Burbank Municipal Code Art. 11 Police Badges

2-1-1101: DEFINITION:

OFFICIAL POLICE OFFICER’S BADGE: Shall mean a badge of the size, type and design last approved by the Chief of Police for the use of regular Police Officers of the City. [Formerly numbered Section 2- 128; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

2-1-1102: ISSUANCE:

A. Badges: Official Police Officer’s badges shall be issued by the Chief of Police and they may issue one to each regular Police Officer of the City and to any other officer or employee of the City whose duties require the wearing of such badge and who has been sworn in as a Police Officer.

B. Identification Cards: The Chief of Police is authorized and directed to issue to each and every regular Police Officer of the City a numbered identification card which shall bear the printed name, signature, photograph and right index fingerprint of each such regular Police Officer. Each such card shall bear the signature of the Chief of Police or their duly appointed deputy and shall state that the holder thereof is a Police Officer of the City. [Formerly numbered Section 2-129; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

2-1-1103: UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION:

No person shall have in their possession or wear, display or carry any official Police Officer’s badge or Police Department identification card which has not been issued to them by the Chief of Police, nor after their right to use such badge or card has been terminated shall they possess or wear such badge or card or have in their possession or wear another badge, star, shield, miniature, ring, charm or insignia regardless of the size, shape or design thereof, which has on it the words or substance “Burbank Police”, “Burbank Detective” or “Burbank Police Department” or similar designation whether used separate, together or in combination with any other words indicating a connection with the Burbank Police Department, or which is identical in design with or which so resembles an official Police Officer’s badge that it may be readily mistaken for such a badge. [Formerly numbered Section 2-130; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

2-1-1104: RETIRED OFFICERS:

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any person who has been, during their lifetime, a duly and legally appointed, commissioned and sworn Police Officer of this City and who has honorably retired from such position prior to the effective date of this section 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. Any legally sworn Police Officer who is honorably retired after the effective date of this section may possess and carry a badge which shall be expressly adopted or approved for such specific purpose by the Chief of Police. Such badge must plainly show the word “retired” thereon and must be so styled as to be readily distinguishable from the official Police Officer’s badge. Honorably retired Police Officers may retain possession of their identification card after

the word “Retired” has been printed across the face thereof. Such retired officer’s badge and card shall be subject to confiscation by the Chief of Police if worn or displayed by any person other than the true owner or used for any unlawful purpose. [Formerly numbered Section 2-131; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

2-1-1105: IMITATION OF BADGE BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS:

No department of the City government shall use a design or insignia for an official badge for said department identical with or similar to an official Police Officer’s badge. [Formerly numbered Section 2-132; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

2-1-1106: IMITATION OF CARD:

No person shall print or issue or have in their possession any identification card similar to the identification card mentioned in subsection 2-1-1102B of this article, or any identification card stating that the person whose name appears thereon is a Police Officer or sworn officer of this City. [Formerly numbered Section 2-133; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]