How to get a security guard license in Maine

Maine licenses security companies rather than individual unarmed guards; the licensing agency is the Maine State Police (Maine Department of Public Safety), licensing under 32 M.R.S. Chapter 93 (the commissioner). Employers explain what their own guards need.

Licensing agencyMaine State Police (Maine Department of Public Safety), licensing under 32 M.R.S. Chapter 93 (the commissioner) official source
Credential for unarmed guardsNo individual guard license: the state licenses the contract security company; guards must meet the 32 M.R.S. 9410-A qualifications and be reported by the company official source
Credential for armed guardsNo separate state armed guard credential found in Chapter 93 (section 9416 allows non-concealed loaded weapons only in armored/transport vehicles); the contract security company must submit a statement that the employee meets the qualifications before the employee wears, carries or uses a firearm official source
Minimum age, unarmed18 (32 M.R.S. 9410-A) official source
Minimum age, armed18 (32 M.R.S. 9410-A applies to every guard of a contract security company; Chapter 93 states no higher age for armed guards) official source
Background checkDone by the employing contract security company, not by an individual application: the company must investigate each guard against 32 M.R.S. 9410-A (no crime punishable by 1 year or more, etc.) and file a signed statement with the commissioner within 60 days of the start date, and before the guard carries a firearm or works a strike site. Chapter 93 sets no individual fingerprint requirement for guards (the fingerprint clause in 9405 applies to the company license applicant) official source
State feeUSD 121 with the application (USD 100 plus USD 21 background check) and USD 300 on issuance (contract security COMPANY new license (MSP application form; statute 9407 sets USD 400 = 100 + 300); not paid by individual guards); USD 221 (USD 200 plus USD 21 background check) (contract security COMPANY annual renewal (MSP form; statute 9408 sets USD 200)) official source
RenewalCompany license: 1 year, renewable annually (9408). No individual guard renewal official source
Working while the application is pendingNo individual application exists. The company must report a new guard to the commissioner before the guard starts; it then has 60 days after the start date to finish the background investigation and file its statement, which is required before the guard carries a firearm or works at a labor dispute site (32 M.R.S. 9410-A) official source

Official Maine application page

Checked against official Maine 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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