{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1750.5v2","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1750.5v2","heading":"Licenses authorized - Combination license - Firearms","body":"- Identification cards - Conditional license - Qualifications for\n\nissuance - Agency license - Insurance coverage – Definitions.\n\nA. Licenses authorized to be issued by the Council on Law\n\nEnforcement Education and Training (CLEET) shall be as follows:\n\n1. Security Agency License;\n\n2. Investigative Agency License;\n\n3. Private Investigator License (unarmed);\n\n4. Security Guard License (unarmed);\n\n5. Armed Security Guard License;\n\n6. Special Event License (unarmed);\n\n7. Armed Private Investigator License;\n\n8. Bail Enforcer License; and\n\n9. Armed Bail Enforcer License.\n\nB. Any qualified applicant meeting the requirements for more\n\nthan one of the positions of private investigator, security guard,\n\narmed security guard, bail enforcer, or armed bail enforcer may be\n\nissued a separate license for each position for which qualified, or\n\nin the discretion of the Council, a combination license provided the\n\nrequired license fees are paid.\n\nC. 1. A private investigator may carry a firearm, if the\n\nprivate investigator also performs the functions of an armed\n\nsecurity guard, under the authority of the armed security guard\n\nlicense.\n\n2. If the private investigator performs no functions of an\n\narmed security guard, the Council may issue an armed private\n\ninvestigator license. If a person has been issued an armed private\n\ninvestigator license, the Council may issue an armed bail enforcer\n\nlicense if the applicant is otherwise eligible and qualified. The\n\napplicant for an armed private investigator license must complete\n\nPhase I, III and IV training and pass the psychological examination\n\nand state test; provided however, active certified peace officers\n\nand retired certified peace officers shall be exempt from the\n\npsychological examination as provided in Section 1750.3A of this\n\ntitle, and active certified peace officers of any state, county or\n\nmunicipal law enforcement agency in this state shall be exempt from\n\nthe Phase I, III and IV training and state test for an armed private\n\ninvestigator. The Council will charge the same fee for the armed\n\nprivate investigators license as the cost of the armed security\n\nguard license; provided however, an active certified peace officer\n\nwho is an applicant for an armed private investigator or armed\n\nsecurity guard license shall be charged only twenty percent (20%) of\n\nthe required fee.\n\n3. Any person issued an armed private investigator license may\n\ncarry a concealed or unconcealed firearm when on and off duty,\n\nprovided the person is in possession of a valid driver license and a\n\nvalid armed private investigator license.\n\n4. Any person issued an armed bail enforcer license may carry a\n\nconcealed approved pistol, or may open-carry an approved pistol with\n\na visible bail enforcer badge affixed to the holster or belt\n\nimmediately next to the firearm while wearing clearly marked apparel\n\ndesignating the person as a \"Bail Enforcer\" or \"Bail Enforcement\"\n\nwhen actively engaged in the recovery of a defendant, subject to all\n\nrules for use and conduct of firearms promulgated by the Council.\n\nAn armed bail enforcer shall be permitted to carry a concealed\n\npistol when not actively engaged in the recovery of a defendant\n\nprovided the bail enforcer badge authorized or issued by CLEET and a\n\nstate-issued driver license or identification card are in the\n\npossession of the person while carrying the firearm.\n\nD. Any identification card or badge issued to a person meeting\n\nthe license requirements for an armed security guard, an armed\n\nprivate investigator or armed bail enforcer shall be distinct and\n\nshall explicitly state that the person is authorized to carry a\n\nfirearm pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Security Guard\n\nand Private Investigator Act or the Bail Enforcement and Licensing\n\nAct. Upon receipt of the license and identification card, the armed\n\nsecurity guard, armed private investigator or armed bail enforcer is\nate investigator or armed bail enforcer shall be distinct and\n\nshall explicitly state that the person is authorized to carry a\n\nfirearm pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Security Guard\n\nand Private Investigator Act or the Bail Enforcement and Licensing\n\nAct. Upon receipt of the license and identification card, the armed\n\nsecurity guard, armed private investigator or armed bail enforcer is\n\nauthorized to carry a firearm subject to the respective provisions\n\nof the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act or the\n\nBail Enforcement and Licensing Act and the rules promulgated by the\n\nCouncil.