Unarmed door and floor officers licensed by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS) for bars, clubs, lounges and late-night restaurants across Southern California: ID checks, capacity counts, refusals, and a calm sidewalk at 2 a.m.
Bar and nightlife security guards protect your license as much as your guests. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and your city both pay attention to what happens at your door and on your sidewalk. Many conditional use permits in Los Angeles carry conditions that require licensed security guards on certain nights and hours. Read yours before you ask for a quote.
CAL Security Group sends unarmed officers who hold BSIS guard cards and work from post orders your manager approves. The officer at your door is not there to throw people out. The job is to keep the wrong people from coming in and to get the right people home without a fight.
Most nightlife incidents start small and in plain view.
Door officers cover the regular nights. Extra posts cover the nights that are not regular.
Door and floor officers for weekend nights, late hours or every night you are open.
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Officers for DJ nights, private buyouts, watch parties and ticketed events.
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Extra officers for New Year's Eve, holiday weekends and one-off promotions.
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Lot and building checks after close, once the crew has gone home.
↗Call the 24/7 line with the date, the expected crowd and your closing time, and we quote the extra officers in writing.
California Business and Professions Code Section 25631 stops alcohol sales at 2 a.m. The security plan works back from that hour.
A briefing with the manager: expected crowd, special events, anyone banned, and where each officer stands.
ID checks under your policy, a running count against the posted occupant load, and a polite refusal for anyone already drunk.
Officers move to the floor and patio, watch for tempers as tabs close, and help staff clear the room.
Officers clear the sidewalk and the lot, keep groups moving, and stay until staff are out and the doors are locked.
Your manager signs off on these before the first night.
ID standard. Which IDs you accept, such as a driver's license, state ID card, passport or military ID, and what to do with a fake.
Capacity. The posted occupant load, how the count is kept, and who stops entry when the room is full.
Refusals. Who gets turned away, and the words the officer uses.
Hands-off rule. Words first. Physical contact only as the law allows, to protect people.
Ejections and police. The manager approves, the officer walks the guest out, and 911 gets called for fights, weapons or injuries.
Banned list. Names and photos, kept current by the manager.
The shift report gives the count at set times through the night, every refusal and ejection with time, description and reason, injuries, police incident numbers and neighbor complaints. If ABC or your city ever asks about a night, that report is your record.
From Ventura to San Bernardino, our licensed officers and 24/7 dispatch protect five Southern California regions. Click a pin or county on the map to see every city we cover.
Have your ABC license conditions, your conditional use permit, the posted occupant load and your busiest nights ready. We walk the door, floor, patio and lot with your manager at no charge.
Tell us your capacity, your nights and your closing time. We walk the venue with your manager and quote each post in writing.
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