Security Guard Registration Renewal Application at a glance
What it is: The Security Guard Registration Renewal Application of the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services is the form to renew a Security Guard registration.
Where and when to file: Mail your renewal application and check to: Bureau of Security and Investigative Services, P.O. Box 989002, West Sacramento, CA 95798-9002.
A filled-in Security Guard Registration Renewal Application example: a security guard renews before expiration
How to fill out Security Guard Registration Renewal Application, box by box
U.S. Armed Forces priority requests
Check the box if you have served, or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces; disclosure is voluntary. If you check the box, submit proof of your military service (e.g. DD-214, DD-256, V-MET record, military orders, military I.D., etc.) with your application.
Your name, registration, renew timely and fee amount due
Complete electronically on computer or print clearly if handwritten. Enter your Last Name, First Name and Middle Name, then the Fee Amount (see instructions), the Guard Registration Number, the Registration Expiration Date and the Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY).
Date of Birth: This personal identifier information assists in identifying applicant in Bureau's database.
By law, you must submit a Security Guard registration renewal application and renewal payment at least 60 days prior to expiration of your current registration. Applications received more than 120 days before expiration will be returned.
Fee Amount Due, read carefully: before expiration, $44.00; up to 60 days after expiration, $69.00 ($44 renewal & $25 delinquency); more than 60 days after expiration, cannot renew/new initial application required (checked November 1, 2026).
A Security Guard registration may be renewed up to 60 days after expiration with payment of a delinquency fee.
An application received without payment of the full fee amount owed (see Item 3) will not be processed and will be returned to the applicant. Make check payable to Bureau of Security and Investigative Services or BSIS. Do not submit cash by mail. Application fees are non-refundable.
Address of Record, Residence Address and updating your address(es)
Address of Record (Address, City, State & Zip Code) (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): This is the address that will appear on your registration and where the Bureau will mail your registration and any future correspondence relating to your Security Guard registration. The AOR is also the address that will be disclosed in response to public records requests and/or public sales requests.
Residence Address (Address, City, State & Zip Code) (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): An applicant is required to provide their residence address. The residence address can be designated as the Address of Record or the Confidential Address. If providing a Post Office Box or an address other than your residence address as your AOR, you must provide your residence address. The residence address is confidential.
Check the box if requesting to update your address(es) with the Bureau. Changing your address(es) via this application, only changes the address for this registration. You must file a Change of Address Form to change the address on other licenses you hold.
You must notify the Bureau of any change in your address within 30 days of the change.
Telephone and Email Address
Telephone (Optional) (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) and Email Address (Optional) (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): While optional, providing a phone number and an email address may expedite the Bureau's communication with you if additional information is required to process this application.
Applicant Signature and Date
Sign and date the Applicant Signature line: I CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, that all statements are true and correct, and I am in full compliance with Business and Professions Code Section 7583.6 training requirements.
More rules for Security Guard Registration Renewal Application
All sections of the form should be completed.
Pursuant to BPC section 7583.20, you MUST HAVE COMPLETED, and you must certify that you have completed, all training required by section 7583.6, subdivision (b) as set out below as a condition for renewal. Within 6 months of Initial Registration: 32 hours of security guard skills training must have been completed within six months of registration, at least 16 hours within 30 days of registration and an additional 16 hours (for a total of 32 hours) within 6 months of registration.
Pursuant to BPC Section 7583.6, subdivision (e), you must complete the following training: Annual Training: 8 hours of security guard skills training must be completed annually.
Once the Bureau renews your registration, you may work with a printout of the approved registration from the Department of Consumer Affairs' License Search website at https://search.dca.ca.gov/ along with a valid picture ID while waiting to receive the hardcopy of the renewed registration in the mail.
Any person providing security guard services on an expired registration is conducting unlicensed activity, which can result in disciplinary action against the registration.
Submission of the requested information is required unless otherwise noted as optional. The Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS) of the Department of Consumer Affairs (Department) cannot process your Security Guard Registration Renewal Application unless all requested information is provided.
Common questions about Security Guard Registration Renewal Application
Where do I file it?
Mail your renewal application and check to: Bureau of Security and Investigative Services, P.O. Box 989002, West Sacramento, CA 95798-9002.
Sources
[1] Security Guard Registration Renewal Application (October 2025), Bureau of Security and Investigative Services, Department of Consumer Affairs (the Official source link on this page).
