Form: 11-K

Annual report of employee stock purchase, savings and similar plans

June 28, 2004

23.1

Published on June 28, 2004

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-47528) and Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-26056), both
pertaining to the Rollins Retirement Account, of our report dated June 18, 2004,
with respect to the financial statements and schedule of the Rollins 401(k) Plan
included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2003.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
June 28, 2004