Florida Security Guard Licensure
FLORIDA SECURITY GUARD LICENSURE | CLASS D SECURITY OFFICER
LICENSE | EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED SECURITY
GUARD LICENSING 2026/2027
FLORIDA SECURITY GUARD
LICENSURE
Class D Security Officer and Class G Firearms
1. Which chapter of the Florida Statutes regulates private security,
private investigative, and recovery services?
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A. Chapter 790
B. Chapter 810
C. Chapter 493
D. Chapter 943
C. Chapter 493. Chapter 493 is the Private Investigative, Security, and
Recovery Services law.
2. Which state agency issues and regulates Florida security officer
licenses?
A. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
B. Florida Department of Law Enforcement
C. Department of Business and Professional Regulation
D. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
A. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The
Division of Licensing, part of FDACS, administers Chapter 493.
3. In which city is the Florida Division of Licensing headquartered?
A. Tallahassee
B. Orlando
C. Jacksonville
D. Tampa
A. Tallahassee. The Division of Licensing operates out of the state capital,
Tallahassee.
4. Under Chapter 493, a person who works as a security officer must
generally do what before starting duties?
A. Register with the county sheriff
B. Obtain a federal security clearance
C. Receive written approval from the property owner only
D. Hold the proper state-issued license
D. Hold the proper state-issued license. The state license is required by
law; an employer's approval cannot replace it.
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5. Which of the following is generally exempt from Chapter 493
licensing while performing official duties?
A. A mall security officer employed by a contract company
B. A hospital security officer employed by a security agency
C. A sworn law enforcement officer employed by a government agency
D. A private investigator working for a law firm
C. A sworn law enforcement officer employed by a government agency.
Sworn officers acting within their official duties fall under statutory
exemptions.
6. Working as a security officer without the required license is
generally treated as what?
A. A civil parking-type infraction
B. A matter only for the employer to handle
C. Acceptable if the guard is unarmed
D. A criminal offense under Chapter 493
D. A criminal offense under Chapter 493. Chapter 493 makes unlicensed
activity a criminal violation, not just a workplace issue.
7. Who shares responsibility for making sure a working security officer
holds a valid license?
A. Only the client who hired the agency
B. Only the local police department
C. Nobody, once the guard has been hired
D. Both the security agency and the individual officer
D. Both the security agency and the individual officer. Agencies and
individual licensees are each accountable under Chapter 493.
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8. Which actions may the Division of Licensing take against a licensee
who violates Chapter 493?
A. Fines, suspension, or revocation of the license
B. Verbal warnings only
C. Transfer of the license to another person
D. Automatic promotion to a higher license class
A. Fines, suspension, or revocation of the license. Administrative
penalties range from fines up to loss of the license.
9. Which two sources contain the core legal requirements for Florida
security officers?
A. Chapter 316, Florida Statutes, and Rule Chapter 15A
B. Local city ordinances only
C. Chapter 493, Florida Statutes, and Rule Chapter 5N-1, Florida
Administrative Code
D. Federal aviation regulations
C. Chapter 493, Florida Statutes, and Rule Chapter 5N-1, Florida
Administrative Code. The statute and the Division's administrative rules
together set the requirements.
10. What is the main purpose of state licensing of security officers?
A. To protect the public through background screening and required
training
B. To limit the number of guards in each county
C. To replace local police with private guards
D. To raise money for the property owner
A. To protect the public through background screening and required
training. Licensing exists to make sure only vetted, trained people
perform security work.
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FLORIDA SECURITY GUARD LICENSURE | CLASS D SECURITY OFFICER
LICENSE | EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED SECURITY
GUARD LICENSING 2026/2027
FLORIDA SECURITY GUARD
LICENSURE
Class D Security Officer and Class G Firearms
1. Which chapter of the Florida Statutes regulates private security,
private investigative, and recovery services?
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, Florida Security Guard Licensure
A. Chapter 790
B. Chapter 810
C. Chapter 493
D. Chapter 943
C. Chapter 493. Chapter 493 is the Private Investigative, Security, and
Recovery Services law.
2. Which state agency issues and regulates Florida security officer
licenses?
A. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
B. Florida Department of Law Enforcement
C. Department of Business and Professional Regulation
D. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
A. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The
Division of Licensing, part of FDACS, administers Chapter 493.
3. In which city is the Florida Division of Licensing headquartered?
A. Tallahassee
B. Orlando
C. Jacksonville
D. Tampa
A. Tallahassee. The Division of Licensing operates out of the state capital,
Tallahassee.
4. Under Chapter 493, a person who works as a security officer must
generally do what before starting duties?
A. Register with the county sheriff
B. Obtain a federal security clearance
C. Receive written approval from the property owner only
D. Hold the proper state-issued license
D. Hold the proper state-issued license. The state license is required by
law; an employer's approval cannot replace it.
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5. Which of the following is generally exempt from Chapter 493
licensing while performing official duties?
A. A mall security officer employed by a contract company
B. A hospital security officer employed by a security agency
C. A sworn law enforcement officer employed by a government agency
D. A private investigator working for a law firm
C. A sworn law enforcement officer employed by a government agency.
Sworn officers acting within their official duties fall under statutory
exemptions.
6. Working as a security officer without the required license is
generally treated as what?
A. A civil parking-type infraction
B. A matter only for the employer to handle
C. Acceptable if the guard is unarmed
D. A criminal offense under Chapter 493
D. A criminal offense under Chapter 493. Chapter 493 makes unlicensed
activity a criminal violation, not just a workplace issue.
7. Who shares responsibility for making sure a working security officer
holds a valid license?
A. Only the client who hired the agency
B. Only the local police department
C. Nobody, once the guard has been hired
D. Both the security agency and the individual officer
D. Both the security agency and the individual officer. Agencies and
individual licensees are each accountable under Chapter 493.
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8. Which actions may the Division of Licensing take against a licensee
who violates Chapter 493?
A. Fines, suspension, or revocation of the license
B. Verbal warnings only
C. Transfer of the license to another person
D. Automatic promotion to a higher license class
A. Fines, suspension, or revocation of the license. Administrative
penalties range from fines up to loss of the license.
9. Which two sources contain the core legal requirements for Florida
security officers?
A. Chapter 316, Florida Statutes, and Rule Chapter 15A
B. Local city ordinances only
C. Chapter 493, Florida Statutes, and Rule Chapter 5N-1, Florida
Administrative Code
D. Federal aviation regulations
C. Chapter 493, Florida Statutes, and Rule Chapter 5N-1, Florida
Administrative Code. The statute and the Division's administrative rules
together set the requirements.
10. What is the main purpose of state licensing of security officers?
A. To protect the public through background screening and required
training
B. To limit the number of guards in each county
C. To replace local police with private guards
D. To raise money for the property owner
A. To protect the public through background screening and required
training. Licensing exists to make sure only vetted, trained people
perform security work.
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