This course is required for all security guards in order to receive a California Guard Registration Card (Guard Card). California law requires all security guards to be licensed through the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
You must be at least 18 years of age in order to apply for a California Guard Card.
Course Details
Lesson 1: Powers to Arrest
Lesson 2: Weapons of Mass Destruction
Final Exam
You will have up to 8 hours to take this online course with 1 of those hours being allotted to the final exam.
Upon completion of the course, you will be able to download your Certificate of Completion at the bottom of this page. If you are located in the Central Valley of CA, you can schedule your live scan with ADF by visiting ADF Live Scan.
Steps to receive a California Guard Registration Card license:
- Step 1: Take this 8-hour course and receive certificate
- Step 2: Get Fingerprints taken by a Live Scan Operator
- Step 3: Submit CA State Online Security Guard Application
For course inquiries, please contact us at training@adfprotection.com.
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Part 1: Course Material
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Part 2: Course Material
Powers to Arrest
- Part A.1: Role and responsibilities of the security guard /proprietary private security officer
- Exam Review 1
- Part A.2: Role and responsibilities of the security guard /proprietary private security officer
- Exam Review 2
- Part B: Relations with the local police
- Exam Review 3
- Part C: Observation and report writing
- Exam Review 4
- Part D: Authority to question
- Exam Review 5
- Part E: Inspections
- Exam Review 6
- Part F: Legal responsibilities (liabilities)
- Exam Review 7
- Part G: Factors to consider before making an arrest
- Exam Review 8
- Part H: Arrestable offenses
- Exam Review 9
- Part I: Private person’s arrest
- Exam Review 10
- Part J: Making an arrest
- Exam Review 11
- Part K: Searching the suspect
- Exam Review 12
- Part L: Searching a suspect under the merchant’s privilege rule
- Part M: After the arrest
- Exam Review 13
- Part N: Terrorism
- Exam Review 14
- Part O: Ethics and professional conduct
- Exam Review 15
- Part P: Final Exam Review
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Part 2: Final Exam