DLCP Important Notice: DLCP/OPL Security Program Transfer Policy Update Effective Immediately

To: All Active Security Agencies and Affiliated Officers

Effective immediately, the following policy applies to all individual officer transfers:

1. Transfer Work Period: All transfer applications received will allow individual officers (Security Officers, Special Police Officers, Special Campus Police and Private Detectives) to continue working for the hiring agency for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) days while the transfer application is being processed for approval.
2. Eligibility Requirements:

• The individual officer’s current license must be in an active, unexpired status.
• The transfer must not be the result of termination or dismissal from the transferring from agency.
• If termination or dismissal occurs, the current agency must notify DLCP/OPL Security Program immediately.
• It is understood that the individual officer has been officially hired by the transferring agency stated in the employment letter.
• Application Review Outcome:

• If, during the review period, the individual officer’s application is denied, the application will be deemed not approved.
• The officer’s current active license will be placed in an “inactive” status, and the officer must not be allowed to work until resolved.

Thank you. 

Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection

Occupational and Professional Licensing (OPL)

Security Program