Laguna Niguel Municipal Code Art. 2 Security Systems and Security Officers

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Cross reference— Police regulations and public protection, § 11-7-1 et seq.

Every applicant for a security system license must have a private patrol operator's license issued by the state. Every applicant for a security officer's license must be a citizen of the United States.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 5, 3-6-90)

While engaged in his duties as such, a security officer shall keep upon his person at all times his license and shall wear a badge approved by the chief of police, and shall wear no other badge of any kind, character or description, except a badge issued to him by a lawful governmental authority.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 5, 3-6-90)

The operator of a security system shall neither employ nor utilize the services in any way of a security officer whose name is not registered with the chief of police, and who does not possess a valid, subsisting security officer's license.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 5, 3-6-90)

Licensees under this article shall not use any vehicle which is painted in such a manner or in such colors as to cause it to be in imitation of or which can be mistaken for an official patrol or traffic vehicle of the county sheriff or of any police department of any city within the county, nor shall any such vehicle display any emblem or decal which is an imitation of or can be mistaken for any official vehicle emblem or decal of the county sheriff or of any police agency of any city within the county.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 5, 3-6-90)

The chief of police shall specify the police equipment, including weapons, which a licensee under this article may wear or carry while on duty. A licensee shall not wear any equipment or weapon or carry any weapon not so specified.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 5, 3-6-90)

A licensee under this article shall not wear any badge or uniform which is in imitation of or can be mistaken for an official sheriff's or marshal's badge or uniform or an official police uniform of the police force of any city within the county, or an official uniform of any state officer.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 5, 3-6-90)

A licensee under this article shall not assume or use a rank or title the same as or similar to any rank or title used by the county sheriff or by any police department within the county.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 5, 3-6-90)

The operator of a security system shall not use, grant or bestow or permit any security officer to assume or use any rank or title the same as or similar to any rank or title used by the county sheriff or by any police department within the county.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 5, 3-6-90)

A licensee under this article shall not, either by himself or through the actions of another, harass, annoy or commit a nuisance against or injure the property of or unnecessarily enter or otherwise trespass upon the property of any person whose property the licensee is not employed to protect.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 5, 3-6-90)

A licensee under this article shall not perform official police or investigation activities, but shall immediately report every violation of law and every unusual occurrence to the chief of police. A licensee shall make a full report of such violation or other occurrence without unnecessary delay to the chief of police.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 5, 3-6-90)

All complaints regarding the activities of a licensee under this article shall be investigated by the chief of police. Reports of such complaints shall be held in the files of the chief of police and shall be subject to inspection of the city council at all times.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 5, 3-6-90)

(a) A security officer shall surrender his license to his employer when his license is revoked or when he ceases to be employed as a security officer by the security system designated on his license.

(b) The licensee of a security system shall inform the chief of police within five days after any security officer no longer is an owner, member or employee of such licensee, and shall return the license of such security officer, or the revoked license of a security officer, to the chief of police.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 5, 3-6-90)