Armed Private Security Officer Continuing Education
Utah Private Security Officer Licenses Expire On
November 30th Of Every Even Numbered Year (2024)
R156-63a-304. Continuing Education for Armed and Unarmed Private Security Officers as a Condition of Renewal.
(1) Armed and unarmed private security officers shall complete at least 32 hours of continuing education during each two-year renewal cycle. A minimum of 16 hours shall be core continuing education; the remaining hours may consist of professional continuing education or core continuing education.
(2) In addition to the 32 hours of core/professional continuing education, an armed private security officer shall complete at least 16 hours of continuing firearms education and training during each two-year renewal cycle.
In addition to the 32 hours of continuing education, ALL armed private security officers must complete at least 16 hours of continuing firearms education and training during each two-year renewal cycle. This means an armed security officer must complete a total of at least 48 hours of continuing education.
The 16 hours of continuing firearms education and training shall be completed in four-hour blocks every six months.
NOTE: Core and professional continuing education hours will NOT be counted as completing firearm continuing education hours.
The required 6-month reporting periods are:
- December 1st, 2024 to May 31st, 2025
- June 1st, 2025 to November 30th, 2025
- December 1st, 2025 to May 31st, 2026
- June 1st, 2026 to November 30th, 2026
Firearm continuing education shall include at a minimum:
- Live classroom instruction covering restrictions in the use of deadly force and firearm safety on duty, at home, and on the range.
- A recognized practical pistol recertification course on which the licensee achieves a minimum score of 80% using regular or low light conditions.
Penalty Hours
An armed security officer who fails to complete the required four hours of continuing firearms education and training within the appropriate six-month period is required to complete one and one half times the number of hours the licensee was deficient for the reporting period, refered to as “penalty hours”. 4 x 1.5 = 6 hours. Penalty hours shall not satisfy in whole or in part any of the continuing firearms education and training hours required for subsequent license renewal.
EXAMPLE:
As shown in the table below John Doe, an armed private security officer, failed to complete the required 4-hour firearm continuing education within the appropriate six-month reporting period of June 1st, 2023 to November 30th, 2023.
There are two reporting periods left for the renewal cycle. This means, to get caught up, officer Doe has to complete the required 4 hours during the appropriate reporting period and make up the hours he missed by completing 6 penalty hours. To get caught up, officer Doe must complete 10 hours of continuing firearms education and training during one of the reamining reporting periods.
Officer Doe made a good decision and completed the six penalty hours in the next appropriate six-month period of December 1st, 2023 to May 31st, 2024.
12/1/22 to 5/31/23
4 Hours
6/1/23 to 11/30/23
0 Hours
12/1/23 to 5/31/24
6 Hours + 4 Hours
6/1/24 to 11/30/24
4 Hours
Course Schedule
All training and registration costs are non-refundable!
(Registration Ends 3 Days Before The Course)
If you need to complete a firearm qualification course faster or cannot attend one of our scheduled courses, we offer a private course for $100.
Please contact us to schedule this training.
IMPORTANT LICENSING INFORMATION
Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Phone: (801) 530-6628
Address: Heber M Wells Building, 1st Floor Lobby 160 East 300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Email: doplweb@utah.gov
Website: https://dopl.utah.gov/sec/index.html