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Alaska Security Guard Practice Test

Unofficial questions on Alaska's guard license law, its training rules and the law of arrest, each with its section.

What renewal fee does AS 18.65.430 set for a security guard license?

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The licensing act: who needs a license, fees, revocation 21

  • A cannery pays its own employees to keep unarmed watch over its own plant. Does AS 18.65.460 require licenses for them? AS 18.65.460
  • A licensed agency keeps a guard on after learning of his felony conviction. Whose license does AS 18.65.440(5) put at risk? AS 18.65.440(5)
  • A licensed guard is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude while licensed. What does AS 18.65.440(3) allow? AS 18.65.440(3)
  • AS 18.65.450 names two things the commissioner's regulations must specify. Which pair? AS 18.65.450
  • AS 18.65.490 defines a security guard partly by what the services are designed to prevent. What is that? AS 18.65.490(2)
  • How does AS 18.65.480 class a violation of the guard statutes or of a regulation adopted under them? AS 18.65.480
  • How long is a security guard license valid under AS 18.65.430? AS 18.65.430
  • Under AS 18.65.420, who may furnish the bond or proof of insurance needed for a guard license? AS 18.65.420
  • What application fee does AS 18.65.410 set for a security guard agency license? AS 18.65.410(a)
  • What is the bond or insurance in AS 18.65.420 meant to cover? AS 18.65.420
  • What is the largest fine in AS 18.65.480 for violating the security guard statutes or regulations? AS 18.65.480
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The licensing act: who needs a license, fees, revocation, continued

  • What is the longest jail term for violating the security guard statutes under AS 18.65.480? AS 18.65.480
  • What marks a security guard agency in AS 18.65.490(3)? AS 18.65.490(3)
  • What must an application under AS 18.65.410 include so the commissioner can learn of a criminal record? AS 18.65.410(a)
  • What nonrefundable application fee does AS 18.65.410 set for a security guard license? AS 18.65.410(a)
  • What renewal fee does AS 18.65.430 set for a security guard license? AS 18.65.430
  • Which act by a guard does AS 18.65.440(4) list as a reason to revoke the license? AS 18.65.440(4)
  • Which of these is a reason to revoke a guard license under AS 18.65.440(1)? AS 18.65.440(1)
  • Which procedure governs the revocation of a guard license under AS 18.65.440? AS 18.65.440
  • Which work falls inside the definition of a security guard in AS 18.65.490(2)? AS 18.65.490(2)
  • Who issues a security guard license under AS 18.65.400? AS 18.65.400

