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ORDINANCE NO. 447 (1969 Series)
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PRIVATE PATROL SYSTEMS;
PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION THEREOF AND FOR
ISSUANCES OF PERMITS AND IDENTIFICATION FOR
PRIVATE PATROLMEN.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. That Sections 6100.49 through 6100.49.3 of the San Luis Obispo
Municipal Code be added as follows:
Section 6100.49 - Private Patrol Services
(a) Definitions:
For the purposes of this chapter of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code
the term "Private Patrol Service" shall be deemed to include any person,
firm, association or corporation who agrees to furnish, or furnishes, a
watchman, guard, patrolman, or other person, In uniform or otherwise,
to protect persons or property or to prevent the theft, unlawful taking, loss,
embezzlement, misappropriation, or concealment of 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 said purposes, for a consideration,
or otherwise.
(b) Permit Required:
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of conducting,
maintaining or soliciting business for any private patrol service in the
incorporated area of the City of San Luis Obispo without first obtaining a
permit to do so from the Chief of Police of the City of San Luis Obispo and
Obtaining a business license as provided in Section 6100.29 of this chapter
and paying the necessary fees therefor.
Section 6100.49.1 -Application; Investigation
The application for a business license to conduct or maintain any private
patrol service shall be submitted to the Chief of Police of the City of San
Luis Obispo, who shall make an investigation concerning the character of
the applicant. Following such investigation, the Chief of Police shall grant
or deny the applicant permission to engage in such business. Such permission
shall be granted unless it shall appear from such investigation that the
applicant is not a person of good moral character or has not a good character
in respect to honesty or integrity, or the Chief of Police shall determine that
the granting of the application would not be in the best interests of law
enforcement in the City.
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Applicant shall submit such information as the Chief of Police may
request, such as name, address, organization of the patrol service,
its method of operation, the territory or locations it proposes to serve,
and the names, addresses, personal descriptions, photographs and finger-
prints of its owners, officers and employees.
Section 6100.49.2
Any permit granted by the Chief of Police of the City of San Luis Obispo
as provided in Section 6100.49.1 shall be issued upon the following terms
and conditions:
(a) Every employee engaged by the licensee shall be investigated in the same
manner as the private patrol service under Section 6100.49.1, and must
be found to be of the same good moral character as the licensee.
(b) Every person engaged by a patrol service shall at all times wear an
identification card issued by the Chief of Police on the front of the outer
garment or uniform in such a way as to be conspicuous and plainly visible.
Such card shall name the patrol service by which he is employed, and
contain a photograph, personal description, and right index finger print of
the bearer.
(c) The holder of the identification card shall immediately return the same
to the Chief of Police whenever his employment as a private patrolman is
terminated. If a private patrolman changes his employment from one patrol
service to another, he shall report that fact to the Chief of Police and the
name of his new employer shall be endorsed on his identification card.
(d) The Chief of Police shall prescribe or approve the style or type of uniform,
if any, to be used by said private patrol service, for the purpose of
maintaining readily apparent distinction from the uniforms worn by the
regularly employed peace officers in the City of San Luis Obispo and the
County of San Luis Obispo. Any and all such uniforms shall, however, be
slate gray in color.
(e) No equipment or motor vehicle shall be used in any business or activity
permitted hereunder except with the prior approval of the Chief of Police,
who shall inspect such equipment or motor vehicle to insure the maintenance
of a readily apparent distinction from the equipment in motor vehicles used
by authorized law enforcement agencies.
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The Chief of Police shall prescribe or approve the types or character
of identification markings or insignia placed on any motor vehicle
used in the operation of any private patrol service. All vehicles
shall be distinctly marked on the front doors only with the designation
"Private Patrol, " and all such letters shall be 4" in height.
(f) Any such permit, including business license issued pursuant
thereto may at any time be revoked, after due notice to the holder thereof
and opportunity to be heard shall have been given.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED TO PRINT by the Council of the City of San Luis-
Obispo at a Regular Meeting held thereof on the 17th day of March ,
1969, on motion of Councilman Gallagher , seconded by
Miller , and on the following roll call vote:
Councilman
AYES: Councilmen Blake, Gallagher, Miller, Spring and Mayor Whelchel
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ATTEST:
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FINALLY PASSED this 14th day of April , 19 69 J.
by the following roll call vote:
ATTEST:
AYES: Emmons Blake, Frank Gallagher, Arthur F. Spring,
Donald Q. Miller, C1ell W. Whelchel
NOES None
ABSENT: None
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