Rhode Island security guard software
for businesses licensed by the Attorney General
CGuardPro is security guard management software for Rhode Island private security guard businesses: scheduling and relief coverage, GPS and selfie clock-in, QR and NFC guard tours, incident reports, training records and an officer file for registrations and permits, with guard, supervisor and client apps for iOS and Android. It costs $5 per user per month with a 7-day free trial. Rhode Island licenses guard businesses through the Attorney General; the software keeps the employee and shift records around that license.
What running guards in Rhode Island actually involves
The Attorney General is the regulator
In Rhode Island, private security guard businesses are licensed by the Department of the Attorney General under Chapter 5-5.1 of the General Laws. Not the State Police, not a professional board.
A two-year business license with insurance attached
The license expires two years after issue. The regulation requires liability coverage of at least $300,000 for bodily or personal injury and $100,000 for property damage, kept in force while you are licensed.
Every employee is registered before working
Each employee signs a verified statement, the employee’s registration, and no one may perform guard duties before being registered and licensed by the Attorney General. The employee file is where the state looks first.
Training is set by you, so prove it
The regulation we read sets no statewide training hours for unarmed officers. That puts the burden on the company: clients and insurers will ask what training each officer had, and the answer has to be on file.
Sundays and holidays can cost time and a half
Rhode Island law requires time and a half for work on Sundays and holidays unless an exception under Chapter 25-3 applies, on top of weekly overtime after 40 hours. Confirm with the Department of Labor and Training how it applies to your posts.
A three-hour minimum when someone reports
An employee who reports for a scheduled shift is owed at least three hours’ pay, even if the work is called off. Cancelling a post an hour before the shift does not cancel the cost.
Providence: hospitals and campuses
Providence’s hospitals and universities are the backbone of guard work in the state, with steady posts, patient-watch assignments and patrols across dense urban campuses.
Newport, Quonset and the waterfront
Tourism and events in Newport, the naval presence on Aquidneck Island and the port and industrial park at Quonset put officers on seasonal events, waterfront gates and manufacturing perimeters.
What a Rhode Island guard operation runs on
Every module stands on its own, and together they are the operations picture your dispatcher works from.
Officer records
Registration, firearm permits and certificates on the officer record, with alerts before anything expires.
Training records
The training you give each officer, filed and dated, ready when a client asks.
Guard scheduling
Every Sunday and holiday shift in view while you build the week.
Labor cost and overtime
Hours per officer against the 40-hour week, before the extra shift is approved.
QR and NFC guard tours
Checkpoints across a campus or waterfront site, verified with time and position.
Event staffing
Short deployments for summer events, with post orders on every officer’s phone.
Incident reporting
Photographed, timestamped reports for the client and the insurer.
Client portal
Clients see their own posts, tours and incidents.
The rules behind a Rhode Island roster
Licensing facts are from the Attorney General’s regulation on private security guard businesses; pay rules from the Department of Labor and Training. Confirm both before you bid or hire.
RI rules for private security guard businesses
The Attorney General’s regulation, published by the Secretary of State.
RI DLT: labor standards
Overtime, Sunday and holiday pay and the three-hour minimum, from the Department of Labor and Training.
Security guard licenses by state
The regulator and the officer credential in each state, side by side.
Payroll with Gusto
Approved hours to Gusto as time sheets, with weekly overtime already classified.
The accounts Rhode Island guard companies hold
Rhode Island questions, answered plainly
Who licenses security guard companies in Rhode Island? +
The Department of the Attorney General, under Chapter 5-5.1 of the General Laws. Its regulation issues a two-year business license, requires liability insurance and says no one may perform guard duties before being registered and licensed by the Attorney General. For armed posts, confirm the firearm permit requirements with the Attorney General’s office.
Is there a statewide training requirement for unarmed officers? +
The Attorney General’s regulation we reviewed does not set statewide training hours for unarmed officers. Confirm with the Attorney General’s office, and keep a record of the training you do give, because clients and insurers will ask for it.
Does CGuardPro calculate Rhode Island’s Sunday and holiday premium? +
No. CGuardPro tracks each officer’s hours against a weekly overtime threshold. Rhode Island’s Sunday and holiday time and a half, where it applies, is a payroll rule you set up with your payroll provider. The schedule shows the date of every shift, so Sunday and holiday work is visible before the week starts.
Does Rhode Island have daily overtime? +
No. Overtime is time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. The separate rules to watch are the Sunday and holiday premium under Chapter 25-3, unless an exception applies, and the three-hour minimum when an employee reports for a scheduled shift.
How is it priced? +
It is $5 per user per month, one plan with every feature, plus an optional one-time implementation package of $299.99. A user is anyone with a login, including client logins. There is a 7-day free trial.
See it against your own Rhode Island roster
Bring one site and one week of posts, a hospital or a summer event in Newport, and we will set it up the way you run it.