CHAPTER 9-3700. BOUNCERS 1311

 

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Added, Bill No. 110610 (approved December 21, 2011). Enrolled bill numbered this as Chapter 9-3600; renumbered by Code editor. Section 2 of Bill No. 110610 provides: "The provisions of this Ordinance shall take effect upon the effective date of implementing regulations pursuant to Section [9-3706], but in no case sooner than 120 days after it becomes law." The Office of the Managing Director filed regulations pursuant to that Section on June 5, 2012, which became law and became effective on July 5, 2012.

§ 9-3701. Definitions. 1312

   (1)   Bouncer shall mean any person regularly performing duties related to security or maintaining order and safety in a covered establishment, including but not limited to validating proper age of identification for entry.

   (2)   Covered Establishment shall mean the following types of establishments:

      (a)   nightclubs, discotheques and cabarets;

      (b)   taverns and bars;

      (c)   restaurants with 30 seats or more;

      (d)   private clubs;

      (e)   banquet halls; and

      (f)   similar places of assembly without primarily fixed seating.

   (3)   Reserved.

   (4)   Administrative Agency shall mean the Managing Director's Office, or such other agency as the Mayor may designate to administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter.

   (5)   Reserved.

   (6)   Third-Party Training Course shall mean a training course for bouncers, approved by the Administrative Agency and operated by an entity that is approved by the Administrative Agency and is not affiliated with a covered establishment.

 

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1312	Amended, Bill No. 210117 (approved July 15, 2021), effective January 15, 2022.

§ 9-3702. Registration of Bouncers.

   (1)   No person shall perform the duties of a bouncer at a covered establishment without completing a prescribed Third-Party Training Course and without registering as a bouncer with the Administrative Agency. A bouncer shall have forty-five days from the date of hire by a covered establishment to both complete a Third-Party Training Course and to apply for registration. All bouncers shall apply for registration by submitting a certificate from the Third-Party Training Course certifying the person's completion of the course to the Administrative Agency.

   (2)   The certificate awarded to a person completing the Third-Party Training Course shall contain the following information:

      (a)   bouncer's name and address;

      (b)   bouncer's home and mobile telephone number;

      (c)   bouncer's email address;

      (d)   bouncer's business privilege license 1313 number if bouncer is an independent contractor; and

      (e)   a description of every third-party training course, covering the areas set forth in Section 9-3705, that was successfully completed by the bouncer, including the name of each third-party trainer and the dates of each training course, and a copy of each certificate received evidencing successful completion of each such course.

   A bouncer shall report any changes in the information contained in the certificate to the Administrative Agency within fifteen (15) days of the change. The form for reporting changes shall be available online at the City's official website.

   (3)   A certificate of successful completion of a Third-Party Training Course shall serve as permanent registration.

   (4)   The registration of any bouncer who is convicted of an offense involving danger to the person or who fails to successfully complete any additional training required by regulations issued pursuant to Section 9-3706 shall be revoked. 1314

 

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1313	Note that "business privilege license" was changed to "commercial activity license" by Bill No. 110758 (approved December 21, 2011), effective May 1, 2012.
1314	Enrolled bill read "...pursuant to subsection § 9-3606 shall be revoked."