[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
- CORPORATE SECURITY ADVISOR
- A person employed to provide all the services rendered by a security officer, as well as other specialized corporate security services related to the protection of his employer's and/or principal's resources and personnel. A licensed corporate security advisor may carry a firearm and protective devices in accordance with the guidelines established in this County Chapter. He/she shall be authorized to exercise the same police powers granted to security officers while on his/her employer's/principal's property.
- COURIER
- (including an armed courier.) Uniformed person employed to carry out the task of protecting and transporting of money and other valuables from one (1) designated area to another. This licensee has the authority to conduct private security services on the public streets of the County, but this authority is limited to protecting property from activities which would impact the property protected. A courier may carry an exposed firearm or protective device under certain circumstances.
- DESIGNATED AGENCY
- Any agency or County department designated by the Jefferson County Missouri Sheriff to issue licenses as prescribed by this Chapter or perform other duties under this Chapter.
- DESIGNATED AREA
- The established property within the boundaries owned, leased or rented by the employer of such security officer or watchman.
- LICENSEE
- Any watchman, security officer or courier who holds a license issued by the County of Jefferson, State of Missouri.
- LOSS PREVENTION AGENT
- One (1) who is unarmed, non-uniformed, and is responsible to observe, investigate, apprehend, and prosecute shoplifters, fraud checks, internal thefts, and the like. This individual is employed to prevent theft by unobtrusive, alert skills.
- PATROL SECURITY OFFICER
- Armed or unarmed, uniformed position delegated all the responsibility of a security officer with the authority to react to illegal action by apprehension or detention. Persons, such as bank guards and hospital security, are normally assigned to a particular designated post to protect persons and property. This individual may also be responsible for proactive, aggressive policing of the property they are hired to protect. These responsibilities include foot patrol, response to alarms, self-initiated activity such as car and pedestrian checks on designated private property, investigations, apprehension or detention of suspects, and assisting in prosecution. A patrol security officer must be in uniform, unless otherwise approved by the Sheriff of Jefferson County, and may or may not carry an exposed firearm, electronic control weapon, or protective device.
- PRINCIPAL(S)
- The individual or individuals whom a corporate security advisor is assigned to protect.
- SECURITY OFFICER
- A person employed with certain powers to protect life and property on/in a designated area and who must be in uniform, unless otherwise approved by the Sheriff of Jefferson County, and may or may not carry an exposed firearm, electronic control weapon, or protective device.
- WATCHMAN
- A person employed without any firearm, weapon or protective device to perform the tasks of observation, protection and reporting on/in a designated area.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
A.
The County shall have the power to license all corporate security
advisors, watchmen, patrol security officers, security officers and
couriers serving or acting in designated areas within the County and
to regulate all watchmen, security officers and couriers serving or
acting in designated areas within:
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
The Sheriff of Jefferson County and deputies thereof shall enforce
the provisions of this Chapter and shall have authority to issue citations
and summons and make arrests for any violation of this Chapter. The
form of the summons may be by uniform citation as set out in Rule
37 of the Missouri Rules of Court or by summons form as indicated
in the order creating the County Municipal Court.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
A.
No person shall engage in the activities of a watchman, security
officer or courier without having first obtained a license to do so
as provided by this Chapter, provided, however:
1.
A person may obtain a sixty-day temporary permit to perform
such services pending issuance of the license provided by this Chapter;
or
2.
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 a watchman, security officer
or courier for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days following filing
of the application, pending issuance of the license pursuant to this
Chapter. No applicant will receive more than one (1) temporary license
extension.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
Any person desiring to act as a corporate security advisor,
watchman, patrol security officer, security officer or courier in
the County shall make written application to the Jefferson County
Sheriff's Office Sheriff or to another agency or department,
which has been designated by the Sheriff of Jefferson County, State
of Missouri, for licensing as a corporate security advisor, watchman,
patrol security officer, security officer or courier upon a form or
forms prescribed by the Sheriff of Jefferson County. Such application
shall describe the premises or the locality upon or within which the
applicant is to serve as a watchman, security officer or courier;
and shall be accompanied by a written statement of a responsible business
enterprise, citizen or group of citizens indicating its or their intention
to employ the applicant as a corporate security advisor, watchman,
patrol security officer, security officer or courier. The applicant's
fingerprints will be taken by the Jefferson County Sheriff's
Office or the designated agency at the time of submission of the application
or the applicant's fingerprints may be provided by the employing
agency or another law enforcement agency by which the applicant is
licensed or registered as a watchman or security officer.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
Before being licensed under these rules, individual and company
applicants shall file with the application a certificate of liability
insurance in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), naming
Jefferson County and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department
as an additional insured and certificate holder and protecting the
board from liability judgments, suits, and claims, including, but
not limited to, suits for bodily injury, personal injury, including
false arrest, libel, slander, invasion of privacy, and property damage
arising out of the licensing of individuals and entities providing
private security services or proprietary private investigative services.
