where do I obtain a guard card in San Diego

Dear fatman619-ga;

Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting question.

I called the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services
and posed your question to them. I was advised that the only way to
obtain a California Guard Card is to contact a Security Guard training
company in your area (listed in the Yellow Pages under ?Security and
Private Patrol?). Your license and registration card can only be
obtained through one of these agencies and the Bureau itself does not
license private individuals.

For a list of certified training facilities nearest your location you
can also call, (800) 952-5210 or use this California Bureau of
Security and Investigative Services search engine:

http://www2.dca.ca.gov/pls/wllpub/wllqryna$lcev2.startup?p_qte_code=G&p_qte_pgm_code=2420

If you are interested, here are some relevant documents:

TRAINING SYLLABUS
http://www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/syllabus.htm

SECURITY GUARD APPLICATION
http://www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/forms/app_secg.pdf

LICENSE APPLICATION
http://www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/forms/licensingapp.pdf

FEE SCHEDULES
http://www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/fees_individual.pdf

REQUIREMENTS
http://www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/bsisgard.htm


Other document can be found here:

http://www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/ppo.htm


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CALIFORNIA GUARD CARD

Actually, you would usually obtain your California Guard Card through
the company you want to work for. An administrator at the company
would proctor the "Powers To Arrest" exam which consists of multiple
choice questions about a Security Officers responsibilities and
authority. The test is extremely simple and almost insulting. Even
though you must get 100% on the exam to pass, if you miss a question,
you can simple re-do the qestions you miss until you get it right. The
test is a joke, but it is the way BSIS can say they require something
other than a pulse to work as a Security Officer in California.

A good place to get your guard card and other certificates in
california is from STAT-training.net

http://www.stat-training.net

I was able to obtain my guard card, baton permit, chemical wheapons
license, and firearms permit all within 1 month.  I took the classes
consecutively the first week and then drove to sacramento to submit my
forms. I recieved my licenses in the mail 1 and 2 weeks later. (It
takes longer for the firearms permit)

I also have a clean record and served in the armed forces so my
background check was relevantly quick.