\n\nE. The Council may issue a conditional license to a person\n\nemployed by a security or investigative agency as a trainee for a\n\nsecurity guard, armed security guard, or private investigator\n\nposition, when the person has submitted a properly completed\n\napplication, made under oath, subject to the following conditions:\n\n1. A conditional license shall authorize employees to perform\n\nthe same functions that regular licensees perform, but subject to\n\nsupervision by the employing agency as the Council may prescribe;\n\n2. The holder of a conditional license shall complete the\n\nnecessary training requirements within one hundred eighty (180) days\n\nfrom the effective date of the conditional license, after which the\n\nconditional license shall expire;\n\n3. The holder of a conditional license as an armed security\n\nguard shall not carry a firearm in the performance of duties until\n\nafter completing a course of firearms training as prescribed by the\n\nCouncil, and having been issued a regular license by the Council;\n\n4. A conditional license may be renewed at the discretion of\n\nthe Council, if necessary to allow an applicant to complete any\n\ntraining required for a regular license;\n\n5. When the Council finds that a conditional license holder has\n\ncompleted the required training and is otherwise qualified for a\n\nlicense pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Security Guard\n\nand Private Investigator Act, the Council shall issue a regular\n\nlicense; and\n\n6. The Council shall be prohibited from issuing a conditional\n\nlicense to a bail enforcer under the Bail Enforcement and Licensing\n\nAct.\n\nF. A Security Agency License may be issued to an individual,\n\ncorporation, or other legal entity meeting the following\n\nqualifications:\n\n1. If the license is to be issued in the name of a legal entity\n\nother than a natural person, the applicant must furnish proof that\n\nthe entity is legally recognized, such as the issuance of a\n\ncorporate charter; and\n\n2. The executive officer, manager, or other person in charge of\n\nsupervising security guards in the performance of their duties shall\n\nbe a licensed security guard.\n\nG. An Investigative Agency License may be issued to an\n\nindividual, corporation, or other legal entity meeting the following\n\nqualifications:\n\n1. If the license is to be issued in the name of a legal entity\n\nother than a natural person, the applicant must furnish proof that\n\nthe entity is legally recognized, such as the issuance of a\n\ncorporate charter;\n\n2. Any person, otherwise qualified, may own a private\n\ninvestigation agency; and\n\n3. A self-employed private investigator who employs no other\n\ninvestigators shall also be licensed as an investigative agency, but\n\nshall only be required to be insured or bonded as a self-employed\n\nprivate investigator.\n\nH. A Security Guard License, Armed Security Guard License,\n\nPrivate Investigator License, Armed Private Investigator License, or\n\ncombination thereof may be issued to an applicant meeting the\n\nfollowing qualifications. The applicant shall:\n\n1. Be a citizen of the United States or an alien legally\n\nresiding in the United States;\n\n2. Be at least eighteen (18) years of age, except that an\n\napplicant for an Armed Security Guard License shall be at least\nense,\n\nPrivate Investigator License, Armed Private Investigator License, or\n\ncombination thereof may be issued to an applicant meeting the\n\nfollowing qualifications. The applicant shall:\n\n1. Be a citizen of the United States or an alien legally\n\nresiding in the United States;\n\n2. Be at least eighteen (18) years of age, except that an\n\napplicant for an Armed Security Guard License shall be at least\n\ntwenty-one (21) years of age;\n\n3. Have successfully completed training requirements for the\n\nlicense applied for, as prescribed by the Council;\n\n4. Not have a record of conviction for a felony crime that\n\nsubstantially relates to the occupation of a security guard or\n\nprivate investigator and poses a reasonable threat to public safety;\n\n5. Not have a record of conviction for larceny, theft, false\n\npretense, fraud, embezzlement, false personation of an officer, any\n\noffense involving a minor as a victim, any nonconsensual sex\n\noffense, any offense involving the possession, use, distribution, or\n\nsale of a controlled dangerous substance, any offense involving a\n\nfirearm, or any other offense as prescribed by the Council, as\n\nprovided herein.\n\na. If any conviction which disqualifies an applicant\n\noccurred more than five (5) years prior to the\n\napplication date and the Council is convinced the\n\noffense constituted an isolated incident and the\n\napplicant has been rehabilitated, the Council may, in\n\nits discretion, waive the conviction disqualification\n\nas provided for in this paragraph and issue an unarmed\n\nsecurity guard license or a private investigator\n\nlicense, but shall not issue an armed guard license to\n\nthe applicant if the felony involved the use of a\n\nfirearm or was violent in nature.\n\nb. If an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation records\n\ncheck and a local records check reveal that there are\n\nno felony convictions, or any other disqualifying\n\nconvictions as specified in the Oklahoma Security\n\nGuard and Private Investigator Act or prescribed by\n\nthe Council, then the Council may conditionally issue\n\nan armed security guard license pending completion of\n\nthe criminal history and background check.\n\nc. Under oath, the applicant shall certify that he or she\n\nhas no disqualifying convictions as specified in the\n\nOklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act\n\nor by the Council.\n\nd. The applicant shall further meet all other\n\nqualifications.