Oregon:  How to get your unarmed private security guard license

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What are the minimum standards for an Armed Private Security professional?

Private security providers must be:

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• At least 21 years of age; and

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Must have earned one of the following:

• A high school ​diploma; a General Education Development (GED) certificate; or a four-year, post-secondary degree issued by an accredited degree-granting college or university.

 

​Be of good moral fitness as determined by a background check, department investigation or other reliable sources. A lack of good moral fitness includes, but is not limited to, mandatory and discretionary disqualifying misconduct as described in OAR 259-060-0320.

 

Please review the Background Check Information page to review mandatory and discretionary disqualifiers prior to applying for certification or licensure.​

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Certification and Licensure Fees

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Unarmed Professional Curriculum

Unarmed Professional Basic Course​

Unarmed Professional Refresher Course

Unarmed Private Security Training PowerPoint

 

An app​licant for certification as an armed private security professional or firearms instructor must not:

 

• Have been committed to the Mental Health and Development Disability Services Division under ORS 426.130, or similar order in another jurisdiction;

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• Have been found to be mentally ill and subject to an order under ORS 426.130 prohibiting the person from purchasing or possessing a firearm as a result of that mental illness;

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• Be prohibited under US Code Title 18, Section 922(g)(8) (relating to civil restraining orders including stalking or harassment) from possessing a firearm in interstate commerce; or

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• Be prohibited under any law of this state or any federal law from purchasing, owning or possessing a firearm.

 

What forms do I need to submit for an Armed Private Security certification?

 

Applicants must complete an application packet containing:

 

1. PS-1 (Application for Licensure or Certification of Private Security Services Provider);

2. A completed fingerprint card. The Department will supply pre-printed FBI fingerprint cards.  Proof of completing Fieldprint electronic fingerprints is also acceptable.

3. The original Form PS-6 (Affidavit of Instructor and Private Security Provider Testing Results) completed as prescribed by OAR 259-060-0060; documenting completion of the training required.

4. Nonrefundable certification or licensure fees.