Prepared by MERRILL CORPORATION www.edgaradvantage.com QuickLinks Exhibit 10.18 Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement Between View Systems, Inc. and Andrew Jiranek Non-Qualified Option No. 2 No. of Shares: 36,000Option and Stock Option Agreement • January 11th, 2000 • View Systems Inc • Services-miscellaneous business services • Maryland
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR WITH ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORS AND ARE OFFERED PURSUANT TO ONE OR MORE EXEMPTIONS AVAILABLE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES IS RESTRICTED AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 5 BELOW.
