Orange County Municipal Code Art. 2 Security Systems, Security Officers

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

(Code 1961, § 53.021)

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 Sheriff, and shall wear no other badge of any kind, character or description, except a badge issued to him by lawful governmental authority.

(Code 1961, § 53.022)

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 Sheriff, and who does not possess a valid, subsisting security officer's license.

(Code 1961, § 53.023)

Licensees 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 can be mistaken for an official patrol or traffic vehicle of the Sheriff or of any police department of any city within the County of Orange, 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 Sheriff or of any police agency of any city within the County of Orange.

(Code 1961, § 53.024)

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

(Code 1961, § 53.025)

A licensee 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 of Orange, or an official uniform of any State officer.

(Code 1961, § 53.026)

A licensee shall not assume or use a rank or title the same as or similar to any rank or title used by the Sheriff or by any police department within the County of Orange.

(Code 1961, § 53.027)

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 Sheriff or by any police department within the County of Orange.

(Code 1961, § 53.028)

A licensee 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.

(Code 1961, § 53.029)

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

(Code 1961, § 53.0210)

All complaints regarding the activities of a licensee shall be investigated by the Sheriff. Reports of such complaints shall be held in the Sheriff's files and shall be subject to inspection of the Board at all times.

(Code 1961, § 53.0211)

(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 Sheriff within five (5) 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 Sheriff.

(Code 1961, § 53.0212)