Armed Security Guard’s Application & Processing

New York State law dictates that all Armed Security Guard’s must go through an application process and a background fingerprint check before he/she is issued a New York State Armed Security Guard’s License.  To obtain your Armed Security Guard License you must complete these 2 steps:

Step 1:

Contact L1 Enrollment to set up a fingerprinting appointment.  When you set up the appointment you are going to advise that you wish to be fingerprinted at our location (Gold Shield Training Center, 4 South Sixth Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550).  Our fingerprinting appointments are Monday – Friday 10:00am – 4:45pm.  L1 Enrollment can be reached by phone at 1-866-326-5309 or on the web at www.L1ID.com. Please reference ORI # SECGUARD.

Civilian Personnel:
Step 2:

On the day of your scheduled appointment, visit our location with the following items:

• New York State Driver’s License or New York State ID Card
• Bank or Postal Money Order for $36.00 payable to NYS Dept of State
• Fingerprint Receipt from L1 Enrollment
• 8 Hour Pre-Assignment Training Course Certificate
• 16 Hour On-the-Job Training Course Certificate (if completed)
• 47 Hour Firearms Training Course Certificate
• Cash or Money Order for $20.00 payable to Gold Shield Training Center
• * Certificate of Disposition (if you were ever arrested)

Retired Law Enforcement Personnel:
Step 2:

On the day of your scheduled appointment, visit our location with the following items:

• New York State Driver’s License or New York State ID Card
• Retired Law Enforcement ID Card
• Good Guy Letter
• Police Academy Certificate
• Bank or Postal Money Order for $36.00 payable to NYS Dept of State
• Fingerprint Receipt from L1 Enrollment
• Cash or Money Order for $20.00 payable to Gold Shield Training Center
• * Certificate of Disposition (if you were ever arrested)
• ** Security Guard Training Waiver Certification
• *** Firearms Training Course Certificate

Gold Shield Training Center will complete the New York State Application, Fingerprinting, and also give you a receipt with a copy of the completed application for your record keeping.
If you already have a Security Guard License, you do not have to fill out another application and get fingerprinted.  You only need to amend your Security Guard License to Armed Security Guard License.  We will assist you in writing to the New York State Department of State requesting this amendment.  The fee to the New York State Department of State is $10.00.  Please be advised that you must mail your Security Officer License back to the state to obtain your new license.
Once you have obtained your Armed Security Guard’s License, an 8 Hour Annual Firearms Training Course must be completed each year.  For Retired Law Enforcement, once you have been retired over 10 years, you must complete the 8 Hour Annual In-Service Training Course in addition to the 8 Hour Annual Firearms Training Course each year.

*Certificate of Disposition is a document you receive explaining the outcome of an arrest.  If you had two arrests, you should have two Certificates of Dispositions and so on….  You can obtain a copy of your Certificate of Disposition from the court house of the jurisdiction you were arrested in.  (For example: If you where arrested in Mount Vernon, NY then you would need to obtain a copy from the City of Mount Vernon Court House.)

** Security Guard Training Waiver Certification is a form used to apply for a waiver of required training for security guards. 

Armed Security Guard Request Sample Letter