(A) Application requirements.
(1) Business. Any person or security company intending to engage in, establish or conduct business as a private security service shall file a written application for a license with the city.
(2) Security guard. Any person intending to act as a security guard shall be employed by one business or by a licensed security guard company and must present an affidavit reflecting his or her employment.
(3) Form of application; accompanying documents. Application shall be made upon a form prepared and made available by the city. If application is made for a permit, the form must be accompanied by a full set of applicant’s fingerprints and a recent photograph. If application is made for a license, the form must be accompanied by a full set of fingerprints and a recent photograph of the company owner.
(B) Fees.
(1) Fees will be charged in the following amounts:
(a) For the first year permit, the fee shall be $100. For each year thereafter, where a permit is obtained consecutively, the fee shall be $20.
(b) For the first year company license, the fee shall be $500. For each year thereafter, where a permit is obtained consecutively, the fee shall be $150.
(2) Failure to obtain a license or permit for any year after the first year will cause the first year fee to be reassessed.
(C) Required information. The application for license or permit shall contain such information as the city deems necessary to reach a fair determination of the applicant’s qualifications, including, but not limited to:
(1) The full name, age, date, of birth, residence, telephone numbers and present and previous employment record of the applicant;
(2) Citizenship of the applicant;
(3) A specific description of the location of the principal place of business of the applicant;
(4) Number of years’ experience applicant has had as a private detective, law enforcement officer, civilian or military, or in related fields;
(5) Length of time applicant has been a bona fide resident of the state and the city immediately preceding the filing of the application;
(6) Type of license or permit desired;
(7) Summary of military service, including dates thereof and whether or not applicant was honorably discharged;
(8) Arrests, convictions and pending criminal charges for all felonies and misdemeanors;
(9) Place of birth;
(10) Affidavits from at least three persons who have personally known the applicant for a period of at least three years prior to the filing of such application, as to the moral character of applicant, provided such persons be unrelated to the applicant by blood or marriage;
(11) If a permit is desired, an affidavit from a company or business employing the individual; and
(12) If a license is desired, affidavits of employment from two potential clients and a list of all employees must be attached.
(D) Verification of application.
(1) If the applicant is an individual, the application shall be signed, filed and verified by such individual.
(2) If the applicant is a security company, the application shall be signed, filed and verified by the president and secretary thereof, and shall specify the name of the corporation, date and place of its incorporation, the location of its principal place of business, and shall be accompanied by its certificate of incorporation.
(E) Misrepresentation. Any misrepresentation on the part of the applicant in obtaining or keeping a license or permit shall result in revocation of the license or permit.
(Prior Code, § 3-9-4) (Ord. 554, passed 6-18-1985)