Nothing in this chapter shall apply to the following persons:
(a) Any officer belonging to the police force of the United States, this state or any county, city, town or other municipal corporation appointed or selected by due authority of law insofar as their activities are concerned.
(b) Any private special police officer, private guard or private patrol as provided for elsewhere in this code.
(c) Any person engaged exclusively in the insurance business.
(d) Any attorney or counselor at law in the legal practice of their profession, but such exemption shall not inure to the benefit of any employee or representative of such attorney or counselor at law who is not employed solely, exclusively and regularly by such attorney or counselor at law.
(e) Any person or any bureau or agency whose business is exclusively the furnishing of information as to the business and financial standing and credit responsibility of persons or as to personal habits and financial responsibility of applicants for insurance, indemnity bonds or commercial credit or of claimants under insurance policies. (Ord. 4039)