(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, any person who has been, during their lifetime, a duly and regularly appointed, commissioned and sworn police officer of this city and who was honorably retired from such position prior to June 10, 1940, may retain and carry any badge lawfully issued to them or otherwise lawfully acquired by them during their service or incident to their retirement, provided the word “RETIRED” is plainly shown on such badge, by being engraved or embossed thereon or otherwise permanently affixed thereto.
(b) Retirement. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,594, Eff. 4/10/11.) Pursuant to California Penal Code Section 538d, Subsection (d), the Board of Police Commissioners is authorized to issue a badge to any regular sworn police officer who is honorably retired, which that retired officer may carry. The badge shall be especially adopted or approved for this specific purpose by the Board.
1. The badge shall contain the words “Honorably Retired”, clearly visible in capital letters, blue in color, on a ribbon to be permanently affixed to the badge directly above the scroll containing the rank of the officer. This badge shall be known as the “Retired Officer’s Badge”.
2. Upon the return of a retired officer to active duty or upon demand of the Board, any Retired Officer’s Badge previously issued to that person shall be returned to the Board.
3. The Board is authorized to revoke a badge issued pursuant to this Section in the event of misuse or abuse.
(c) Any honorary badge or other badge lawfully acquired indicating that the bearer occupied public office in the City, upon which appears the bearer’s name and which plainly shows the word “RETIRED” may be retained if lawfully acquired prior to June 10, 1940, by any person who prior to that date held any of the following offices in the government of this City:
1. Mayor,
2. Secretary to the Mayor,
3. Commissioner of any Board,
4. Secretary to any Board,
5. Secretary to the Chief of Police,
6. Councilmember,
7. Any other elective office,
8. Managing officer of any department.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize the use of any badge herein mentioned for any unlawful purpose and any such badge so used may be confiscated by the Board.
(e) Any badge mentioned in this section shall be subject to confiscation by the Board if worn or displayed by any person other than the true owner, and shall be returned to the true owner only upon a showing that such use was without consent, express or implied.