On the 26^th of December 1989, the military commanders of that time decided to make up a group of 4 officers from the Ministry of Defense in order to provide the physical protection of the most important members of the National Salvation Front - a state body settled on the 22^nd of December 1989.

Within the order nr. 204 from 7^th of May 1990, the Provision Council for the National Unity settled the Special Unit for Protocol and Guard (USPP), subordinated to the Ministry of Defense, having the mission to ensure protection and guard the Romanian dignitaries as well as the foreign ones that were visiting the country.

With the Law nr. 51 / 26^th of July 1991 regarding the national security of Romania, USPP has changed its name into THE PROTECTION AND GUARD SERVICE (SPP), becoming a state body with “functions in the field of national security”. The activity was based upon the provisions of the rules approved by the Supreme Council of National Defense, on the 15^th of November 1991.

In 1998 the proper law of functioning and organization was promulgated (the Law 191/1998). Since 1998, our institution is a founding member of the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE PROTECTION SERVICES, an association that was founded in Israeli on the occasion of the 4^th Conference of the Protection services.

In 2002 the law 191/1998 regarding the functioning and organization of the Protection and Guard Service was modified and completed through the Emergency Ordnance of the Government nr. 103/2002.

The law 191/1998 regarding the functioning and organization of the Protection and Guard Service completed and modified by the Emergency Ordnance nr. 103/2002, was approved with its own changes and completions by the law nr 67/2003.