Your Montana requirements
What you will learn
- Identify the authority for your location
- Explain your next training and application steps
- Know which details to confirm before starting work
Connect the shared foundations to your state entry route and official next steps.
Your shift starts here
What would you do next?
You have finished the online foundations lessons and found an employer in Montana. The employer asks when you can start.
Choose a response to see what happens.
Put it into practice
Verify your training next step
You are considering paying for a course. Build this verification plan in dependency order: define your target, establish the relevant requirements, check the exact course against them, then use the confirmed answers to decide.
Select the steps in the order you would take them.
- Choose step 1 below
Lesson notes & sources
Your state entry route
Montana licenses individual private security guards through its Private Security Program. Use the guard checklist and confirm the employment documentation for your specific employer.
The program requires 16 hours of guard training. Arrange training that meets Montana's requirements and retain proof of completion.
Review eligibility
Check the current application checklist, education requirements, and background disclosures.
Train and fingerprint
Complete the training and submit fingerprints for state and FBI checks.
Apply online
Submit your application, training evidence, employment verification, and requested supporting records.
Prepare for duty
Verify issuance and obtain the employer-issued photo identification card.
Confirm your situation
Guard licensing and a security firm's business license are separate.
Confirm current requirements with the program when older checklists and portal instructions differ.
Keep your sources current
These sources were checked on 2026-09-16. Check the linked regulator for changes before applying.
The Get Licensed foundations course is supplementary preparation. Follow the required approved training and authorisation process for your location.