How to get a security guard license in Indiana

Indiana licenses security companies rather than individual unarmed guards; the licensing agency is the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, Private Investigator and Security Guard Licensing Board (IC 25-30-1.3; 874 IAC 1). Employers explain what their own guards need.

Licensing agencyIndiana Professional Licensing Agency, Private Investigator and Security Guard Licensing Board (IC 25-30-1.3; 874 IAC 1) official source
Credential for unarmed guardsNo individual security guard license: Indiana licenses the Security Guard Agency (business) based on one qualifying individual; employees are not licensed official source
Credential for armed guardsnot found as a separate individual credential official source
Background checkApplies to the agency qualifier (state police fingerprint check and 7-year residence criminal history), not to ordinary guards official source
State feeUSD 300 (USD 150 if less than a year before the quadrennial renewal date) (Security Guard Agency licence application fee per a search summary of the PLA page; renewal USD 300 every fourth year; not paid by individual guards) official source
RenewalAgency licence expires 1 October every fourth year (search summary) official source

Official Indiana application page

Checked against official Indiana sources on Oct 18, 2026. Rules change: confirm with the licensing agency before you apply. This page lists only facts we could confirm on an official page.

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