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As of 2024, CA
state BSIS now requires the 5-Hour Appropriate Use of Force topic from the 8-Hour Power to Arrest (PTA) training
course to be taken in-person.
Senate Bill 652 NOTICE:
This new law went into effect on Jan 1, 2026. To comply with SB652, a student must submit
their CA State BSIS security guard application within 6 months of the date
that they start Part A of the 2-part course. Please see the New Legislation Alert on the BSIS website for details:
https://www.bsis.ca.gov/forms_pubs/sb_652.pdf.
This website allows students to choose from 19 different BSIS licensed locations across CA to take the 8-hour PTA and AUOF course.
Each location provides the the full 8-hours under their license. That includes the 3-Hour Part A topic in an online format, and the 5-Hour Part B topic in-person.
To Get Started, Please Select a Location Below:
California
Code of Regulations 643:
Skills Training Course for
Security Guards and PSOs lists the required license training, including some required in-person training, before applying for a guard card or PSO license.
New Guards:
As of 2024, this BSIS 8-Hour 2-Part Power to Arrest and Appropriate Use of Force training is the course required to apply for
a CA state guard card. For detailed instructions on how to get a CA state guard card, please see this page.
The previous course, Power to Arrest and Weapons of Mass Destruction is no longer accepted by the BSIS.
All
Guards 2025/2026 : The BSIS is also recommending that all current security guards
and PSOs take the Power to Arrest and Appropriate Use of Force course as their annual refresher
requirement. Most, if not all security guard company insurance policies require all guards to have the latest state
required training to be compliant with the insurance requirements.
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Use of
Force topic from the 8-Hour Power to Arrest (PTA) training course to be taken in-person.