Albuquerque, NM- September 18, 2009- All people who do security or protection work for money must have a license issued b the State of New Mexico prior to working on any location. The license process requires a nationwide FBI (fingerprint) background check, required training, compliance with child support payment and fitness for duty. Many New Mexico Companies are not licensed. Many if not most of the guards providing security in Albuquerque are not licensed. The state requires each guard to display his/her license on their uniform and to produce it upon request.
If you have a guard working on your property- make sure they are licensed by CLICKING HERE. All you need to know is their name.
Each security or investigation company operating in New Mexico must have a license prior to doing any work or hiring any guards. His ensures proper license, background checks of the owners, insurance, civil litigation history and legal compliance. CLICK HERE to check on any New Mexico security company. If their company name isn't listed they are not licensed. It is against the law to provide security without a license.
REPORT ALL UNLICENSED ACTIVITY TO THE NEW MEXICO PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR'S BOARD- 505-476-4909.
The link to the Licensee Search Directory is an IP address that I wasn't sure went to a page belonging to the state of New Mexico. I went the other way around, finding http://www.rld.state.nm.us/RLD/LicenseeSearchIndex.html, an address which raises my confidence quotient.
While I was in there I checked UNMCE's price list for training Levels 1, 2 and 3 security guards. Wow! Pretty steep! Are the classes crowded? I'll do some more checking around, but already I sense a deep disconnect.
Posted by: Brettski | September 20, 2009 at 03:13 AM