The insurance must be written by a company approved by the Missouri
superintendent of insurance and approved by the board with respect
to its form, manner of execution and sufficiency, provided further,
however, before a license is issued to a non-resident of Missouri,
the applicant must file with the Missouri Secretary of State a written
consent for jurisdiction of the courts of Missouri, and any case(s)
arising from any contract for performance of private security services
or proprietary private investigative services made within the city
are to be performed wholly or in part, in the city or in any way connected
with the business within the city or occurring in connection with
the business of the one (1) licensed within the city. Any company
licensed must provide the insurance specified and cover all employees,
provided, however, that in the event a suit is filed, or claim is
made involving Jefferson County and/or the Jefferson County Sheriff's
Department, the company shall immediately notify the board at which
time the licensee may be required to furnish additional insurance.
Failure of a licensee to maintain insurance is grounds for revocation.
In the absence of adequate insurance, all licenses granted to employees
or agents of that company are automatically suspended. Each certificate
of insurance must stipulate coverage for armed/unarmed personnel as
appropriate.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
All applications for a license as a corporate security advisor,
watchman, patrol security officer, security officer or courier shall
be referred to the Sheriff of Jefferson County, who shall investigate
the moral character and fitness of the applicant or applicants, their
experience in such business, the character of the services they expect
to perform and the manner in which such business is to be carried
on, and who shall obtain such other information concerning the applicant
as he may deem necessary in order to determine the applicant's
fitness and qualifications for the conduct of such activity.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
A.
All applicants who apply for a corporate security advisor, watchman,
patrol security officer, security officer or courier license must
successfully complete a prescribed course of training approved by
the Sheriff of Jefferson County prior to the issuance of said license.
This training shall be at least a minimum of a four-hour training
session within six (6) weeks prior to date of a request or renewal.
1.
Firearms Training. All corporate security advisors, patrol security
officers, security officers or couriers who seek a license to carry
firearms must successfully complete a biannual firearms qualification
course prior to license issuance each year. The Sheriff of Jefferson
County shall not approve firearms training requirements which do not
include the following:
a.
Completion of a prescribed firearms qualification course conducted
by a State-certified police academy or through an approved training
provider as approved by the Sheriff of the Jefferson County Sheriff's
Office or his designee;
b.
Each armed licensee will complete eight (8) hours of firearms
qualifications for revolvers and sixteen (16) hours for semi-automatic
pistols each year. Sixteen (16) hours of additional training is required
for a rifle and/or shotgun training if the applicant wishes to carry
one (1) or both of those weapons. The applicant will be required to
complete both a rifle and a shotgun training class if they wish to
carry both weapons and pay the fees associated with those training
classes;
c.
The qualifying score will be established by the State-certified
police academy, or through an approved training provider as approved
by the Sheriff of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office or his
designee; which must be completed within six (6) weeks from submission
of the application or request for renewal;
2.
Other Weapons and Protective Device Training. Any corporate
security advisors, patrol security officers, security officers or
couriers seeking to carry a protective device must also complete a
certified session conducted by a State-certified police academy, or
through an approved training provider as approved by the Sheriff of
the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office or his designee; on carrying
that protective device, limited to CS mace, OC (pepper spray) or impact
weapons, including straight baton, asp baton, or expandable baton.
All corporate security advisors, patrol security officers, security
officers or couriers who are licensed to carry electronic control
weapons must also successfully complete annual training and qualification
at a State-certified police academy or through an approved training
provider as approved by the Sheriff of the Jefferson County Sheriff's
Office or his designee; prior to license renewal each year.
3.
A person seeking only a watchman license, or an unarmed courier
license is only required to attend a training session, which shall
be at least a minimum of a four-hour training session, within six
(6) weeks prior to date of a request. A person seeking only a watchmen
or unarmed courier renewal license must attend renewal training through
an approved training provider every five (5) years and within six
(6) weeks prior to the date of a renewal request.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
A.
