CHAPTER 670 - COMMISSIONING OF ARMED SECURITY GUARDS

Statutory reference:
   Auxiliary police, RC 737.051
   Certification of security guards by peace officer training council, RC 109.78(B)
   Private policemen, RC 737.05

§ 670.01 Definition

As used in this chapter, “armed security guard” means a person engaged for hire or employed as a watchman, guard, private policeman, or other person whose primary duty is to protect persons or property or both, with the exception of such persons who do not carry a weapon of any kind, but does not include any police officer, special police officer, or any other person who by virtue of federal, state, or local law, excluding this chapter, is a “law enforcement officer” as defined in RC 2901.01.

(Ord. No. 171-04. Passed 2-2-04, eff. 2-4-04)

Note: Former Section 670.01 was repealed by Ord. No. 1235-03, passed 12-15-03, eff. 12-22-03.

§ 670.02 Application Forms; Availability; Contents

The Director of Public Safety shall make application forms available to any person who requests to be commissioned as an armed security guard.

The application form shall require the applicant to provide his or her full name, current residence, previous residences within the five (5) year period preceding the date of the application, age, place of birth, citizenship, current employment, and previous employment within the five (5) year period preceding the date of the application.

In addition, the application shall include all of the questions contained in divisions (g) and (h) of Section 670.03, and may include other questions that the Director determines to be administratively helpful in determining whether the applicant is qualified to be commissioned under this chapter.

The application form shall also require the submission of at least two (2) references to the good character and integrity of the applicant, which may not be a family member or the applicant’s current employer.

The applicant shall swear or affirm before a notary public that the information contained in the application is true.

If the applicant provides incomplete or untruthful information in connection with the application for a commission, it shall be grounds for denial of the commission.

(Ord. No. 171-04. Passed 2-2-04, eff. 2-4-04)

Note: Former Section 670.02 was repealed by Ord. No. 1235-03, passed 12-15-03, eff. 12-22-03.

§ 670.03 Requirements for Obtaining a Commission

A person may be commissioned as an armed security guard if he or she:

(a) Is an “armed security guard” as defined in Section 670.01; and

(b) Is twenty-one (21) years of age or older; and

(d) Is able to read, write, and speak the English language; and

(e) Has good eyesight; and

(f) Has height, weight, and muscle tone within normal range; and

(g) Answers all of the following questions in the negative:

“(1) Are you under indictment or have you been convicted of a felony of violence?”

“(2) Are you under indictment or have you been convicted of a crime involving force or threat of force?”

“(3) Are you currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs?”

“(4) Are you engaged in the abuse of alcohol?”; and

(h) Answers all of the following questions in the negative or demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Safety that an affirmative answer will not adversely affect the applicant’s ability to perform the job of a commissioned armed security guard:

“(1) Have you ever been convicted of a crime under federal, state, or local law, other than a minor traffic violation? If you answer ‘

“(2) Are you under a current court order that may affect your ability to perform the job of an armed security guard? If you answer ‘yes’, explain.”

“(3) Do you have any condition that would render you unfit to carry a firearm? If you answer ‘yes’, explain.”; and

(i) Submits a letter from the applicant’s employer indicating that the applicant is employed as an armed security guard; and

(j) Submits proof of age in the form of a birth certificate or valid driver’s license; and

(k) Submits proof that any handgun that the applicant may use in the course of his or her duties has been registered; and

(l) Submits all of the items required by Sections 670.06, 670.07, and 670.09;

(m) Is fingerprinted for purposes of a criminal background check as required by Section 670.08;

(n) Pays all applicable fees as required by this chapter;

(o) Is not under any of the legal disabilities set forth in RC 2923.13 preventing such person from acquiring, having, carrying, or using any firearm or dangerous ordnance.

The Director of Public Safety is authorized to commission armed security guards who have complied with all applicable provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 171-04. Passed 2-2-04, eff. 2-4-04)

Note: Former Section 670.03 was repealed by Ord. No. 1235-03, passed 12-15-03, eff. 12-22-03.

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