How to get a security guard license in North Carolina

A completed 60-month online criminal history record check from CRC.com , dated less than 60 days from the date of registration application.

All new registrations require a completed FD-258 fingerprint card with the application. A fingerprint card is not required for registration renewals.

What are the training requirements to obtain a registration? Unarmed security guards must complete a 16-hour course .

A certificate of completion of the 16-hour unarmed security guard/armored car guard course, dated less than one year from the date of registration application.

How do I use probationary unarmed security guards? Companies may hire probationary unarmed security guards and work them for 20 consecutive calendar days before being required to register the guard.

Guards must be registered within 30 days of beginning employment—even if their employment is terminated within the first 30 days.

Most registration applications are processed within 45 days of submission and ID cards are mailed within 60 days of submission. New registrations may take longer to process due to the time it takes the N.C. SBI to process a fingerprint check .

A new unarmed security guard registration application costs $68, plus processing fees.

Unarmed Guard - New Fees: $30 application fee, $38 fingerprint fee

The unarmed guard registration card shall expire one year after its date of issuance and shall be renewed every year.

An unarmed security guard registration may be renewed up to 90 days late, with a late fee of $25.

Unarmed Guard - Renew Unarmed Guard - Transfer Armed Guard - New Armed Guard - Renew Armed Guard - Dual (Transfer) Armed Licensees (PI, CPP, etc.) - New Armed Licensees (PI, CPP, etc.) - Renew Tab/Accordion Items Unarmed Guard - New Fees: $30 application fee, $38 fingerprint fee The following items are required for a new unarmed guard registration: An online Permitium registration application A recent digital photograph of the applicant A signed Registration Affidavit and Public Notice Statement form A certificate of completion of the 16-hour unarmed security guard/armored car guard course, dated less than one year from the date of registration application. (If the Board has the applicant’s valid training on file, uploading a training certificate is optional.) A completed 60-month online criminal history record check from CRC.com , dated less than 60 days from the date of registration application. A completed Authority of Release of Information (fingerprints) form A completed FD-258 fingerprint card that is mailed to the Board’s office Unarmed Guard - Renew Fee: $30 application fee

Armed security guards must complete the 16-hour unarmed course and the 20-hour armed guard course .

A new armed security guard registration costs $83, plus processing fees.

An armed security guard registration cannot be renewed late. If an armed security guard registration expires, a new application must be submitted, to include the 20-hour armed security guard course and a fingerprint card.