List Of Security Bureau's By State

 Browse this list of every state government website and the appropriate department that handles private security. If the person you contact no longer handles security, simply ask them who does. 

Alabama

http://www.dps.state.al.us/

Arizona

http://www.azdps.gov/agency/criminaljusticesupport/licensing/default.asp

Alaska

http://www.dps.state.ak.us/Statewide/PermitsLicensing/securityguard.aspx

Arkansas

http://www.asp.state.ar.us/divisions/rs/rs_index.html#private

California

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

http://www.guardcard.net/

Colorado

http://www.dora.state.co.us/opr/archive/2006privatesecuritycompaniesandguards.pdf

(Information may still be good. Contact: DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES)

Connecticut 

http://www.ct.gov/dps/cwp/view.asp?a=2158&Q=294506&dpsNav=|

Delaware

http://delcode.delaware.gov/locations.shtml

Florida

http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/security/index.html

Georgia

http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/detective/

Hawaii

http://hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/private/

Idaho (contact the City Of Boise for information)

http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/City_Clerk/BusinessLicensing/Patrol%20Services/page14399.aspx

Illinois

http://www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/secure.asp

Indiana

http://www.in.gov/pla/pisg.htm

Iowa

http://www.dps.state.ia.us/asd/pi_licensing.shtml

Kansas

http://www.ksag.org/content/page/id/45

Kentucky

http://finance.ky.gov/ourcabinet/caboff/OAS/op/privinve/

Louisiana

http://www.lsbpie.com/

Maine

http://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/licenses/index.html

Maryland 

http://www.mdsp.org/

Massachusetts 

http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsutilities&L=1&sid=Eeops&U=ContactUsInfo

Michigan 

Department of State Police 

Private Security & Investigative Section 

7150 Harris Dr. 

Lansing, MI 48913 

517-322-1964                                                                                                   

                                                                                            

http://www.michigan.gov/msp

Minnesota 

http://www.dps.state.mn.us/pdb/

Mississippi 

None required.

Missouri 

http://www.kcpd.org/kcpd2004/privateofficers.htm

Montana

http://mt.gov/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/psp_board/board_page.asp

Nebraska 

http://www.sos.ne.gov/licensing/private_eye/index.html

Nevada

State of Nevada, Attorney General, 

Nevada Private Investigators License Board

3476 Executive Pointe Way, Suite 14

Carson City, NV 89706

(775) 687-3225 Direct

(775) 687-3226 Fax                                                                                                                                                   

http://ag.state.nv.us/

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-648.html

New Hampshire 

http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/isb/index.html

New Jersey 

State Police 

Department of Law & Public Safety 

Private Detective Unit 

P. O. Box 7068 

W. Trenton, NJ 08688-0068 

09-882-2000                                                                                                                                                      

Web Site:http://www.njsp.org/about/pdet_act.html

Amendment: http://www.njsp.org/about/pdf/060106_amendedstat.pdf 

NJSP Private Detective Unit http://www.njsp.org/about/private-detective.html

New Mexico 

http://www.rld.state.nm.us/PrivateInvestigations/index.html

New York 

http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/ops/sgtraining/index.htm

North Carolina 

http://www.ncdoj.com/law_enforcement/cle_pps_licensing.jsp

North Dakota 

http://www.nd.gov/pisb/

Ohio

http://www.homelandsecurity.ohio.gov/pisg.htm

Oklahoma 

http://www.ok.gov/cleet/Licensing/index.html

Oregon 

http://oregon.gov/DPSST/PS/index.shtml

Pennsylvania 

http://www.psp.state.pa.us/

Puerto Rico 

http://www.ncees.org/licensure/licensing_boards/puerto_rico.php

Rhode Island                                                                                                                                                  

http://www.dbr.state.ri.us/

South Carolina 

http://www.llr.state.sc.us/

South Dakota

http://www.state.sd.us/drr2/contactus.htm

Tennessee 

http://tennessee.gov/commerce/boards/pps/index.shtml

Texas 

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/psb/

Utah 

http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/security_companies_guards.html

Vermont 

http://www.vtprofessionals.org/opr1/investigators/pdrule.html

Virginia 

http://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/pss/index.cfm

Washington 

http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/securityguards/

West Virginia 

http://www.wvsos.com/licensing/piguard/definitions&exemptions.htm

Wisconsin 

http://drl.wi.gov/prof/pria/def.htm

Wyoming 

Regulated by local jurisdictions.