HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 2151 ORDINANCE NO. 2151 NEW SERIES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD AMENDING THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL
CODE BY REPEALING CHAPTER 7.14 AND SUBSTITUTING
IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW CHAPTER 7.14, PROVIDING
FOR REGULATIONS CONCERNING PRIVATE PATROL
OPERATORS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
SECTION 1.
That the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended by
repealing Chapter 7.14 of Title 7, and substituting in lieu thereof
a new Chapter 7.14, to read as follows:
Chapter 7.14
"PRIVATE PA,TROL OPERATORS"
Sections:
7.14.010 "Private Patrol Operator" defined.
7.14.020 "Person" defined.
7.14.030 Unlawful to Wear Uniform Similar to
Police or Firemen--Approval of Uniform.
7.14.040 Unlawful to Wear Badge Similar to
Police or Firemen--Approval of Badge.
7.14.050 Color Scheme and Insignia on Vehicles.
7.14.060 Return of Identification Cards.
7.14. 070 Penalty for Violations.
7.14.010 "Private Patrol Operator" defined. A private patrol
operator, or operator of a private patrol service, within the meaning
of this Chapter, is a person who, for any consideration whatsoever:
agrees to furnish, or furnishes, a watchman, guard, patrolman, or
other person to protect persons or property or to prevent the theft,
unlawful taking, loss, embezzlement, misappropriation, or concealment
of any goods, wares, merchandise, money, bonds, stocks, notes, docu-
ments, papers,, or property of any kind; or performs .the service of
such watchman, guard, patrolman, or other person, for any of said
purposes; or makes investigation or investigations that are incidental
to the theft, loss, embezzlement, misappropriation, or concealment
of any property, or other thing enumerated in this section, which
he has been hired or engaged to protect, guard, or watch. The
exemptions set forth in Section 7522 of the California Business
and Professions Code apply hereto.
7.14.020 "Person" defined. For the purposes of this Chapter,
the word "person" shall be held and construed to mean and include
natural persons of either sex, firms, associations, partnerships
and corporations. The singular shall include the plural and the
masculine shall include the feminine.
7.14.030 Unlawful to Wear Uniform Similar to Police or Firemen--
Approval of Uniform. It shall be unlawful for any person to wear,
or cause or permit to be worn, any uniform in the operation of a
private patrol business that is so similar to the uniform used by
the members of the Bakersfield Police or Fire Departments,- that such
uniform could reasonably be mistaken for either. No uniform shall
be worn by any private patrol operator in the City unless the same
shall have been first approved by the Chief of Police as meeting
the requirements of this section.
7.14.040 Unlawful to Wear Badge Similar to Police or Firemen--
Approval of Badge. It shall be unlawful for any person to wear or
display, or cause or permit to be worn or displayed, any badge or
insignia so similar in design to that used by members of the
Bakersfield Police or Fire Department~ that such badge or insignia
could reasonably be mistaken for either. No badge or insignia
shall be worn~ displayed or used in any manner unless the same
shall have been first approved by the Chief of police as meeting
the requirements of this section.
7.14.050 Color Scheme and Insignia on Vehicles. It shall be
unlawful for any private patrol operator to paint any vehicle used
in his operation with such a color scheme that is similar in design
or color of vehicles used by the Bakersfield Police Department, the
California Highway Patrol, or the Kern County Sheriff's Department.
No painted badges, stars or decalcomania of badges, stars or other
insignia will be affixed on such vehicles used by a private patrol
operator unless such badges, stars or insignia have first been
approved by the Chief of Police.
7.14.060 Return of Identification Cards. All operators of
private patrol systems shall forthwith return to the Bakersfield
Police Department all identification cards issued to merchant
patrol employees by the City.
7.14.070 Penalty for Violations. Any person violating any
of the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not more than $500.00, or by imprisonment in the County
Jail for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall become effective thirty days from
and after the date of its passage.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of December , 1973,
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL/..~'~N ~, H,_.z'l~[f~., MEDDE2$, ROGEI~S, STRONG, THOMAS
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CITY' CLERK and E~ Offic~io ClerR of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED this 3r~ day of December , 1973.
MAYO! of Bakersfield
APPROVED:
Affi av ! of r nau es
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,~ ss.
County of Kern )
MARIAN S. IRVIN, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and
that on ..................................... ..D...e..c...e.m...b...e..r......4. ........................ 19....7..3.. she posted on the Bulletin Board
at the City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City
at a meeting thereof duly held on ............................ ..D..e...c...e..m...b...e..r.....3.. ............ 19.....7..3., which ordinance
was numbered ............. ..2...1...5..1.. ............... New Series, and entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD AMENDING'THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL
CODE BY REPEALING CHAPTER 7.14 AND SUBSTITUTING
IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW CHAPTER 7.14, PROVIDING
FOR REGULATIONS CONCERNING PRIVATE PATROL
OPERATORS.
\ City Clerkx~
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
...4t.h...day_.... _~ December 73
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Notary Public in and for the County of Kern, State of California
~1 ~~ BOND FILED IN
~J ~' KERN COUNTY
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