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Index of Licensees and Registrants

Searches are currently available for the following types of licenses/registrations: *
Alarm Installer Apartment Information Vendor
Apartment Sharing Agent Appearance Enhancement
Armored Car Carrier Armored Car Guard
Athlete Agents Bail Enforcement Agent
Barber Bedding
Central Dispatch Facility Document Destruction Contractor
Document Destruction Contractor Branch Office Hearing Aid Dispenser
Hearing Aid Dispenser Business Home Inspection
Notary Public Private Investigator
Real Estate Appraiser Security Guard
Telemarketer Business Ticket Reseller
Ticket Reseller Branch Office Watch, Guard, & Patrol Agency

Searches are limited to active licenses only. You may search as follows:
  • By ID Number (Unique ID or Registration Number)
  • By Name (last name, first name and optionally city/zip code/county)
  • By Business Name (business name and optionally city/zip code/county)

* To search for Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons licenses, you must go to eAccessNY.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained on this site is up to date and accurate. As the Department relies upon information provided to it, the information's completeness or accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

Security Guard employers are cautioned that this Web site does not circumvent or supercede the requirements of due diligence set forth in the Department of State rules, 19NYCRR§174.6

Please note that information pertaining to residence addresses is not included on this database. Such information is protected by privacy law.

Alarm Installer Note: Those Alarm Installers designated "local" may only engage in the alarm installer business in municipalities where they are licensed as master electricians.

Note: Private Investigator, Watch Guard and Patrol Agency, and Armored Car Carrier can only be searched by business name or UID#. Individual qualifying officers are NOT displayed and cannot be searched. Please call one of our Customer Service Representatives at the number below for assistance.

If you have any questions about performing a search, or the results you receive, please contact a Division of Licensing Customer Service Representative at (518) 474-4429, 9:00AM - 1:00 PM., and 2:00 PM-4:45 PM, eastern time, Monday -Friday, except on legal holidays.



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