Connecticut is another jurisdiction that allows employers to register as many employees as needed and thereby assure compliance with state
requirements for being a security officer.
Prospective or actual employees must apply for a security officer identification card and until received cannot be registered.
The security officer applicant must complete all required training before the issuance of the identification card.

Any person hired to work, as a security officer shall be certified as a security officer prior to
being registered.
The employee shall complete a minimum of eight (8) hours training,
the security officer will be issued an identification card from the
Department of Public Safety. This security officer’s identification card will have five (5) year
expiration and must be carried on their person while on the job site.

To obtain a security officer’s identification card, you must complete the following requirements:
•   Standard application (DPS-135-C) – email dps.spec.licensing@po.state.ct.us to obtain the form.
•   Two color photographs, 2″x2″ (passport style)
•   Set of fingerprint cards (one (1) blue-FBI and one (1) green-State of Connecticut Applicant)
•   Copy of current Connecticut Drivers License
•   Papers of Naturalization, if applicable
•   Fees:
    $100.00   Registration fee
    $13.25   FBI Background inquiry fee
    $75.00   State of Connecticut Background Inquiry

See: Administrative Directives for Security Officer’s Training Certification Identification Card

C.G.S 29-161q states “Immediately upon hiring a security officer, the security service employing such
security officer shall apply to register such security officer with the Commissioner of Public Safety.”

The registration of security officers will consist of the following:
•   Standard application Form DPS-688-C (DOC)
•   Two color photographs, 2″x2″ (passport style)
•   Registration fee of $40.00
•   Copy of Security Officers Identification Card

See: Administrative Procedures for Registering Security Officers

To obtain a Security Office Firearms Permit, applicants must possess a valid
Connecticut State Pistol Permit and must be certified as a security officer and must have a security officer identification card.

The statute states in part:
No employee of a licensed security service and no employee hired by a firm or corporation to perform work as a security officer may carry a pistol, revolver or other firearm while on duty or directly en route to or from such employment unless such employee obtains a special permit from the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
See: C.G.S. 29-161z(a)

Fee:
$62.00 application fee
See: Firearms Permit Endorsement
See: Information on the State Pistol Permit requirements

Temporary Licensure
Security Officer license applicants may temporarily work without a fully approved license as long as the applicant has filed
the required documentation, completed training and been assessed for criminal background check and verification.
There are limitations to this discretionary temporary status. For the full regulations, see Section (H) at:

(h) During the time that an application for a license as a security officer is pending with the commissioner, the applicant may perform the duties of
security officer, provided (1) the security service employing the applicant conducts, or has a consumer reporting agency regulated under
the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act conduct, a state and national criminal history records check and determines the applicant meets the
requirements of subsection (c) of this section to be a security officer, and (2) the applicant (A) successfully completed the training required
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or obtained a waiver of such training, and (B) performs the duties of a security officer under the direct
on-site supervision of a licensed security officer with at least one year of experience as a licensed security officer. The applicant shall not perform
such duties at a public or private preschool, elementary or secondary school or at a facility licensed and used exclusively as a child care center, as
described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 19a-77. The applicant shall cease to perform such duties pursuant to this subsection when the
commissioner grants or denies the pending application for a security license under this section.

See: Connecticut Code

An instate license is required.

According to Statutes of Connecticut (CGS) Chapter 534 § 29-161q:

The applicant must be at least 21 years of age

The regulation is silent, but the Employee/guard registration form asks about Citizenship or naturalization.

No baseline requirement

Training exemptions:
The commissioner shall waive training requirements for any person who,
(A) while serving in the armed forces or the National Guard, or
(B) if such person is a veteran, within two years of such person’s discharge from the armed forces, presents proof that such person has completed military training that is equivalent to the training required by this subsection, and, if applicable, such person’s military discharge document or a certified copy thereof.

See: Raised Bill No. 237

All employees hired by a security service to perform security officer services, while armed with a firearm, must obtain a special permit from the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. The employer is responsible for insuring that the employee has obtained the permit (endorsement). Any employee hired to work, as security officer shall be certified as a security officer and obtains an identification card prior to the security service company making application to register the security officer with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection.

The applicant must have a valid State Pistol Permit to obtain a Firearms Permit Endorsement.

The Security Officer Firearm Permit Endorsement Application Form DPS 1030 must be obtained from an approved firearms instructor. The form cannot be downloaded off the website. An application form can be mailed to you by calling (860) 685-8160.
See: A list of approved intructors

According to CGS Chapter 534 §29-161q(d)
[…] An identification card with the name, date of birth, address, full-face photograph, physical descriptors and signature of the applicant shall be issued to the security officer, and shall be carried by the security officer at all times while performing the duties associated with the security officer’s employment. Registered security officers, in the course of performing their duties, shall present such card for inspection upon the request of a law enforcement officer.

According to CGS Chapter 534 § 29-161y(a):

Any person, firm or corporation may employ as many security officers or security personnel carrying firearms as it deems necessary for the conduct of its business, provided such employees shall be of good moral character.

No fingerprints are required to apply for the firearms permit endorsement. Fingerprints are required for security guard application. According to According to CGS Chapter 534 § 29-161q(a)

Applicants shall submit with their application two sets of their fingerprints in order to submit to state and national criminal history records checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a

No baseline requirement

No baseline requirement

According to CGS Chapter 534 § 29-161y, the application for a firearms permit endorsement shall be made in the same manner as is provided in section 29-161q and applicants shall meet the requirements specified in said section. Therefore, according to Connecticut Chapter 534 § 29-161q:

No person shall be approved for a license who has been convicted of a felony, any sexual offense or any crime involving moral turpitude, or who has been refused a license under the provisions of §§ 29-161g to 29-161x

According to 534 § 29-161k(b)
The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall require any applicant for a license under this section to submit to state and national criminal history records checks

None required