Security Services

Security built around how your site actually operates.

Protect people, property, inventory and continuity of operations. KMSC designs security coverage around the realities of your environment — not a generic guard schedule.
Specialist focus

Cannabis Facility Security

Security built around the operating and compliance realities of regulated cultivation, processing and storage environments.

Discuss Cannabis Facility Security
  • Licensed officers posted at cultivation, processing and storage sites
  • Access control and visitor/vendor management
  • Support for the facility's surveillance and recordkeeping obligations
  • Continuity of operations during shift changes and transport

How Florida licenses security work

What the license classes on a security contract actually mean.

Florida regulates private security under Chapter 493. If you're comparing providers, these are the credentials worth asking about.

Class “B”

Security Agency

Held by the agency itself. Any firm engaging in business as a private security agency must have one, and it is valid for a single location.

Class “D”

Security Officer

Held by every individual performing security officer duties, after a minimum of 40 hours of training from a state-licensed security officer school.

Class “G”

Statewide Firearm License

Required in addition to a Class “D” for any officer who bears a firearm. Requires 28 hours of initial classroom and range training, plus four hours of requalification every year.

Class “MB”

Agency Manager

Held by the individual who manages a Class “B” security agency or branch office.

Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

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FAQ

Common questions

Does a Florida security agency need a license?

Yes. Florida regulates private security under Chapter 493, Fla. Stat. The agency itself holds a Class "B" agency license, individual unarmed officers hold a Class "D" license, and an officer who carries a firearm additionally holds a Class "G" statewide firearm license. When comparing providers, these are reasonable credentials to ask about.

What does Florida require for security at a medical marijuana treatment center?

Florida law requires an MMTC to maintain a video surveillance system recording continuously 24 hours a day, and to have at least two of its employees — or two employees of a contracted security agency — on the premises at all times where cultivation, processing or storing of marijuana occurs (§381.986, Fla. Stat.). Compliance remains the license holder's responsibility; KMSC supplies the licensed personnel.