Security Guard Services in the Czech Republic

How to Become a Qualified Security Guard in the Czech Republic

In the Czech Republic, guarding of property and persons is a licensed trade (koncesovaná živnost) under Trade Licensing Act No. 455/1991 Coll. A business needs a license (koncese) from the trade licensing office, and every person who carries out guarding must have a clean record and meet the qualification requirements of Annex 5 of the Act, which include the professional qualification “security guard” (strážný).

Competent authority and legislation: Trade licensing offices (živnostenské úřady). Legislation: Act No. 455/1991 Coll., on Trade Licensing (Trade Licensing Act), as amended, including Act No. 155/2010 Coll.; professional qualifications under Act No. 179/2006 Coll. zakonyprolidi.cz

Requirements

• Clean record under Section 6 of the Trade Licensing Act: no final conviction for an intentional criminal offense committed in connection with business or its subject matter; Czech citizens prove this with an extract from the Criminal Register
• Meeting one of the qualifications under Annex 5: a university degree; higher vocational education in law, security or a related field; a school-leaving examination (maturita) in a security or law program; a school-leaving examination and a certificate of accredited retraining for the activity; the professional qualification “security guard” under Act No. 179/2006 Coll.; or recognition of a foreign qualification under Act No. 18/2004 Coll.

Application Steps

1. Meet one of the qualification routes under Annex 5, for example by passing the examination for the professional qualification “security guard”
2. Work for a holder of the “guarding of property and persons” license, who must ensure that the activity is carried out only by qualified persons with a clean record

Agency Licensing

Guarding of property and persons is a licensed trade granted by the trade licensing office. The license holder or its responsible representative must meet one of the qualifications under Annex 3: a university degree; higher vocational education in law, security or a related field; a school-leaving examination in a security or law program and 3 years of experience; a school-leaving examination, 3 years of experience and a certificate of accredited retraining; or a school-leaving examination, 3 years of experience and the professional qualification “security guard”. Annex 3 also requires the reliability of the business owner or the members of its statutory body and a clean record for all persons who carry out the activity.

Sources

• Trade Licensing Act No. 455/1991 Coll., consolidated text in force (Zákony pro lidi)
• Act No. 155/2010 Coll. (Zákony pro lidi)

Requirements change. Confirm current rules with the competent authority before applying. This summary is general information, not legal advice. Last reviewed November 2026.