Deliverables
Compliance audit, jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction gap analysis, prioritized remediation roadmap
— TIER I · PROGRAMS & COMPLIANCE
For operators whose risk is regulatory as much as kinetic.
Compliance review for private security operators across Virginia DCJS, Maryland MSP, and Washington DC SPLU — for matters where regulatory exposure carries operational consequence.
— I.
The situation
"Our protective program operates across three jurisdictions. We have not had a clean read on our regulatory posture in years — and we cannot afford to discover the gaps at the moment of incident."
Review of compliance with state private security statutes — Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, Maryland State Police Licensing Division, Washington DC Security Officers Management Branch — including licensing currency, training requirements, weapons authorization, post orders, operational documentation, and incident reporting protocols.
Most compliance failures in this space are not malicious. They are the byproduct of operators expanding faster than their documentation, or of expansion into a new jurisdiction without complete re-licensing. The work identifies the regulatory exposure that most operators discover only at the moment of incident — and remediates it before the audit, the lawsuit, or the headline.
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Who this serves
Operators of corporate, family office, and foundation protective programs. Companies running in-house executive protection details. Vendors operating security services across multi-jurisdiction footprints. General counsel preparing for due diligence, transactional review, or regulatory inquiry.
Engagements may be structured under attorney-client privilege where appropriate.
What is delivered
Training:
Private briefing for legal, operating, and ownership stakeholders
Timeline
Typically 3 – 6 weeks per jurisdiction
Cadence
Annual review or upon material change in operations
Fee structure
Fixed-scope per jurisdiction
The qualification
Mr. Deetz is a licensed Personal Protection Specialist (Armed) and Private Investigator in the Commonwealth of Virginia, formerly Vice President for Security, Design and Compliance at a regional security agency operating across DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia. The regulatory picture is operator-tested, not desk-reviewed.
Adjacent counsel within the same practice area.
- — i.
Corporate Security Program Reviews
Governance-grade audit of the enterprise security function.
- — ii.
Vendor & Third-Party Due Diligence
Independent diligence before the multi-year retainer is signed.
- — iii.
Policy & Procedure Drafting
When existing documentation no longer matches operating reality.