If the Sheriff of Jefferson County or designated agency shall approve the application prescribed, the license shall be issued upon receipt of a bond or certificate of insurance complying with the provisions of Section 600.050 and the payment of the following license fee: sixty dollars ($60.00) plus the cost of training by the Jefferson College Law Enforcement Training Academy or through an approved training provider as approved by the Sheriff of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office or his designee. For renewal of a license after the first year, the annual fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) plus the cost of license renewal training and firearms training for an armed security officer or courier and fifty dollars ($50.00) plus the cost of license renewal training for all others. Each applicant will also be responsible for the cost of the State and Federal criminal records check and fingerprinting.
B.
All fees paid shall be made payable to Jefferson County. The Treasurer
of Jefferson County shall establish a security fund for deposit of
these funds and from such funds reimburse the Jefferson County Sheriff's
Department for the costs as stated herein for the implementation of
this program to include background checks and administration.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
A.
In order to administer its responsibilities in the area of regulation
and licensing of private security and proprietary private investigative
personnel, Jefferson County, Missouri, shall establish a schedule
of licensing fees and list of approved forms.
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The fees for licensing, renewing, transferring, etc., are as
follows:
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1.
Original Security License: Corporate Security Advisor, Courier,
Security Officer, Watchman.
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Training:
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(Paid to approved training provider, fee(s) determined by approved
training provider)
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Fingerprinting:
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$44.00
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License:
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$60.00
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Total:
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$104.00
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2.
Renewal Security License: Corporate Security Advisor, Courier,
Security Officer, Watchman.
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Training:
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(Paid to approved training provider, fee(s) determined by approved
training provider)
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Fingerprinting:
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$44.00
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License:
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$50.00
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Total:
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$94.00
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a.
Unarmed couriers and watchmen: required to attend renewal training
through an approved training provider every five (5) years.
b.
Armed couriers and security officers: required to attend annual
(yearly) refresher training through an approved training provider.
c.
Corporate security advisors: required to complete an annual
(yearly) eight-hour protective service refresher course.
3.
Additional fees.
a.
Replacement of lost/stolen license: fifteen dollars ($15.00).
b.
License upgrade/change of license classification: sixty dollars
($60.00).
c.
Additional or transfer of license: twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
d.
Late license renewal fee: twenty dollars ($20.00).
e.
Late semiannual firearms qualification fee: twenty dollars ($20.00).
f.
Reinstatement fee (following suspension/revocation): sixty-nine
dollars ($69.00).
g.
Copy fee: one dollar ($1.00) per page.
h.
Classroom training/continuing education fee (every year): Fee
determined by approved training provider.
i.
Rescheduling fee (test failure, fail to qualify or attend range):
fee determined by approved training provider.
j.
Biannual range fee (handgun training and qualification/continuing
education): fee determined by approved training provider.
k.
Biannual range fee (rifle training and qualification continuing
education): fee determined by approved training provider.
l.
Biannual range fee (shotgun training and qualification/continuing
education): fee determined by approved training provider.
m.
Baton and/or pepper spray certification (training and qualification/continuing
education): fee determined by approved training provider.
n.
Taser C.E.W. certification (training and qualification/continuing
education): fee determined by approved training provider.
o.
Couriers, security officers and corporate security advisors
are required to attend biannual firearms training for the firearms
they utilize and present proof of qualification during their license
renewal process.
B.
A violation of any provision of this Jefferson County, Missouri, Ordinance set forth in Chapter 600 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Jail facility for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or by both fine and imprisonment. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day a violation occurs or continues.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
Each such person licensed as a corporate security advisor, watchman,
patrol security officer, security officer or courier shall receive
an identification card which shall prominently indicate the position
that the person is licensed for and provide proof of identity, authority
and possession of a valid license. The licensee will carry said card
at all times while on duty. The loss of this card will be reported
immediately to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office or the designated
agency, and a duplicate card will be issued for a fee of fifteen dollars
($15.00). The uniform worn by licensees on duty shall be unlike the
official uniform of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office or
other law enforcement agency within Jefferson County. The licensee's
uniform shall be complete with a cap and wearing a breast-type badge
clearly visible at all times while the licensee is on duty, unless
specific written permission for some other type of attire or dress
is granted by the Sheriff of Jefferson County. Each person must exhibit
a name bar one-eighth (1/8) inch above the right pocket of the uniform
shirt depicting the name as it appears on the identification card.
