Private Security FAQs

4 hours -- 30I electronic security services subjects (4 hours). Registrations must be renewed every two years.

8 hours -- 30E electronic security subjects (4 hours) + 38E central station dispatcher subjects (4 hours) 

No. A central station dispatcher can work for 90 consecutive days while completing the compulsory minimum training requirements, provided their fingerprints were submitted on or before their date of hire. 

No. A central station dispatcher can work for 90 consecutive days while completing the compulsory minimum training requirements, provided your fingerprints were submitted on or before their date of hire and your employer provides you with a 90 day authorization document.  This document along with a photo ID must be carried on duty while performing regulated services until a temporary or permanent registration is issued.

For information on how to renew, please visit the Out of State Central Station Dispatcher page .

You must possess a valid registration in this category.

Yes, if there is no regulatory authority in the state where you are physically located. You are considered an out-of-state central station dispatcher. 

A person who is physically located outside the Commonwealth of Virginia that monitors burglar alarm signal devices, burglar alarms or any other electrical, mechanical or electronic device used to prevent or detect burglary, theft, shoplifting, pilferage or similar losses; used to prevent or detect intrusion; or used primarily to summon aid for other emergencies.