[Amended 5-12-2015]
Application for a bouncer registration card shall be made to
the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services by the individual,
in writing, duly sworn to, upon forms to be furnished by the Commissioner
of Permit and Inspection Services, and shall show the individual's
name, address, telephone number, the business name(s) and addresses
where the individual provides his or her services and any other information
as may be reasonably required by the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection
Services. The applicant shall be responsible for keeping all information
provided on said forms both accurate and current and updating this
information as may be necessary and practical.
[Amended 5-12-2015]
All applications for bouncer registrations shall be referred
by the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services to the Commissioner
of Police, who shall promptly cause an investigation to be made into
the criminal background and moral character of the applicant. The
Commissioner of Police shall investigate and report such findings
and make a recommendation to the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection
Services as to whether or not approval and issuance of the bouncer
registration card is recommended. If approval is not recommended,
such report shall state the reasons therefor.
[Amended 5-12-2015]
Any individual possessing a valid registration card authorized
by the Department of State issued under the Security Guard Act of
1992 may provide said valid registration card to the Commissioner
of Permit and Inspection Services and be exempted from the aforementioned
application process and entitled to a nonchargeable bouncer registration
card.
If any part of this chapter shall, for any reason, be adjudged
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment
shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this chapter.
The City of Buffalo may impose and collect a reasonable fee commensurate with the issuance and enforcement of this chapter. Said fee shall be adopted by the Common Council and be codified in Chapter
175 of the City Code.