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As of November 1, 2023, the NJ State Police began issuing E-SORA Licenses & Approval Letters to all approved applicants in the SORA Training Process. They no longer issue hard-plastic SORA Cards. You must download your E-SORA License & Approval letter directly from the NJ State Police website ONCE approved. (Click here to view our training video “How to Download Your E-SORA License & Approval Letter”)
All SORA security personnel can renew up to 90 days PRIOR to the expiration date of their current SORA License. Renewing early will NOT move up the expiration date of your Renewed SORA License. You must renew BEFORE your expiration date.
If you fail to submit for a Renewal Application with the NJ State Police and complete the recertification process before your expiration date you must complete the original process over again. To see the original 3 step SORA training / SORA certification process click here.
To renew, you must log into your NJ State Police account. Go to the NJ State Police SORA Application Website by clicking on the following link https://eapps.njsp.org/applicant/logon.do. Click on “Returning SORA Applicant” and enter your User Name & Password and click “Next”. Then answer your Security Question and click “Next”.
Once you are logged into the NJSP Website, put your mouse pointer on the appropriate box for the type of SORA License you are looking to renew. The box for the Unarmed SORA says “Security Officer”, Armed says “Armed Security Officer. When you put your mouse pointer over the box, the system will give you a drop-down menu. If you are eligible to renew your SORA License, the last option in this list should display “Submit Renewal”. If it does not say “Submit Renewal” then you are not eligible to renew your SORA License for some reason. If this happens, call our office at (201) 473 – 7045 so we can assist you in determining why the renewal option is not there.
Once you click on “Submit Renewal” you will need to complete the Renewal Application and pay the NJSP Renewal Fee of $78.75. The system will then provide you with your Renewal Application ID Number. You can now register for the One-Day SORA Renewal Class by clicking here. You will need to provide us with the Renewal Application ID Number when you take the One-Day SORA Renewal Class. (For your protection, the website will log you out if you take too long on any page).
The cost is $78.75 to renew with the NJSP, PLUS the cost of the one day mandatory recertification class.
Yes, you must obtain a one day refresher course by a NJSP certified instructor PRIOR to your expiration date.
With your original process, the registration with the NJSP and the fingerprinting were two separate steps. With the renewal there is no need to get your fingerprints re-done; therefore, the processing of your background check and the renewal fee are blended together and therefore less than the original process of $75 + $66.