[CC 1988 §71.700; Ord. No. 3007 §1, 10-3-2011]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have these prescribed meanings:
DESIGNATED AREA
The established property within the boundaries owned, leased or rented by the employer of such security officer or watchman.
LICENSED SECURITY OFFICER OR WATCHMAN
Any watchman or security officer who holds a valid security officer/watchman license issued by St. Charles County.
SECURITY OFFICER
A person employed with certain powers to protect life and property on/in a designated area and who may or may not be uniformed and may or may not carry an exposed firearm or protective device.
WATCHMAN
A person employed without any firearm, weapon or protective device to perform the tasks of observation, protection and reporting on or in a designated area.
[CC 1988 §71.710; Ord. No. 3007 §2, 10-3-2011]
A. 
The City of Lake Saint Louis shall have the power to regulate and license all watchmen and security officers serving or acting in designated areas within the City, and no person shall act as such without first having obtained such license as required by this Article.
B. 
All licensed security officers and/or watchmen who are performing their duties within their designated area contained within the City limits of Lake Saint Louis shall present a copy of their valid security officer or watchman's license issued by the Eastern Missouri Law Enforcement Training Academy for St. Charles County. It is the responsibility of the security officer or watchman to provide a copy of his/her current/valid license to the Lake Saint Louis Police Department prior to performing security or watchman duties and to resubmit license renewals as needed.
[CC 1988 §71.720]
No person shall engage in the activities of a watchman or security officer without having first obtained a license to do so as provided by this Article, provided however, that a person who has been trained by and is licensed or registered by another public law enforcement agency and has applied for a license hereunder may engage in the activity of watchman or security officer for a period not to exceed seven (7) days following filing of his/her application pending issuance of his/her license pursuant to this Article.
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Editor's Note — Ord. no. 3007 §3, adopted October 3, 2011, repealed sections 605.480 — 605.600 of art. IV "private security guards" in their entirety. Former sections 605.480 — 605.600 derived from CC 1988 §§71.730 — 71.850.