Department rules: training, uniforms, insurance and the card 40

  • A felony conviction bars a guard license under 13 AAC 60.050 if it came within how many years before the application? 13 AAC 60.050(a)(5)
  • A guard lends his license identification card to a coworker for one shift. What does 13 AAC 60.070(b) say? 13 AAC 60.070(b)
  • A guard loses employer-provided insurance and has none of his own. What must he do with the license card under 13 AAC 60.120(b)(2)? 13 AAC 60.120(b)(2)
  • A licensed guard moves to a different agency. How soon must the guard report it to the department under 13 AAC 60.140(b)? 13 AAC 60.140(b)
  • An agency issues its own company identification card. What may the card not contain under 13 AAC 60.100(d)? 13 AAC 60.100(d)
  • Besides the word "security", what must be clearly visible on all uniforms under 13 AAC 60.100(b)? 13 AAC 60.100(b)
  • By which two dates each year must an agency file its guard employee list under 13 AAC 60.140(a)? 13 AAC 60.140(a)
  • For how long may a licensed agency employ a guard on a temporary basis under 13 AAC 60.130? 13 AAC 60.130
  • For how many past years does the application in 13 AAC 60.060 ask for residence addresses and employment? 13 AAC 60.060(a)
  • How early should a renewal application reach the department under 13 AAC 60.080(b)? 13 AAC 60.080(b)
  • How many character references does 13 AAC 60.060 require on a guard application? 13 AAC 60.060(a)(14)
  • How many hours of general preassignment training does 13 AAC 60.110(a) require? 13 AAC 60.110(a)
  • How many hours of inservice training must a guard complete under 13 AAC 60.110(b)? 13 AAC 60.110(b)
  • How much notice of cancellation must the insurance or bond certificate provide the department under 13 AAC 60.120(a)? 13 AAC 60.120(a)
  • How must a patrol vehicle be marked under 13 AAC 60.100(c)? 13 AAC 60.100(c)
  • How often must a guard pass a refresher course under 13 AAC 60.110(c), and how long is it? 13 AAC 60.110(c)
  • On the department's application form 12-183, what must be true of at least one of the three references? DPS form 12-183, item 24
  • The photograph filed under 13 AAC 60.060 must have been taken within how many days before submission? 13 AAC 60.060(c)(1)
  • What does 13 AAC 60.060(b) require of the applicant's signature? 13 AAC 60.060(b)
  • What does 13 AAC 60.090(d) say about the Seal of the State of Alaska? 13 AAC 60.090(d)
  • What is the minimum age for a security guard license under 13 AAC 60.050? 13 AAC 60.050(a)(3)
  • What lifts the felony bar in 13 AAC 60.050(a)(5)? 13 AAC 60.050(a)(5)
  • What list does 13 AAC 60.080(a)(2) require in a guard's renewal application? 13 AAC 60.080(a)(2)
  • What may follow if a guard fails the refresher course in 13 AAC 60.110(c)? 13 AAC 60.110(c)
  • What minimum liability coverage does 13 AAC 60.120(a) require? 13 AAC 60.120(a)
  • What must an applicant furnish about training under 13 AAC 60.050(c)? 13 AAC 60.050(c)
  • What must the application photograph show under 13 AAC 60.060(c)(1)? 13 AAC 60.060(c)(1)
  • When is the word "Alaska" barred from an agency name under 13 AAC 60.090(c)? 13 AAC 60.090(c)
  • Where may the word "security" be displayed on a uniform under 13 AAC 60.100(a)? 13 AAC 60.100(a)
  • Which citizenship rule does 13 AAC 60.050 set for a guard license? 13 AAC 60.050(a)(1)
  • Which claim must the liability coverage in 13 AAC 60.120(a) reach? 13 AAC 60.120(a)
  • Which of these is a condition of temporary employment under 13 AAC 60.130? 13 AAC 60.130(2)
  • Which of these is a required inservice training subject in 13 AAC 60.110(b)? 13 AAC 60.110(b)(4)
  • Which pair of legal subjects does 13 AAC 60.110(b) put in a guard's inservice training? 13 AAC 60.110(b)
  • Which requirements can the commissioner not waive under 13 AAC 60.850? 13 AAC 60.850
  • Which title for a private security guard is prohibited by 13 AAC 60.090(e)? 13 AAC 60.090(e)
  • Which word may not be used to identify a security agency or its employees under 13 AAC 60.090(b)? 13 AAC 60.090(b)
  • Which word must be clearly visible on every guard uniform under 13 AAC 60.100(a)? 13 AAC 60.100(a)
  • Who owns the license identification card issued under 13 AAC 60.070? 13 AAC 60.070(a)
  • Within how many days after employment must the inservice training of 13 AAC 60.110(b) be finished? 13 AAC 60.110(b)

Arrest by a private person 13

  • A bystander arrests a person engaged in a breach of the peace and delivers him to a peace officer. What may the officer do under AS 12.25.040? AS 12.25.040
  • A felony has in fact been committed. What else must a private person have to arrest under AS 12.25.030(a)(3)? AS 12.25.030(a)(3)
  • A guard is told that a person committed a misdemeanor yesterday. The guard saw none of it. Which arrest ground in AS 12.25.030(a) applies? AS 12.25.030(a)
  • A guard watches a person commit a misdemeanor in front of her. May she arrest as a private person under AS 12.25.030(a)? AS 12.25.030(a)(1)
  • A peace officer making an arrest orally calls on a guard to help. What does AS 12.25.090 say? AS 12.25.090
  • A person has committed a felony, though not in the guard's presence. What does AS 12.25.030(a)(2) allow a private person to do? AS 12.25.030(a)(2)
  • An arrested person escapes from the one who arrested him. What does AS 12.25.120 allow? AS 12.25.120
  • How does AS 12.25.160 define an arrest? AS 12.25.160
  • How is an arrest made under AS 12.25.050? AS 12.25.050
  • How much restraint may a private person put on an arrested person under AS 12.25.070? AS 12.25.070
  • How soon must an arrested person be taken before a judge or magistrate under AS 12.25.150(a)? AS 12.25.150(a)
  • Which warrantless arrest power does AS 12.25.030(b) give to a peace officer and not to a private person? AS 12.25.030(b)(2)(A)
  • Who may make an arrest under AS 12.25.010? AS 12.25.010

