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For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases are defined, and shall be construed as hereinafter set out, unless it shall be apparent from the context that they have a different meaning:
(1) “Board” shall mean the Board of Police Commissioners.
(2) “Official Police Officer’s Badge” shall mean badges of the sizes, types and designs last approved by resolution of the Board adopted subsequent to January 1, 1940 for the use of Regular Police Officers and Reserve Police Officers. Each badge shall bear on the face thereof the title or rank of the person to whom it was issued. All badges of each title or rank shall be consecutively numbered and the numbers shall appear on the face of each badge. Where a Regular or Reserve Police Officer possesses more than one Official Police Officer’s Badge, those badges shall bear the same badge number. (Amended by Ord. No. 175,997, Eff. 7/7/04.)
(3) (None)
(4) “Special Police Officer’s Badge” shall mean a badge of the size, type and design last desig- nated by resolution of the Board for the use of persons commissioned by the Board to act as Special Police Officers. Such badge shall have enameled on the face thereof “Special” in addition to any other words or device and shall so differ in shape and design from the official police officer’s badge as to be, when displayed or worn, readily distinguishable therefrom. All such badges shall be consecutively numbered and the number shall appear on the face of each such badge.
(5) “Regular Police Officers” shall mean all regular police officer members of the Police Department of this city appointed under civil service rules and regulations and duly commissioned and sworn in as provided by law to perform the duties as peace officers and not retired from active duty, suspended or discharged; under whatever designation they may be elsewhere described.
(6) “Civilian Employee” shall mean all civilian employees of the Police Department of this City appointed under civil service rules and regulations, other than regular police officer members. (Added by Ord. No. 112,577, Eff. 2/12/59.)
(7) “Civilian Badge” shall mean a badge to be readily distinguishable from the official police office’s badge. Such badge shall bear on the face thereof the civil service classification of the employee to whom such badge is assigned and shall be of a design approved by the Board. (Added by Ord. No. 112,577, Eff. 2/12/59.)
No Board or member thereof, or officer or employee of the City of Los Angeles shall:
(A) Issue any special Police Officer’s badge, civilian badge or any official police officer’s badge except to persons lawfully entitled thereto under the provisions of this Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 112,577, Eff. 2/12/59.)
(B) Issue to any person whomsoever any honorary police badge or any other badge calculated to indicate that the holder thereof is a member of or connected with the Police Department of the City of Los Angeles, except that special police officers’ badges and official police officers’ badges may be issued to persons lawfully entitled thereto as elsewhere provided in this code. (Amended by Ord. No. 112,577, Eff. 2/12/59.)
(C) Assign, sell, give away or authorize the transfer or use of any badge, the issuance of which is prohibited by this article.
Special Police Officers’ Badges shall be issued by the Chief of Police and only to persons who have secured permits or commissions from the Board of Special Police Officers who have paid all fees required therefor by this code. (Amended by Ord. No. 82,838.)
Application for the issuance of a special police officer’s badge shall be made to the Chief of Police on regulation forms obtained from the Secretary of the Board, which application must contain the following data:
(a) The name and address of the person to whom the badge is to be issued.
(b) The duties of the person who requires the issuance of said badge.
(c) A description, signature and fingerprint of the person to whom the badge is to be issued.
(d) The name and address and signed request of the employer of the applicant showing the necessity for the issuance of said badge.
The Chief of Police may, in the exercise of reasonable discretion refuse to issue any such badge to any person if the Chief of Police deems such person not to be a fit and proper special police officer or if the duties of such person are not such as come within the purview of this article.
The Chief of Police shall make a charge of Two Dollars for the issuance of every special police officer’s badge and for every badge issued to replace a lost badge which sum shall be considered as rental for the use of said badge, which shall at all times be and remain the property of this City.
The Chief of Police shall at all times keep a record of all special police officers’ badges issued by the Chief of Police, which record shall, among other things, show the name and present address of the person to whom the same was issued, the serial number of the badge, which shall be stamped on the back of each badge, and the rank or number on the face of said badge.
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