No person except a member of the Town Police Department
shall wear any uniform or insignia in the Town on public or private
property which shall be similar to any uniform or insignia worn by
the Town Police.
Any police-type uniform which shall be blue, cocoa,
tan or brown shall be deemed to be similar to the Town Police uniform
unless approved in writing by the Chief of Police.
Any police-type uniform or insignia which shall be
approved in writing by the Chief of Police as not similar to the uniform
or insignia of the Town Police shall be so construed.
No person shall wear the uniform of a security guard,
guard or other uniformed watchman anywhere in the Town except on the
premises where employed as such security guard, guard or other uniformed
watchman.
This section shall not apply to couriers or guards
while employed to escort or guard payrolls, armored cars, valuable
cargo or merchandise or to perform similar transitory protective services.
The wearing of a uniform while participating in the performance of a play, act, show or other public entertainment shall not be deemed a violation of § 209-1 or § 209-2.
The wearing of the prescribed uniform by a member of a state, federal or municipal police force or other uniformed service shall also not be deemed to be a violation of § 209-1.
[Added 8-16-1977 by Ord. No. 77-1]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be punished as provided in § 1-4 of this Town Code.