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Fee Reduction
Effective on March
19, 2012, the FBI fingerprint processing fee will be reduced to $22.00.
This will affect all applications that need a fingerprint card with the
Licensing Unit. Applications with fingerprint cards postmarked before
March 19, 2012 will still require the $24.00 fee.
START USING THE NEW APPLICATIONS
Registration
applications and agency licensing applications reflecting the new
$22.00 FBI fingerprint processing fee
are now available on our forms page.
The submission of older and outdated applications
may delay the processing times and approval of your registration or license.
Please download and use the new applications.
Forms Page
The Deadline for the 2011
Armed Refresher Training
Verifications
has passed!
All armed security guards who did not submit their 2011 armed
refresher training verification forms have been suspended. A reinstatement fee
of $25.00 and sixteen hours of firearms training will be required to reverse the
suspension.
Unarmed Training Verification Form
Revised
There has been a revision of the Security Guard Unarmed Training Verification
Form.
This
half page form is now divided in three sections. The first section is to be
completed by the security guard applicant. The second section needs to be filled
by the training facility, authorized instructor or security guard agency that is
conducting the unarmed training. The third section needs to be signed by the
qualifying party or resident manager of the security guard agency that is hiring
or sponsoring the security guard.
Please start using this new form immediately. Older
forms will still be processed, however you may receive a courtesy call from our
office requesting that you start using the new form. The new form can be
downloaded from our
Forms list on
our Licensing Unit website.
Complaint Form
Complaints against security guards, private investigators or their agencies
must be submitted in writing. Please use this form to file a complaint.
The complaint form needs to be printed, filled out and faxed or mailed to the
licensing unit.
What
You Should Know . . . .
Before Hiring a Private
Investigative Agency
Before Hiring a Security Guard
Agency
Arizona Revised Statutes
Security Guards
Private Investigators
Arizona Administrative Rules
Security Guards
Private Investigators
Firearms Safety Instructor for Security Guards
Training Materials
SG
Firearms Instructor Application
SG
Firearms Instructor Qualifications and Instructions
Revised
Lesson Plans for Security Guard and Firearms Training
Private Investigator and Security
Guard Hearing Board
Overview
The Licensing Unit operates under
authority of the State of Arizona Security Guards law, Arizona Revised Statute
§32-2601
through
§32-2642 and
Private Investigators law, Arizona Revised Statute
§32-2401
through
§32-2461 and
Arizona Administrative Rules Title 13,
Chapter 2 and
Chapter 6.
The Licensing Unit regulates security
guards, security guard agencies, private investigators and private investigative
agencies. Additionally, the unit accepts complaints from the public and enforces
statutory laws and administrative rules pertaining to those entities.
The Department of Public Safety Licensing Unit
is located at:
2102 West Encanto Blvd, Phoenix, AZ. 85009
South entrance of the DPS Headquarters building
Hours of operation: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday
Closed on all state holidays
Map
Phone (602) 223-2361
Fax (602) 223-2938
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Licensing Unit
P.O. Box 6328, MD 1160
Phoenix, Arizona 85005
Metro Phoenix: (602) 223-2361
Fax: (602) 223-2938
Licensing Unit Site created November 18, 2005
For inquiries or comments about this site, e-mail us:
licensing@azdps.gov
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