\n\ne. If upon completion of the required background\n\ninvestigation it is discovered that a disqualifying\n\nconviction exists, the Council shall immediately\n\nrevoke the armed guard license of the applicant;\n\n6. Make a statement that the applicant is not currently\n\nundergoing treatment for a mental illness, condition, or disorder,\n\nmake a statement whether the applicant has ever been adjudicated\n\nincompetent or committed to a mental institution, and make a\n\nstatement regarding any history of illegal drug use or alcohol\n\nabuse. Upon presentation by the Council on Law Enforcement\n\nEducation and Training of the name, gender, date of birth, and\n\naddress of the applicant to the Department of Mental Health and\n\nSubstance Abuse Services, the Department of Mental Health and\n\nSubstance Abuse Services shall notify the Council within ten (10)\n\ndays whether the computerized records of the Department indicate the\n\napplicant has ever been involuntarily committed to an Oklahoma state\n\nmental institution. For purposes of this subsection, \"currently\n\nundergoing treatment for a mental illness, condition, or disorder\"\n\nmeans the person has been diagnosed by a licensed physician or\n\npsychologist as being afflicted with a substantial disorder of\n\nthought, mood, perception, psychological orientation, or memory that\n\nsignificantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize\n\nreality, or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life and such\n\ncondition continues to exist; and\n\n7. Make a statement regarding misdemeanor domestic violence\nn diagnosed by a licensed physician or\n\npsychologist as being afflicted with a substantial disorder of\n\nthought, mood, perception, psychological orientation, or memory that\n\nsignificantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize\n\nreality, or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life and such\n\ncondition continues to exist; and\n\n7. Make a statement regarding misdemeanor domestic violence\n\ncharges.\n\nI. A special event license may be issued to an employee of a\n\nsecurity agency who is hired on a temporary basis as an unarmed\n\nsecurity guard for a particular event. An application for a special\n\nevent license shall be made by the agency employing the applicant.\n\nThe agency shall certify to the Council that the applicant meets the\n\nqualifications for security guards, pursuant to subsection H of this\n\nsection.\n\nJ. 1. All persons and agencies shall obtain and maintain\n\nliability coverage in accordance with the following minimum\n\nstandards:\n\na. general liability insurance coverage for bodily\n\ninjury, personal injury, and property damage, with\n\nendorsements for personal injury including false\n\narrest, libel, slander, and invasion of privacy, or\n\nb. a surety bond that allows persons to recover for\n\nactionable injuries, loss, or damage as a result of\n\nthe willful, or wrongful acts or omissions of the\n\nprincipal and protects this state, its agents,\n\nofficers and employees from judgments against the\n\nprincipal or insured licensee, and is further\n\nconditioned upon the faithful and honest conduct of\n\nthe principal's business.\n\n2. Liability coverages and bonds outlined in this section shall\n\nbe in the minimum amounts of One Hundred Thousand Dollars\n\n($100,000.00) for agencies, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for\n\narmed security guards and armed private investigators, or\n\ncombination armed license; and Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for\n\nunarmed security guards and self-employed unarmed private\n\ninvestigators who employ no other investigators.\n\n3. Security agencies and investigative agencies shall ensure\n\nthat all employees of these agencies have met the minimum liability\n\ncoverages as prescribed in this section.\n\n4. Insurance policies and bonds issued pursuant to this section\n\nshall not be modified or canceled unless ten (10) days' prior\n\nwritten notice is given to the Council. All persons and agencies\n\ninsured or bonded pursuant to this section shall be insured or\n\nbonded by an insurance carrier or a surety company licensed in the\n\nstate in which the insurance or bond was purchased, or in this\n\nstate.\n\n5. In lieu of the requirements of this subsection, the Council\n\nmay accept a written statement from a corporation which is\n\nregistered with the Oklahoma Secretary of State attesting that the\n\ncorporation self-insures the general operation of business for the\n\ntypes of liability set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection.\n\nK. Upon written notice, any license may be placed on inactive\n\nstatus.\n\nL. Similar or duplicate agency names will not be issued. Each\n\nagency name must be distinguishably different.\n\nM. As used in this section:\n\n1. \"Substantially relates\" means the nature of criminal conduct\n\nfor which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the\n\nfitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or\n\nresponsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and\n\n2. \"Poses a reasonable threat\" means the nature of criminal\n\nconduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat\n\nof harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability\n\nto serve the public or work with others in the occupation.","path":["OK Code","Title 59"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os59.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"540f4aa1f624480b14500d56aec51f3b4162e8826685f741e66059a7ad86c3aa","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1750.5v1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1750.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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