[Ord. No. 19-0434, 9-23-2019; Ord. No. 20-0492, 12-18-2020; Ord. No. 21-0432, 9-27-2021]
A. 
All licensees must have verification of a firearms training certificate before reporting to the Security Licensing Division.
1. 
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.
2. 
Firearms carried by 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 (5) or six (6) shot] or semiautomatic 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 de-cocker 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.
3. 
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.
4. 
Licensees may carry patrol rifles under the following terms and conditions. The only approved rifle will be the semiautomatic 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 semiautomatic rifles.
5. 
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.
6. 
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.
B. 
All State requirements for carrying a firearm must be followed.