San Dimas Municipal Code Ch. 5.88 Security Patrols

The operator of a patrol system shall neither employ nor utilize the services in any way of a patroller whose name is not on the license of such operator or who does not possess a valid subsisting license.

(Prior code § 16-1)

The holder of a license to conduct a patrol system shall so inform the city clerk within five days after any patroller no longer is an owner, member or employee of such licensee and shall return the license and badge of such patroller to the police department. The city clerk shall remove such patroller's name from the license of such patrol system.

(Prior code § 16-2)

The holder of a patrol system license shall not sell or offer to sell any transfer or relinquishment of the privilege to operate a patrol system in territory assigned to him or her, or for any consideration whatever agree to advocate or not to oppose the granting of any other patrol system license.

(Prior code § 16-3)

Upon written application by licensed patrollers, accompanied by the written application of the patrol system which proposes to employ such patroller, and upon satisfying the city clerk by competent evidence that such patroller is or will be no longer employed by the patrol system formerly employing such patroller, the city clerk may modify a patroller's license or permit so as to designate the new employer and may modify the license or permit of the patrol system by removing such patroller's name from the one permit and adding it to the other.

(Prior code § 16-4)

Unless a patroller applies to have his or her license modified as provided in Section 5.88.040, the city clerk shall revoke the license or permit of any patroller when he or she is no longer employed by the patrol system named in his or her permit or license.

(Prior code § 16-5)

A patroller shall not wear any uniform which is in imitation of or can be mistaken for an official law enforcement agency uniform, or an official police uniform of the police force of any city within the county, or an official uniform of any state officer.

(Prior code § 16-6)

The police department shall specify the police equipment, including weapons, which a licensed patroller may wear while on duty. No such patroller shall wear any equipment or weapon or carry any weapon not so specified.

(Prior code § 16-7)

A. Patrollers shall wear such badge as shall be designated or issued by the police department and shall pay, in addition to all other fees under this title, such fees under such arrangements as shall be designated by the police department. A patroller shall wear no badge other than that issued or approved by the police department. A patroller shall turn in his badge and license to his employer when his license has been revoked. A patroller shall turn in his badge and license to his employer when he ceases to be employed as a patroller.

B. No person shall give, deliver to or sell any patroller's badge or any badge of a design the same as, or so similar to the patroller's badge as to be mistaken therefor, to any private person.

C. No person shall purchase or receive as a gift, pawn or pledge any patroller's badge.

(Prior code § 16-8)

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

(Prior code § 16-9)

A patroller shall not assume or use a rank or title the same as or similar to any rank or title used by the police department or by any police department within the county.

(Prior code § 16-10)

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

(Prior code § 16-11)

No patroller shall, 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 patrol system of such patroller is not employed to protect.

(Prior code § 16-12)