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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 3 AND 6 OF ORDINANCE
1637 (AND PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 5.48.030
AND 5.48.060) BEING AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
LICENSING THE BUSINESS OF SECURITY POLICE, MERCHANT
PATROL AND PRIVATE DETECTIVE, FIXING LIABILITY FOR
THEIR CONDUCT, DEFINING THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES.
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND
REVISING THE FEES AND EXPIRATION DATE FOR PERMIT
CARDS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 1637, and Pasco Municipal Code Chapter
5.48.030, are hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 3, PERMIT CARD. Every private detective, security
police officer, merchant patrol officer shall, at all times,
have in his possession a permit card in form approved by the
chief of police, and such card shall have thereon, in
addition to such other information and data as may be re-
quired by the chief of police,theLlicensee's photograph,
thumbprint and signature. Upon the revocation, suspension
or expiration of any license, such permit card shall be
surrendered to the chief of police. Every applicant for
a license under this chapter shall submit to being finger-
printed for a criminal record check. The chief of police
may issue a temporary permit, not to exceed sixty days,
to an applicant pending results of the criminal record check.
Such temporary permit will only be issued after all fees
have been paid. The regular permit shall be valid for one
year from date of issue.
Section 2. Section 6 of Ordinance No. 1637, and Pasco Municipal Chapter
5.48.060, are hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 6. LICENSE FEES. The license fee for security
police agency, merchant patrol agency, private detective
agency, security police officer, merchant patrol officer
and private detective shall be and are fixed in the amounts
shown in the following schedule, and shall be payable
annually in advance. The license fee for any agency will
permit one owner of that agency to be issued a permit card.
Any person or agency involved in security police,
merchant patrol and private detective shall only be re-
quired topay the license fee for one business; such person
or agency must, however, declare which permitted activities
the agency will perform.
Security police agency $50.00 per year
Merchant patrol agency 50.00 per year.
Private detective agency 50.00 per year
Merchant patrol officer 10.00 per year
Security police officer 10.00 per year
Private detective 10.00 per year
Security po.lice officer, merchant patrol officer and
private detective license will only be issued to bona -
fide employees of a security police, merchant patrol or
private detective agency. Such license will not be
transferable from one agency to another without the ex-
press written consent of the original agency of issue.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its
passage and publication as required by law.
PASSSED and APPROVED this 7 day of December , 1976
J TIDRICK, Mayor
Attest:
Leo E. Olney, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
atrick T. Roach, City Attorney