Each person licensed under the provision hereof shall at all times
maintain on file with the Sheriff of Jefferson County or the designated
agency a photograph accurately depicting the uniform, emblems and
badges worn. If such person is employed by a person, firm or corporation
which employs more than one (1) corporate security advisor, watchman,
patrol security officer, security officer or courier who wear identical
uniforms, emblems and badges, it shall be sufficient under this Section
for such person, firm or corporation to maintain on file one (1) photograph
accurately depicting each separate type of uniform, emblem or badge
worn by its employees during the performance of their duties.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
A.
The licensee must perform his function in a designated area.
B.
The licensee must carry the licensee identification card whenever
on duty and display same upon request.
C.
The licensee must wear and exhibit any issued badge or emblem on
the outermost uniform garment to include a visible name plate one-eighth
(1/8) inch above the right shirt pocket.
D.
The licensee is not authorized to possess or imply possession of
any firearm, weapon or other implement of attack.
E.
The licensee may not be a convicted felon.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
A.
The licensee must be in uniform at all times when on duty if carrying
an exposed firearm.
B.
The licensee must perform his or her functions in a designated area.
C.
The licensee must wear and exhibit on the outermost garment the issued
badge or emblem when in uniform to include a visible name plate one-eighth
(1/8) inch above the right shirt pocket.
D.
The licensee must carry the license identification card whenever
on duty and display same when requested to do so.
E.
The licensee is authorized to carry a protective device, electronic
control weapon, and/or an exposed firearm when he or she is qualified
to do so and his or her license so states.
F.
The licensee may not be a convicted felon.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
A.
All licensees must have verification of a firearms training certificate
before reporting to the Security Licensing Division.
B.
A licensed corporate security advisor, patrol security officer, security
officer or courier certified by the Jefferson College Law Enforcement
Training Academy, or through an approved training provider as approved
by the Sheriff of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office or his
designee must successfully complete an approved firearms training
course to be armed or permitted to carry a weapon while on duty and
in uniform at the location(s) specified in the license where they
may have a firearm.
C.
Firearms carried by a licensed corporate security advisor, patrol
security officer, security officer or courier shall be revolvers capable
of firing and loaded with thirty-eight hundredths (0.38) caliber (Special)
ammunition, double-action solid frame revolvers (five- or six-shot)
or semi-automatic pistols up to and including forty hundredths (0.40)
caliber ammunition, double-action only or double/single action, which
are equipped with a decocker or decocker safety. Only one (1) approved
handgun may be carried on duty. Certified Police Officers may carry
duty weapons. The carrying of automatics, derringers is prohibited.
The Sheriff of Jefferson County shall have the authority to review
an application for and grant, where appropriate and for good cause
shown, the carrying of additional weapons. A licensee is authorized
to carry only handguns in a strong side hip holster approved by the
Sheriff of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office or his designee
and only if the licensee has qualified with that handgun as set out
herein.
D.
The Sheriff of Jefferson County or their designee may deny a licensee
the opportunity to obtain a license to be armed with a weapon of any
type if, in their discretion, they believe a person or a proposed
firearm does not meet the requirements set out herein or presents
a danger to others.
E.
Licensees may carry patrol rifles under the following terms and conditions:
The only approved rifle will be the semi-automatic AR15, .223/5.56
caliber firearm. The Sheriff of Jefferson County will develop and
implement such regulations as are necessary regarding the type, barrel
length, trigger system, sights, magazines, slings, light sources,
ammunition regarding the deployment and carrying of semi-automatic
rifles.
F.
Licensees may carry patrol shotguns under the following conditions:
The Sheriff of Jefferson County will develop and implement such regulations
as are necessary regarding the type, barrel length, trigger system,
sights, magazines, slings, light sources, ammunition regarding the
deployment and carrying of shotguns.
G.
A corporate security advisor, patrol security officer, security officer
or courier upon firing his or her weapon for any reason within the
unincorporated area of Jefferson County, or using other force to make
an arrest, shall immediately make or cause to be made a report to
the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and to the law enforcement
agency with jurisdiction where the incident occurred.
H.
All State requirements for carrying a firearm must be followed.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
Every watchman, corporate security advisor, patrol security
officer, security officer or courier shall hold his license at the
pleasure of the Sheriff of Jefferson County and any agency or department
designated by the Sheriff of Jefferson County to issue licenses under
this Chapter, and such license shall be subject to revocation by the
Sheriff of Jefferson County or the designated agency for good cause.
