Security Guard Services in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

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Retail and Tourist Districts in Santo Domingo

Coverage includes stores, offices and residential towers in Santo Domingo, in areas such as:

• BlueMall Santo Domingo
• Ágora Mall
• Acrópolis Center
• Galería 360
• Sambil Santo Domingo
• Calle El Conde, Colonial City

Security Considerations in Santo Domingo

Unlike the tourist areas, activity in Santo Domingo depends on local shoppers, office workers and business travelers, so store traffic peaks in the evenings, on weekends and before public holidays, not with the tourist season. Luxury stores in shopping plazas need officers who work within each plaza’s security rules, coordinate with its control center and courteously serve a mostly Spanish-speaking clientele.

Corporate offices, banks and residential towers in Piantini, Naco and the Avenida Winston Churchill corridor require reception, access control and parking procedures. Heavy traffic can slow travel between sites, so supervision routes and relief officers must be planned around rush hours. Visitor logs and key control are a regular part of these posts.

Spanish is the language of daily business, and officers must write clear reports in Spanish, with summaries in English for brands headquartered abroad. The hurricane season, from June to November, and heavy tropical rains can cause flooding and power outages that require backup plans.

How Coverage Works in the Dominican Republic

McCray designs the program, writes the Post Orders, supervises performance and reports to the client.

Services in Santo Domingo

Private Security Regulations

• Private security in the Dominican Republic is regulated by the Superintendency of Private Security and Surveillance (Superintendencia de Vigilancia y Seguridad Privada, SVSP), created by executive decree on December 15, 2003 and attached to the Ministry of Defense. The SVSP issues the rules for private security companies nationwide and exercises control, inspection and oversight over them, their personnel and their clients. Source
• Any company that wishes to provide armed security services must apply for an operating license through the SVSP. The application file must show subscribed and paid-in capital of at least RD$1,000,000.00, approval of the trade name and logo by ONAPI (National Office of Industrial Property) and tax registration (an RNC taxpayer registration certificate and the DGII receipt for payment of the company incorporation tax). Source
• The application file must include a certificate of no criminal record issued by the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (Procuraduría General de la República, PGR), and each shareholder must be evaluated by the SVSP psychology department. A certification showing the source of funds under Law 155-17 against money laundering is also required. Source
• Under current SVSP requirements, active members of the Armed Forces and the Police may not be part of a private security company. Source

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