Earlier editions: 2026-09
Chapter 16 — LICENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS›Article IX — PRIVATE WATCHMEN
El Centro Municipal Code Div. 1 Generally
El Centro Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · El Centro
Cite as: El Centro Municipal Code Division 1 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 16-301. - Definition.¶
For the purpose of this article, the term "business of private watchman" shall be taken to mean the regular hiring out for monetary or other consideration to act as watchman for the purpose of protecting life or property or the furnishing of such watchman.
(Ord. No. 358, § 1; Code 1962, § 22-1)
Cross reference— Rules of construction and definitions generally, § 1-3.
Secs. 16-302—16-308. - Reserved.¶
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