No person shall be commissioned as a private policeman or private policewoman unless he or she is licensed to do so. An applicant for such a commission must first have complied with Ohio R.C. Chapter 4749. An applicant for such a commission shall:
(a) Be at least twenty-one years of age or over;
(b) Be of sound physique, with good eyesight and not subject to vertigo, heart trouble or any other infirmity of body or mind which might render him or her unfit for the safe carrying out of the duties of such commission. Each applicant shall supply an affidavit to the Director of Public Safety stating that he or she is free from all of the infirmities mentioned in this section.
(c) Be able to read, write and speak the English language;
(d) Be clean in dress and person, of good moral character and not addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors or drugs;
(e) Produce on forms, to be provided by the Director of Public Safety of the City, affidavits of his or her good character from two reputable residents of the City or the County who have known him or her personally, and a further testimonial on a form provided for that purpose, from his or her last employer, unless, in the estimation of the Safety Director, sufficient reason is given for its omission;
(f) Fill out, upon a form to be provided by the Director of Public Safety, a statement giving his or her full name, residence and places of residence for five years previous to moving to his or her present address; his or her age, color, height and color of eyes and hair; his or her place of birth and the length of time he or she has resided in the County; whether or not he or she is a citizen of the United States; the place of his or her previous employment; whether he or she is single or married; whether or not he or she has ever been arrested for or convicted of a felony or misdemeanor; whether or not he or she has ever been summoned to court; and whether or not his or her driving license has every been revoked, and, if so, for what reason. Such statement shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant and filed with the Safety Director as a permanent record. The Safety Director is hereby authorized and empowered to establish additional rules and regulations covering the issuance of such commission of private policeman or private policewoman not inconsistent herewith, as may be necessary and reasonable.
(Ord. 69-1971. Passed 3-15-71.)