[R.O. 2011 §228.010; Ord. No. 2006-05 §1, 1-17-2006]
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all persons who
seek employment or status as either an armed or unarmed Private Security
Officer within the City limits and companies that provide such services
through company employees.
[R.O. 2011 §228.020; Ord. No. 2006-05 §1, 1-17-2006]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have these
prescribed meanings:
Any solid frame revolver of .38 or .357 caliber or semi-
automatic in .380, .40, .45, 9 mm or 10 mm calibers.
A private security officer who, in the same year the license
is applied for, has completed an eight (8) hour firearms training
course taught by a certified firearms instructor. The course must
include achieving a passing score after completion of a firearms qualification
course at an approved firing range with the same approved firearm
that will be carried while performing security duties.
A firearms safety instructor that is certified by the National
Rifle Association as a Certified Personal Protection Instructor or
a Certified Pistol Instructor. Proof of certification will be a copy
of the NRA issued certificate and identification card.
Any sole proprietorship, firm, company, partnership or corporation
that employs personnel to provide private security service.
Any individual providing private security services within
the City whether for a licensed private security company or otherwise.
A licensed Private Security Officer has Police powers limited to the
property which they have been lawfully assigned to protect. Those
licensed under the provisions of this Chapter have no authority to
enforce ordinances, Statutes or rules on the public streets of the
City or any location other than the property they have been assigned
to protect.
[R.O. 2011 §228.030; Ord. No. 2006-05 §1, 1-17-2006]
A.
No
person shall act as an armed or unarmed Private Security Officer within
the City, whether for a registered private security business or otherwise,
unless such person is registered pursuant to this Chapter.
B.
No
firm, company, partnership or corporation shall provide private security
services within the City unless it is registered pursuant to this
Chapter.
[R.O. 2011 §228.040; Ord. No. 2006-05 §1, 1-17-2006; Ord. No. 1520 § 1, 3-7-2017]
The Chief of Police or his or her designee shall be responsible
for the registration of any organization or person desiring to provide
private security services within the City.
[R.O. 2011 §228.050; Ord. No. 2006-05 §1, 1-17-2006]
A.
Individual
registrants shall be required to complete and submit a registration
form provided by the Police Department. The annual fee for an individual
license as a Private Security Officer or an armed Private Security
Officer shall be sixty-two dollars ($62.00).
[Ord. No. 1520 § 1, 3-7-2017; Ord. No. 1525 § 1, 3-21-2017]
B.
All
registrants shall submit the necessary information for a background
check, to include fingerprinting by the Police Department, and any
additional information requested by the Department.
[Ord. No. 1520 § 1, 3-7-2017]
C.
If
the registrant is requesting licensure as an armed Private Security
Officers, proof of firearms training and qualification by a certified
firearms instructor is also required.
[Ord. No. 1498 § 1, 12-7-2016]
A.
This
Section is enacted pursuant to Chapter 43, Section 43.535, RSMo.,
to regulate the issuance of licenses for private security officers
within the City of Riverside.
B.
A person
seeking to engage as a private security officer shall submit his/her
fingerprints to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Criminal Justice
Information Services (CJIS) Division, along with appropriate fees.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol, CJIS Division will compare the
subject's fingerprints against its criminal file and submit the fingerprints
to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a comparison with
national criminal history records. The results of the FBI check will
be returned to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, CJIS Division, which
will disseminate the State and National results to the City.
C.
The
City shall render a fitness determination based upon the results of
the criminal background check. In rendering a fitness determination,
the City will decide whether the subject of record has been convicted
of or is under pending indictment for:
D.
The
subject of record may request and receive a copy of his/her criminal
history record information from the City. Should the subject of record
seek to amend or correct his/her record, he/she must contact the Missouri
State Highway Patrol, CJIS Division for a Missouri State record and
the Federal Bureau of Investigation for records from other state jurisdictions
maintained in its file.
[R.O. 2011 §228.060; Ord. No. 2006-05 §1, 1-17-2006]
A.
Any
sole proprietorship, firm, company, partnership or corporation desiring
to engage in the business of providing private security services in
the City shall be required to complete a registration form provided
by the Police Department and such registration shall be in addition
to any individual registration required pursuant to this Chapter.
The annual fee for a company license as a provider of private security
services shall be eighty-four dollars ($84.00).
[Ord. No. 1520 § 1, 3-7-2017]
B.
A company
registration shall set forth all information required consistent with
the provisions of this Chapter which shall include, but not be limited
to, the following: Company identification information, a copy of organizational
documents, the names(s) and addresses of the principal owners of the
company, any criminal history for the owner(s).
[R.O. 2011 §228.070; Ord. No. 2006-05 §1, 1-17-2006]
A.
No
person shall be licensed pursuant to this Chapter unless such registrant
is proficient in English.
B.
No
person shall be eligible for licensure that has a felony conviction,
a conviction for domestic violence or any crime involving assault,
or who is subject to an order of protection issued by any court.
C.
No
person who is on probation as a result of a violation of any Federal,
State or Municipal Law or Code, except for minor traffic offenses,
shall be issued a license.
[R.O. 2011 §228.080; Ord. No. 2006-05 §1, 1-17-2006; Ord. No. 1520 § 1, 3-7-2017]
Armed Private Security Officers are required to notify the Police
Department immediately upon the discharge of a firearm within the
City limits.
[R.O. 2011 §228.090; Ord. No. 2006-05 §1, 1-17-2006; Ord. No. 1520 § 1, 3-7-2017]
No individual or company shall be licensed pursuant to this
Chapter unless the applicant files with the Chief of Police a certificate
of liability insurance showing proof of general liability coverage
of not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) in the aggregate.
[R.O. 2011 §228.100; Ord. No. 2006-05 §1, 1-17-2006; Ord. No. 1520 § 1, 3-7-2017]
Security Officer uniforms, if used, shall not bear any resemblance
to any uniform worn by members of the Police Department , nor shall
any uniforms, badges or vehicles using the word "Police" be used.
[R.O. 2011 §228.110; Ord. No. 2006-05 §1, 1-17-2006; Ord. No. 1520 § 1, 3-7-2017]
The Chief of Police or his or her designee may investigate any
complaint made against a Private Security Officer. The chief, or his
or her designee, shall have the authority to suspend or withdraw any
individual or company license when the investigation shows that the
provisions of this Chapter have been violated.
