Please see 2021 version for important update.
Here are links to some basic information on Special Police in DC.
Security Officers Management Branch of MPD
DC Occupational and Professional Licensing Administration (security licensing)
Private Security with Badge (and Gun) 2019 update
<<“File a Complaint” button here goes to SOMB page linked above, where no complaint filing information is found
<<This “File a Complaint” link under “Documents and Forms” goes to the same SOMB page.
Video version on FB and permalink.
Update 10/14/20: status of pages unchanged.
SPO Data DC 