For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
shall mean a person engaged by a private patrol service to perform the functions described in subsection (1) of this section.
shall mean a business establishment whereby the operator
thereof agrees to furnish, for consideration, any watchman, guard,
patrolman, or other individual, either uniformed or otherwise, to
patrol any portion of the city, to guard against or prevent theft,
unlawful taking, loss, misappropriation of property of any kind, or
to act as an escort for a funeral procession. Patrol service does
not include a service provided to protect a single individual's property
where the person furnishing such service is employed solely by such
individual.
(Prior code § 6363(a); Ord. 90-269 § 1, 1990)
Private patrollers shall not be required to obtain a license
or to pay a license fee therefor. However, they must register with
the Director and provide the Director with a photostatic or certified
copy of their registration with the state pursuant to the State Private
Investigator Act. If a private patrollers does not have proof of current
valid registration, then he or she must register with the city upon
a form prescribed by the Sheriff's Department. No registration fee
shall be charged for such registration.
(Prior code § 6363(b); Ord. 90-269 § 1, 1990)
In addition to the requirements prescribed by the Director,
an application for a private patrol service license shall include
the following information:
1.
A map
of the district, territory or area proposed to be served by the patrol
service;
2.
A description
of the services' methods of operation;
3.
A statement
of what, if any, criminal offenses other than traffic violations,
have been committed by the applicant;
4.
A photostatic
or certified copy of the applicant's state identification card required
pursuant to the Private Investigator Act;
5.
A description
of areas of the public or private property upon which the applicant
intends to park vehicles used in the operation of the business;
6.
A description
of the color scheme and insignia to be used on any patrol vehicles
along with color photographs depicting the front, rear and both sides
of such vehicles;
7.
A description
of the color and design of the uniforms to be worn by any patrol officer
employed by the applicant, along with color photographs depicting
the front and sides of such uniform;
8.
A description
of the badge to be worn by any patrol officer employed by the applicant,
along with color photographs depicting the color, shape and size of
such badges;
9.
A statement
regarding the number of vehicles the applicant intends to use for
patrol, their make, model, vehicle identification number, and license
number,
10.
A
current list of the names, addresses and physical descriptions of
all of the applicant's employees.
(Prior code § 6363(c); Ord. 90-269 § 1, 1990; Ord. 08-800 § 2, 2008)
1.
Badges.
(a)
Each patrol service licensee shall issue a patroller's badge to each
of its patrollers. Every patroller shall wear the badge while acting
as a patroller and shall wear no other badge of any kind, character
or description.
(b)
The licensee shall not sell, or permit the sale of, any patroller's
badge or of any badge of a design that is the same as, or so similar
to, the patroller's badge so that the buyer thereof would be mistaken
for a private patroller employed by the licensee when in fact he or
she is not.
2.
False Identification.
(a)
No patroller shall wear any uniform which is an imitation of, or
can be readily mistaken for, an official Sheriff's uniform or an official
uniform of the Police Department of any city within the county, or
an official uniform of any state officer, nor shall the words "POLICE"
or "SHERIFF" appear on any badge, emblem, or uniform worn by such
patroller.
(b)
No patroller shall assume or use a rank or title identical, or similar,
to any rank or title used by the sheriff or by any Police Department
within the county.
(c)
No patrol service shall use, bestow or permit any patroller to assume
or use any rank or title identical, or similar, to any rank or title
used by the Sheriff or by a Police Department within the county.
3.
Motor Vehicle Markings. Motor vehicles used by a private
patrol service or private patroller shall not bear markings or insignia
that resemble the markings or insignia on official Sheriff's Department
or Police Department motor vehicles, nor shall the words "POLICE"
or "SHERIFF" appear on such markings or insignia.
4.
Conduct.
(a)
An operator, partner, agent or patrol officer shall not, either by
him or herself or through the action of another, harass, annoy or
commit a nuisance against or injure the property, or unnecessarily
enter or otherwise trespass upon the property of any person whose
property the private patrol service or private patrol officer is not
employed to protect.
(b)
All complaints regarding the activities of a patrol service or of
a patroller employed by such service shall be investigated by the
Sheriff. Reports of such complaints shall be held in the files of
the Sheriff and shall be subject to inspection by the City Manager,
the Director, or the City Council at all times.
5.
List of Customers. Each private patrol service or private
patrol officer shall keep a list of all customers and the private
patrol officer assigned to guard or patrol such customers' premises.
Such list shall be open to inspection by the Sheriff's Department.
6.
Report of Law Violations. No licensee under this chapter
shall perform official police duties. The licensee shall insure that
every violation of law and every unusual occurrence coming to the
licensee's attention or to the attention of his or her patrol officers
in the performance of their duties is immediately reported to the
Sheriff's Department.
(Prior code § 6363(d); Ord. 90-269 § 1, 1990)
