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St. Charles County, MO
 
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[Ord. No. 21-005, 1-11-2021[1]]
This Chapter is enacted pursuant to Chapter 43, Section 43.535, RSMo., to regulate the issuance or renewal of licenses within St. Charles County.
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Editor's Note: Former Chapter 655, Fingerprinting of Certain Licensees, containing Sections 655.010 through 655.050 originally enacted by Ord. No. 19-077, was repealed 1-11-2021.
[Ord. No. 21-005, 1-11-2021]
As used in theses Sections, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them, thus:
CONCEALED CARRY SECURITY OFFICER
A person employed with certain powers to protect life and property only in a designated area and who must be in uniform, unless otherwise approved by the Chief of Police, and may or may not carry a concealed firearm, an exposed firearm, an electronic control weapon, or a protective device.
SECURITY OFFICER
A person twenty-one (21) years of age or older 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 Chief of Police, and may or may not carry an exposed firearm, electronic control weapon, or protective device.
WATCHMAN
A person eighteen (18) years or older employed without any firearm, weapon or protective device to perform the tasks of observation, protection and reporting on/in a designated area.
[Ord. No. 21-005, 1-11-2021]
Each applicant for a license pursuant to Chapter 605, OSCCMo., desiring to act as a watchman, security officer, or concealed carry security officer in St. Charles County; each applicant for a tow truck business license in St. Charles County pursuant to Chapter 608, OSCCMo.; and each applicant for a tow truck operator license, shall be required to have their fingerprints taken by the St. Charles County Police Department or a designated agency for submission to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division and pay any required fees.
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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 St. Charles County.
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St. Charles County shall render a fitness determination based upon the results of the criminal background check. In rendering a fitness determination, St. Charles County government will decide whether the subject of record has been convicted of or is under pending indictment for:
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A crime which bears upon his/her ability or fitness to serve in that capacity;
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Any felony or a misdemeanor which involved force or threat of force, controlled substances, or was a sex-related offense; or
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Enumerated disqualifiers.
[Ord. No. 21-005, 1-11-2021]
The subject of record may request and receive a copy of his/her criminal history record information from St. Charles County government. 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.