101PD
BSIS

Safety, Transportation & Consumer Services

California statewide coverage directory

Security, Alarm, Locksmith and Investigations: qualification, exams, and education

Licensing-exam preparation and carefully separated statutory training for security and investigative services.

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Regulated credentials

Who this California guide covers

Licenses and credentials

  • - Security Guard
  • - Private Patrol Operator
  • - Private Investigator
  • - Alarm Company Operator
  • - Locksmith
  • - Repossession Agency
  • - Firearms and Baton permits

What 101PD may provide

  • - BSIS licensing-exam preparation
  • - Power to Arrest and guard skills after authority verification
  • - Annual skills education

Provider qualification route

How 101PD can become authorized

Evaluate each license separately. Firearms, baton, and training-facility activity require specific authority; guard training must follow statutory syllabus and instructor rules.

Non-substitution boundary

What online training cannot replace

101PD will not launch weapons, baton, skills, or instructor training online-only or before exact authority is documented.

Planned catalog

California-only launch queue

Exam prep

California Security Guard Licensing Prep

$0 / Free

Independent preparation only; it does not create exam eligibility or replace the regulator's application process.

Not yet enrollable

Exam prep

California PPO and PI Exam Prep

$0 / Free

Independent preparation only; it does not create exam eligibility or replace the regulator's application process.

Not yet enrollable

Professional development

Annual Security Skills Update

$0 / Free

Training-only until BSIS applicability is verified.

Not yet enrollable

Official sources

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The regulator controls eligibility, fees, applications, examinations, and credit. These are the sources used for this page.

Research review date: July 22, 2026. Next review due October 22, 2026. Recheck required before activation.