Use of force and its limits 18

  • A guard was the initial aggressor in a scuffle. When can the guard still claim self-defense under AS 11.81.330(b)? AS 11.81.330(b)
  • A person could avoid deadly force in complete safety by leaving. Where does AS 11.81.335(b)(3) say there is still no duty to leave? AS 11.81.335(b)(3)
  • A person thinks his arrest by someone who reasonably appears to be a peace officer is unlawful. May he use force to resist under AS 11.81.400(a)? AS 11.81.400(a)
  • Against which of these may deadly force be used in self-defense under AS 11.81.335(a)? AS 11.81.335(a)
  • AS 11.81.350(c)(2) allows deadly force to end which crime in an occupied dwelling or building? AS 11.81.350(c)(2)
  • Hands pressed on a person's throat to impede normal breathing count as what under AS 11.81.900? AS 11.81.900(b)
  • How does AS 11.81.900 define "force"? AS 11.81.900(b)
  • How does AS 11.81.900 define "physical injury"? AS 11.81.900(b)
  • Must a person justified in using force under AS 11.81.350 first try to leave the area? AS 11.81.350(f)
  • Someone a guard reasonably believes to be a peace officer directs her to help make an arrest. What does AS 11.81.380(a) allow? AS 11.81.380(a)
  • Under AS 11.81.350(b), deadly force may be used to stop arson upon what? AS 11.81.350(b)
  • What force may a private person use to arrest someone for a misdemeanor committed in that person's presence, under AS 11.81.390? AS 11.81.390
  • What makes force "deadly force" under AS 11.81.900? AS 11.81.900(b)
  • What may a person use to stop an unlawful taking or damaging of property under AS 11.81.350(a)? AS 11.81.350(a)
  • When is nondeadly force in self-defense justified under AS 11.81.330(a)? AS 11.81.330(a)
  • When may a person use force to defend a third person under AS 11.81.340? AS 11.81.340
  • When may a private person use deadly force to make an arrest under AS 11.81.390(1)? AS 11.81.390(1)
  • Who may use nondeadly force to end a criminal trespass under AS 11.81.350(c)? AS 11.81.350(c)

Detention, concealment, trespass and impersonation 20

  • A person pretends to hold a public office that does not exist. Is that a defense under AS 11.56.830(b)? AS 11.56.830(b)(1)
  • A person with no criminal intent walks onto unimproved, apparently unused land that is not fenced. What ends the privilege to be there under AS 11.46.350(b)? AS 11.46.350(b)
  • A store is open to the public. When does a customer "remain unlawfully" under AS 11.46.350(a)(2)? AS 11.46.350(a)(2)
  • At what merchandise value does concealment become a class C felony under AS 11.46.220(c)(1)(B)? AS 11.46.220(c)(1)(B)
  • Besides immediate and dire need, what does the emergency-use defense in AS 11.46.340 require? AS 11.46.340(2)
  • How does AS 11.46.230(b) define a "reasonable time" of detention? AS 11.46.230(b)
  • How does AS 11.81.900 define "premises"? AS 11.81.900(b)
  • In what kind of case is reasonable detention a defense under AS 11.46.230(a)? AS 11.46.230(a)
  • Unpurchased merchandise is found concealed on a person. What does AS 11.46.220(b) make of that? AS 11.46.220(b)
  • What class of crime is impersonating a public servant in the first degree under AS 11.56.827(b)? AS 11.56.827(b)
  • What class of offense is criminal trespass in the first degree under AS 11.46.320? AS 11.46.320(b)
  • What is criminal trespass in the second degree under AS 11.46.330? AS 11.46.330(a)
  • What is impersonating a public servant in the first degree under AS 11.56.827? AS 11.56.827(a)
  • What is the stated purpose of a detention under AS 11.46.230(a)? AS 11.46.230(a)
  • What must the owner's agent have had for the detention defense in AS 11.46.230(a)(2)? AS 11.46.230(a)(2)
  • Where must the detention have taken place for AS 11.46.230 to apply? AS 11.46.230(a)
  • Where must unpurchased merchandise be concealed for the crime of concealment of merchandise in AS 11.46.220(a)? AS 11.46.220(a)
  • Which act is criminal trespass in the first degree under AS 11.46.320(a)? AS 11.46.320(a)
  • Who may detain a person under the defense in AS 11.46.230(a)? AS 11.46.230(a)(1)
  • With no prior record, concealment of merchandise worth less than $250 is what class of offense under AS 11.46.220(c)? AS 11.46.220(c)(3)