Such license shall terminate automatically upon the termination of
employment of such watchman, corporate security advisor, patrol security
officer, security officer or courier by the business/corporation,
person or persons upon whose written request the license is issued.
Such employing corporation, person or persons shall promptly notify
the Sheriff of Jefferson County or designated agency that the watchman's,
corporate security advisor's, patrol security officer's,
security officer's or courier's employment has terminated
if and when, in fact, it does terminate. Upon the revocation, expiration
or termination of such license, it shall be the duty of each such
watchman, corporate security advisor, patrol security officer, security
officer or courier to surrender to the Sheriff of Jefferson County
or designated agency the license and identification card. From and
after the revocation, expiration or termination of such license the
person shall no longer have any authority to exercise the power of
a watchman, corporate security advisor, patrol security officer, security
officer or courier. All licenses shall be issued for the period of
one (1) year.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
A.
Commissioned Police Officer Provisions.
1.
Commissioned Police Officers of the State of Missouri may be
licensed to perform the duties and carry out the responsibilities
of a watchman, corporate security advisor, patrol security officer,
security officer or courier, provided they are employed during the
term of their license as commissioned Police Officers in the State
of Missouri. Each officer must have secondary employment approval
by his employing department.
2.
During the one-year term of the license, all licenses granted
under this provision cease to be valid simultaneously with termination
of the commissioned status.
3.
No further training is required during employment as long as
a Police Officer is qualified by State certification.
4.
Responsibilities and obligations when performing in the licensed
status shall be those applicable to the licensed function being performed,
except that nothing in this provision shall diminish or enlarge upon
the duties and responsibilities of the officers as provided for by
Statute and his/her department regulations.
5.
Municipal officers working in their jurisdictions are exempt
from the licensing procedures as set forth in this manual.
6.
A mandatory annual drug test is necessary by the applicant.
However, if the officer's department has a random drug test program
in effect, the officer will not have to be tested if the officer consents
to and provides an original or certified copy of a satisfactory test
result within the last one hundred eighty (180) days. Charges for
the drug test will be the responsibility of the officer. The officer
shall provide a copy of their department's policy.
B.
Retired Police Officer Provisions.
1.
Former paid, full-time commissioned Police Officers who were
certified as full-time Police Officers by the Missouri POST Commission
and who worked in the State of Missouri as Police Officers may be
licensed to perform the duties and carry out the responsibilities
of a watchman, corporate security advisor, patrol security officer,
security officer or courier (does not include reserve or certified
reserve officers).
2.
Proof of retirement will be required and subject to the review
and approval of the Private Security Coordinator/Supervisor.
3.
Retired Police Officers working as a corporate security advisor,
a patrol security officer, a security officer or a courier may carry
weapons that were authorized to be carried on duty prior to retirement.
An original letter from their department that will show make, caliber,
model and date of last firearms qualification will be required. Retirees
will qualify twice per year. L.E.O.S.A. (Law Enforcement Officer Safety
Act) qualification may be used as one (1) of the mandatory qualifications.
A mandatory annual drug test is necessary by the applicant.
4.
Retired Police Officers licensed to work as an armed corporate
security advisor, a patrol security officer, a security officer or
a courier must be in their security agency's uniform with the
agency's badge and Jefferson County security officer's license
exposed.
5.
The original training for the watchman's license will be
waived. There is no renewal training for the license. The original
and renewal classroom training required for a courier, corporate security
advisor, patrol security officer or security officer license will
be waived during the first five (5) years immediately following the
former Police Officer's retirement date.
6.
Responsibilities and obligations when performing in licensed
status shall be those applicable to the licensed function being performed
(watchman, courier, private security officer).
7.
All applicants will be issued a copy of this manual upon application
for a license.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
The Jefferson County Sheriff and the County Council may promulgate
reasonable rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this
Chapter, and violations thereof shall be a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
If any part of this Chapter or any regulation provided for herein
is for any reason held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction,
such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this Chapter
or such regulation. No statement contained in this Chapter shall be
construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be
imposed by the County Council or the State of Missouri as the regulatory
authority.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
A current and up-to-date list of all licenses issued will be
maintained at the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office or agency
designated by the Sheriff of Jefferson County.
[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019]
A.
It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail
to perform any act required in this Chapter.
