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(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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(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;
(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.
Notes
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." |
(1) No person shall employ a bouncer at a covered establishment if that bouncer is not registered as a bouncer with the Administrative Agency and, in the case of an independent contractor, if that bouncer does not possess a valid business privilege license. 1315
(2) No person shall employ a bouncer at a covered establishment unless that person, within forty-five days after that bouncer's hire, has received and retains on file a copy of a certificate evidencing the successful completion by the bouncer of a program of third-party training covering the areas set forth in Section 9-3705.
Notes
1315 | Note that "business privilege license" was changed to "commercial activity license" by Bill No. 110758 (approved December 21, 2011), effective May 1, 2012. |
No person shall employ a bouncer at a covered establishment without conducting at least one interview of the applicant, and without thereafter requesting and reviewing a criminal convictions records search from the Pennsylvania State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for such applicant. Such criminal convictions records search and review shall be conducted in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 9-3500 of the Code. A person may refuse to employ a bouncer at a covered establishment if that bouncer has ever been convicted of an offense involving danger to the person.
No person may perform the duties of a bouncer at a covered establishment unless:
(1) within forty-five days of hire, the person has received a certificate or certificates evidencing the successful completion of a third-party training course in the following:
(a) identifying a problem patron including, but not limited to, persons exhibiting aggressive behavior, engaging in underage consumption of alcoholic beverages, or presenting false or fake identification;
(b) best practices regarding safe removal of a problem patron from the premises without physically harming the problem patron or others.
The Administrative Agency shall promulgate rules and regulations setting forth:
(1) the required curriculum, course protocols and minimum number of hours of instruction for the Third-Party Training Course required by this Chapter;
(2) the criteria to be used for the approval of any entity which seeks to conduct the Third-Party Training Course;
(3) the criteria to be used for the approval of any course or curriculum offered by such an approved entity; and
(4) any requirements for continuing training to provide for the periodic review and practice of the skills prescribed in the initial training required by this Chapter.
A violation of any provision of this Chapter shall be a Class III offense subject to the fines set forth in Section 1-109. All violations which are committed on a single calendar day shall be aggregated together and constitute one single violation for the purpose of issuing citations and assessing penalties under this Chapter.