Change in Procedure

Upgrading to an Armed Registration

Beginning July 1, 2009, the Licensing Unit is implementing a new procedure for upgrading an unarmed security guard registration to an armed security guard registration. If the applicant for an upgrade has not been fingerprinted in the last 90 days, he or she will be required to be fingerprinted again for this process. The cost of the upgrade remains $50, however the fingerprint fee of $24 will be added for a total of $74 when fingerprinting is required. This also means that when an upgrade is being processed for an applicant that was fingerprinted over 90 days ago, the applicant will not immediately receive his or her armed guard card. In the past we processed these upgrades while the applicant waited in our lobby. Under the new procedure upgrades will need to be dropped off and the armed guard card will be mailed or put in will call when the background check has been completed. Upgrades will be processed with the same turnaround times as other registrations.

Revised

Armed Registration Form

One other change being implemented as of July 1, 2009, is the revision of our Security Guard/Private Investigator Registration Application form.  A question has been added for armed applicants.

The question asks “Are you a prohibited possessor under state or federal law?"

This question must be answered by all new armed applicants, renewing armed registrations and applicants who are upgrading to an armed registration. 

Armed agencies:  Please start using this form beginning July 1, 2009.  Older forms will still be processed, however your agency will receive a courtesy call from our office requesting that you start using the new forms.

The new form can be downloaded from our Forms list on our Licensing Unit website.

Arizona Department of Public Safety

Licensing Unit

PO Box 6328 MD 1160

Phoenix, AZ 85005

Phone: (602) 223-2361

Fax: (602) 223-2938