card issued by the Delaware State Police Professional Licensing Section. Under 24 Del. C. § 1316 every security guard must carry it and show it when asked, so there is no legitimate reason to refuse.
- Note the name and number on the card and ask whether the person is registered as a noncommissioned (unarmed) or commissioned (armed) security guard, these are separate registrations and an unarmed card never authorises a firearm.
- Ask the security company for its Delaware private security agency license number; individual guard registrations exist only in connection with a licensed agency.
- Email dsp-prolicense@delaware.gov or call (302) 739-5991 with the guard's name and card number and ask Professional Licensing to confirm the registration is current and give you the expiry date. Do not use DELPROS, it does not hold these records.
- Only accept the guard on site once Professional Licensing has confirmed the registration is active and the expiry date they give you is in the future.
Why there is no link to click: Delaware licenses individual security guards, 24 Del. C. § 1313(a) bars anyone from acting as a private security guard without a license or identification card from the Professional Licensing Section, and § 1314/§ 1315 set separate noncommissioned and commissioned (armed) requirements, but there is no public online lookup. Delaware's public license lookup, DELPROS (delpros.delaware.gov/oh_verifylicense), belongs to the Division of Professional Regulation, and I searched its full profession list: it contains no entry for security guard, security or private investigator. Verification is by phone or email to Delaware State Police Professional Licensing.
What credentials a guard should hold in DelawareDelaware issues portable credentials directly to the officer4 credentials
Armed work: Armed guards (21+) complete a 40-hour firearms course with daylight and low-light certification; the firearms Red Card must be requalified each calendar year.
How to check the security company in DelawareThe Delaware State Police, Professional Licensing Section licenses the firm itself (Class B Private Security Agency License)Agency license
- Ask the company for the exact legal name on its license. Delaware State Police, Professional Licensing Section does not publish license numbers here, so the name is what you can actually match.
- Delaware State Police, Professional Licensing Section publishes no public per-company lookup, so this cannot be done online.
- Contact Delaware State Police, Professional Licensing Section directly and ask them to confirm the license status for that exact legal name. Ask for the answer in writing if the contract is significant.
- Meanwhile, ask the company for a copy of the license itself and check that the name on it matches the entity that will sign your contract.
The Delaware State Police, Professional Licensing Section names the firms it licenses but publishes no license number; match on the legal name instead.
Ask for company insurance & bonding properlyDelaware requires liability coverage by statute — what to ask for on the COIRequired by law
$1,000,000 commercial general liability per occurrence for a Class B private security agency.
Bond: $10,000 surety bond, minimum one-year term, in the agency’s name on the state’s Agency Bond Form. Class C agencies post $15,000.
If it lapses: Both the policy and the bond are conditions of issuance and renewal, reviewed by the quarterly Board of Examiners. No automatic suspension is stated.
24 Del. Admin. Code §1300-13.2.4, https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title24/1300.shtml
tessura does not verify anyone’s insurance and has no access to insurers’ records. This is guidance for doing it yourself, not legal advice.
Delaware license lookup: common questionsQuick answers on lookup timing, missing records, and armed permits4 questions
How do I look up a security guard license in Delaware?
Delaware publishes no public online lookup for individual guards. Note the guard’s full name and any registration number they give you, and ask the Delaware State Police, Professional Licensing Section to confirm it. Delaware State Police Professional Licensing Section: (302) 739-5991 or dsp-prolicense@delaware.gov, 600 South Bay Road, Suite 1, Dover DE 19903. Reference: https://dsp.delaware.gov/professional-licensing/.
What is a security guard license called in Delaware?
The Delaware State Police, Professional Licensing Section issues the Security Guard registration / identification card (noncommissioned). For armed work: Commissioned Security Guard registration (armed).
How do I check a security company’s license in Delaware?
Companies need their own license from the Delaware State Police, Professional Licensing Section: Class B Private Security Agency License. There is no public per-company lookup, so ask the Delaware State Police, Professional Licensing Section to confirm the license for the company’s exact legal name.
Is tessura part of the state licensing agency?
No. tessura is not affiliated with any state licensing agency. Every lookup on this page belongs to the agency that runs it, and the agency’s record is the one that counts.