How this list was compiled: Alaska Statutes 18.65.400 to 18.65.490, Security Guards (https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#18.65.400), and 13 AAC 60, the Department of Public Safety's security guard regulations (https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp#13.60.010), the two texts the Department's Permits and Licensing page gives as the security guard license laws (https://dps.alaska.gov/statewide/permits-licensing/), with the Department's application form 12-183 (Rev. 1/2026) from that page; and Alaska Statutes 12.25.010 to 12.25.160 (arrest), 11.81.300 to 11.81.400 and 11.81.900 (justification and definitions), 11.46.220, 11.46.230 and 11.46.320 to 11.46.350 (concealment of merchandise, reasonable detention, criminal trespass) and 11.56.827 and 11.56.830 (impersonating a public servant), each on the Alaska Legislature's site. Each was read on October 16, 2026. 13 AAC 60.110(b) lists what a guard's inservice training must include. Each question names its section and links to it. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the text of the law. Nothing is taken from any agency's training course or test, or from any other practice test.

How it works

This unofficial Alaska security guard practice test asks 112 of our own questions on the license law, the Department of Public Safety's regulations and Alaska's arrest, force and detention law. Not affiliated with the Alaska Department of Public Safety.

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Is there an Alaska security guard test?

No state written test. 13 AAC 60.110 asks for eight hours of preassignment training before you apply, 40 hours of inservice training within 180 days of employment, and a refresher course of at least eight hours that you must pass each year. These questions practice the parts of that training that public law answers.

What a guard may do as a private person

AS 12.25.030 lets a private person arrest for a crime committed or attempted in that person's presence, and for a felony committed out of it. AS 11.81.390 allows the nondeadly force reasonably believed necessary to make that arrest.

  • The word "security" and the agency name must be clearly visible on every uniform (13 AAC 60.100).
  • Report a change of employer to the department within five days (13 AAC 60.140).
  • Get a renewal application to the department at least 30 days before the license expires (13 AAC 60.080).

Questions and answers

How do I get a security guard license in Alaska?

Be at least 18 and a U.S. citizen or resident alien with a work permit, with no felony conviction in the past 10 years. After the preassignment training, apply to the Department of Public Safety with fingerprints and the $50 fee (13 AAC 60.050, 60.060).

How long is an Alaska security guard license good for?

Two years. AS 18.65.430 makes the license valid for two years and renewable for additional two-year terms, with a $50 renewal fee.

How much insurance does an Alaska security guard need?

13 AAC 60.120 requires liability coverage of at least $100,000 per person and $200,000 per occurrence, and $100,000 of property damage coverage. An employer's bond or policy may cover its guards.

Can a security guard arrest someone in Alaska?

Only as a private person, with no more restraint than is necessary and proper for the arrest and detention (AS 12.25.070). A guard may not be called a police officer or peace officer (13 AAC 60.090). Exam practice, not legal advice.

Are these questions from an Alaska guard training course?

No. Each was written for this page from the Alaska Statutes and 13 AAC 60. Search and seizure, fire prevention, first aid and patrol techniques are taught by each agency and are not asked here.

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