Gun Custodian, Carry Guard and Special Licenses; Establishing Company Need for Handgun Licensing.
38 RCNY § 5-06
in effect§ 5-06 Gun Custodian, Carry Guard and Special Licenses; Establishing Company Need for Handgun Licensing.
(a) An applicant shall initially electronically submit a license application, which shall be affirmed in writing, in accordance with general handgun license rules, including all personal and business documentation requested. Examples of business documentation would be a company's corporate book, including filing receipt; certificate of incorporation; minutes of the corporate meeting reflecting current corporate officers; business certificate or partnership agreement, whichever is applicable.
(b) Where the applicant for a handgun license is an owner of a security guard, courier or private investigation company, or a company providing similar services, and desires the license in connection with such business, the applicant shall:
(1) present satisfactory evidence that such business is licensed by the State of New York, and;
(2) present satisfactory evidence of contracts for armed services to be performed within the City of New York.
(c) Where an applicant for a handgun license is an owner of a check cashing business and desires the license for use in connection with such business, the applicant shall: present satisfactory evidence that such business is licensed by the State of New York Banking Department.
(d) Carry Guards.
(1) Once a gun custodian's license has been issued in connection with a particular employer, applications for individual security guards/personnel for the same employer may be submitted.
(2) In addition to the handgun license application required of all license applicants, carry guard/personnel applicants shall submit the form Handgun License Application Company and a specific letter of necessity following the format supplied by the License Division.
(Amended City Record 12/16/2022, eff. 12/16/2022)
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-135584Fetched: 10/24/2026