Every private investigator, private patrol operator, armored contract carrier, or protection dog operator shall pay an annual license fee of fifty dollars per year. For purposes of Section 5.04.740, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Private investigator” is a person, other than an insurance adjuster subject to the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) of Division 5 of the Insurance Code, who, for any consideration whatsoever, engages in business or accepts employment to furnish, or agrees to make, or makes, any investigation for the purpose of obtaining, information with reference to:
Crime or wrongs done or threatened against the United States of America or any state or territory of the United States of America; the identity, habits, conduct, business, occupation, honesty, integrity, credibility, knowledge, trustworthiness, efficiency, loyalty, activity, movement, whereabouts, affiliations, associations, transactions, acts, reputation, or character of any person; the location, disposition, or recovery of lost or stolen property; the cause or responsibility for fires, libels, losses, accidents, or damage or injury to persons or to property; or securing evidence to be used before any court, board, officer or investigating committee.
A “private investigator” is any person, firm, company, association, partnership or corporation acting for the purpose of investigating, obtaining, and reporting to any private employer, its agent, supervisor, or manager, information concerning such employer’s employees involving questions of integrity, honesty, breach of rules or other standards of performance of job duties. A “private investigator” is not a public utility regulated by the State Public Utilities Commission, or its employees.
(b) “Private patrol operator” is a person, other than an armored contract carrier, who, for any consideration whatsoever: agrees to furnish, or furnishes, a watchman, guard, patrolman or other person to protect persons or property or to prevent the theft, unlawful taking, loss, embezzlement, misappropriation, or concealment of any goods, wares, merchandise, money, bonds, stocks, notes, documents, papers, or property of any kind; or performs the service of such watchman, guard, patrolman, or other person, for any of these purposes.
(c) “Armored contract carrier” is a contract carrier operating armored vehicles pursuant to California Highway Patrol and Public Utilities Commission authority.
(d) “Protection dog operator” is any person who, for any consideration whatsoever, engages in business to furnish, or agrees to furnish, or train, a protection dog for others. A “protection dog” means any dog trained to guard, protect, patrol or defend any premises, area or yard, or any dog trained to protect, defend or guard any person or property, with or without the necessity of direct human supervision.
(Ord. 776 § 4, 1999: Ord. 524 § 3 (part), 1985)