Check this before you hire anyone

Anyone can call themselves a security company. New York State licenses them, insures them, and holds them to a training standard, and those are the things worth verifying before you sign anything.

Licensing

Next Level Private Security LLC is a New York State licensed Watch, Guard and Patrol Agency, regulated by the New York State Division of Licensing Services.

• Agency license number: XXXXXXX
• Issued by the New York State Department of State, Division of Licensing Services
• License class: Watch, Guard and Patrol Agency

You can verify any New York security agency license directly with the Division of Licensing Services. We would rather you did.

Training and Standards

Every specialist meets the training standards New York requires before working an assignment, and armed specialists carry the additional licensing the state requires to do so.

• State required training completed before assignment
• Expected to maintain professionalism and situational awareness at all times
• Trained to act lawfully in every situation
• Use of force standards consistent with New York Penal Law Article 35

Article 35 is the section of New York law that governs when force is justified and how much is permitted. Training to that standard is what keeps an incident from turning into a lawsuit against the client who hired the security in the first place.

Insurance and Workers’ Compensation

Next Level Private Security LLC maintains commercial liability insurance and workers’ compensation coverage consistent with New York State requirements.

• Commercial general liability insurance
• Workers’ compensation coverage as required by New York State
• Certificates of insurance available on request

This is the part most people skip, and it is the part that matters most to you. If a security company does not carry workers’ compensation and one of their people is injured on your property, that exposure can end up landing on you. Ask any company you are considering for a certificate of insurance. A legitimate one will send it the same day.

Professional Conduct

How our specialists conduct themselves is part of the service, not a courtesy on top of it. They represent your business, your event, or your family while they are working.

• Uniformed and presentable, or in appropriate civilian dress for low profile assignments
• Trained to interact appropriately with clients
• Trained to interact appropriately with the public
• Trained to work appropriately with law enforcement
• Bound to confidentiality regarding every client and every assignment

What We Will Not Do

We do not overstate what we are licensed to do, take assignments we are not the right fit for, or make claims about capability that we cannot back up. In an industry where that is common, saying so plainly is worth more than another paragraph of adjectives.