129.06 CONTROL OF UNIFORMS; APPEAL.

   (a)    The following are the rules regulating and controlling the uniforms to be worn by special police and/or private agencies:

      (1)    No person not a member of the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department shall wear a uniform, cap, badge or buttons in imitation of the official uniform, cap, badge or buttons at the time in use by the members of the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department.

      (2)    No person desiring to provide special police or private patrol watchmen, either for himself or for hire, shall use or wear any distinctive uniform, cap, badge or buttons unless the specifications thereof shall be approved by the Chief of Police.

   (b)    The Chief of Police is hereby granted the right and permission to control and regulate the type of uniform that may be worn by a member of a special police department, private police or detective agency in conformance with the aforementioned rules.

   (c)    Any decision of the Chief of Police may be appealed to an Appeal Board hereby created consisting of the presiding Judge of the Municipal Court, the chairman of the Public Affairs Committee of Council and the Mayor. Such appeal shall be filed within ten days of the date of such decision by any person adversely affected thereby. Such appeal shall be perfected by the appellant filing with the Mayor a written notice of his intention to appeal, together with a deposit of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which sum shall be refunded to the appellant in case the Appeal Board renders a decision in favor of the appellant, otherwise, such deposit shall be forfeited to the City. The decision of the Appeal Board shall be rendered within fifteen days from hearing, and shall be final.

(Ord. 37-1970. Passed 3-23-70.)

   (d)    Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.