Arabic
Issued by Ministry of Interior Decision 5264
Article 2
(a) The entities specified by the regulation shall place private civilian security service at their facilities in accordance with the provisions of the Law of Private Civilian Security Service and its executive regulation. It is not permitted for any entity to provide private civilian security service except after obtaining a license from the competent entity (Public Security), as follows:
First
The following commercial establishments shall provide private civilian security service 24-hours, which are:
1․ Hotels.
2․ Banks and money exchange and remittance shops.
3․ Hospitals.
4․ Gold and jewellery shops and their equivalent, which are located outside establishments required to provide private civilian security service.
5․ Closed and open markets, malls, and commercial centers that contain 30 or more shops or whose commercial area exceeds 3,000 square meters in accordance with the building license.
6․ Locations for sheltering female workers of human resources companies.
7․ Centers for selling cars and heavy equipment belonging to agencies.
8․ Maintenance centers belonging to car and heavy equipment agencies with an area exceeding 2,000 square meters in accordance with the building license.
9․ Car sales exhibitions with an area exceeding 2,000 square meters in accordance with the commercial activity license.
10․ Buildings and towers exceeding 50 units intended for residential or commercial rent.
11․ Closed residential complexes in which the number of villas exceeds 10 villas or exceeds 50 housing units.
12․ Amusement parks and tourist establishments with an area exceeding 3,000 square meters in accordance with the commercial activity license.
13․ Community libraries with an area exceeding 2,000 square meters in accordance with the commercial activity license.
14․ Entities required to provide private civilian security service in accordance with other laws and regulations.
15․ Factories and warehouses as determined by the police director of the region after the establishment submits a feasibility study from a licensed security consultancy office. The study must be submitted within two months from the date of its notification.
Second
Establishments required to provide private civilian security service during working time:
1․ Private and international educational and training establishments.
2․ Wedding and event halls and venues.
3․ Private medical clinics, centers, and complexes.
4․ Establishments licensed by the Saudi Conventions and Exhibitions General Authority or the General Entertainment Authority during the period of holding the activity.
5․ Restaurants whose area exceeds 1,000 square meters in accordance with the commercial activity license.
6․ Gyms of women sports clubs.
7․ Hypermarkets and foodstuff shops with an area exceeding 2,000 square meters in accordance with the commercial activity license.
8․ Camps and sites prepared to house pilgrims in the holy sites during the period from 1 Dhu Al-Hijja to 15 Dhu Al-Hijja of each year.
– All new locations or those for which a security need arises that requires providing private civilian security service, as deemed appropriate by the Director of Public Security based on a report submitted by the police director of the region.
(b) The following text is hereby deleted: provided that the security service is 24-hours daily, and by virtue of Ministry of Labor Decision 142 dated 21 Ramadan 1416 [10 February 1996], at 8 hours per day for each guard, which decreases to 6 hours in the blessed month of Ramadan.
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5087 issued on 16 May 2025.
