Mississippi Security License
Regulated by Department of Public Safety.
Requirements change often — always confirm the current rules with Department of Public Safety before applying.
Mississippi does not license the private security industry. Mississippi’s armed security guards, however, must hold state credentials. They receive their firearms permits from the Department of Public Safety, or DPS.
1900 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: (601) 987-1212
The paperwork you need next
A licence lets you operate in Mississippi. Winning and keeping clients takes documents — a contract your client will sign, procedures your officers follow, and a handbook your employees acknowledge. Each is available on its own:
- security services contract template — Professionally written service contract that limits liability and binds the engagement.
- security company SOP manual — Your key to limiting liability — a guided hand for emergencies and daily operations.
- security employee handbook — Without a handbook, “past practice” becomes policy as a matter of law.
- security services proposal template — Avoid the painstaking task of proposal writing — the proposal that wins contracts.
- security subcontractor agreement — For engaging independent contractors and other licensed companies for contract work.