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The surety bond or insurance policy required by Section 38-12 shall be in effect for the period of time covered by the license for which such bond or policy is given and shall expire at the expiration of the license for which such bond or policy was given. Each such detective or detective agency shall, on or before the date of the expiration of the terms of any surety bond or insurance policy so filed by such agency, file a renewal thereof or a new surety bond or insurance policy containing the same terms or obligations of the preceding surety bond or policy and shall each year thereafter or before the expiration date of the existing surety bond or insurance policy file such renewal surety bond or insurance policy so as to provide continuous security to persons so injured. In the event any such detective or detective agency fails to execute any surety bond or insurance policy in the first instance or to execute any renewal surety bond or insurance policy or to file the same with the city manager as provided in this article, it shall constitute grounds for revoking the license issued under the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 4039; 4311)
Immediately upon the receipt of the license certificate issued by the city, the licensee named therein shall cause such license certificate to be posted up and at all times displayed in a conspicuous place in the bureau, agency, subagency, office or branch office for which it is issued so that all persons visiting such place may readily see the same. Such license certificate shall at all reasonable times be subject to inspection by the chief of police or an authorized representative of the police department. No person holding such license certificate shall post such certificate or permit such certificate to be posted upon premises other than those described therein or to which it has been transferred pursuant to the provisions of this article or knowingly alter, deface or destroy any such license certificate. Every license certificate shall be surrendered to the chief of police within 72 hours after its terms shall have expired or after notice in writing to the holder that such license has been revoked. Failure to comply with any provisions of this section is a misdemeanor and sufficient cause for the revocation of a license. (Ord. 4039)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the agents, servants, officers or employees of licensee to have the power of peace officers in this city unless such power be conferred thereon under the provisions of the laws of this state, this code or other ordinances of this city. (Ord. Nos. 4039; 4311)
If the holder of an unexpired license certificate issued pursuant to this chapter shall remove the bureau, agency, subagency, office or branch office to a place other than that described in the license certificate, he shall within the 24 hours immediately following such removal give written notice of such removal to the chief of police, which notice shall describe the premises to which such removal is made and the date on which it was made, and send such license certificate to the chief of police, who shall cause to be written or stamped across the face of such certificate a statement signed by the city manager to the effect that the holder of such license has, on the date stated in such written notice, removed such bureau, agency, subagency, office or branch office from the place originally described in such written notice. Such license certificate with the endorsement thereon shall then be returned to the licensee named therein. (Ord. 4039)
The holder of any license certificate issued pursuant to this chapter may employ to assist him in his work as a private detective and in the conduct of such business as many persons as he may deem necessary. The licensee shall at all times during such employment be legally responsible for the good conduct in the business of each and every person so employed. (Ord. 4039)
No holder of any unexpired license certificate issued pursuant to this chapter shall knowingly employ in connection with his business in any capacity whatsoever any person who has been convicted of a felony, who has been discharged from a law enforcement agency for cause, whose private detective license was revoked or application for such license denied by the authorities of this city or any other city or state or who has been found guilty of illegally using, carrying or possessing a pistol or other dangerous weapon, buying or receiving stolen property or any offense indicating moral turpitude. Should the holder of an unexpired license certificate falsely state or represent that a person is or has been in his employ, such false statement or misrepresentation shall be sufficient cause for the revocation of such license. Any person falsely stating or representing that he is or has been a detective or employed by a detective agency, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 4039)
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