alabama security regulatory board (ASRB) Information

For specific statutory language and regulations regarding licensed unarmed security guards, please visit https://asrb.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/RulesRegs12-2021.pdf for the most current information.

This course meets the Alabama Security Regulatory Board requirements for individuals wishing to obtain their unarmed security license.

Every applicant for licensure or certification shall provide the following to the board: (1) Proof that the applicant is 21 years of age or older, or 18 years of age if the person is not allowed to carry any type of firearm in the course of his or her employment with the contract security company. (2) Proof that the applicant is a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government. 

 A statement of the applicant, made under oath, declaring all of the following: a. That he or she has never been convicted in any jurisdiction of the United States of any felony or crime involving moral turpitude for which a full pardon has not been granted. b. That he or she has never been declared, by any court of competent jurisdiction, incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease, and competency has not been restored. c. That he or she is not suffering from habitual drunkenness or from narcotics addiction or dependence. The board may require certified results of medical tests for drug or alcohol use. 

In addition to the requirements of subsection (d), an applicant for licensure or certification or renewal shall submit to the board a form, sworn to by the applicant, containing the name, date of birth, and Social Security number for completion of a criminal history background check. The applicant shall submit two complete sets of fingerprints to the board. The board shall submit the fingerprints to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) for a state criminal history record check. The fingerprints shall be forwarded by ALEA to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a national criminal history record check. Costs associated with conducting a criminal history background check shall be borne by the applicant. The board shall keep information received pursuant to this section confidential, except that such information received and relied upon in denying the issuance of a certificate of qualification for a license or certification to a security officer in this state may be disclosed if necessary to support the denial of the license or certification, if required by court order, or for any other reason allowed by law. 

Within 30 days after initial employment, a security officer or armed security officer shall apply to the board for a license or certification. On or after May 21, 2009, all security officers or armed security officers not exempted under Section 34-27C-17, shall apply to the board for a license or certification in accordance with this chapter. A license or certification card issued by the board shall be carried by each security officer and armed security officer while performing his or her duties. A temporary card shall be issued by the board and be in the possession of the applicant or licensee while working as a security officer or armed security officer pending the application process, the completion of training, and the issuance of his or her license or certification. Licensure and certification shall be renewed every two years on the date on which original licensure or certification was granted. A contract security company that employs a security officer or armed security officer who is in violation of this subsection shall be in violation of this chapter