Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 17 - BOARDS OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS › Division 10 - Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners › Chapter 2 - Private Security › Section 17 CSR 10-2.030 - Classification of Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes minimum standards and
				  classification of licenses related to specific private security services or
				  proprietary private investigative services provided.
(1) Individual licenses to provide private
				security services or proprietary private investigative services granted
				pursuant to this chapter shall be classified as either Class A licenses or
				Class B licenses.
(A) Class A licensees shall
				have the authority to detain or apprehend suspects either committing felonies,
				misdemeanors, or city ordinance violations in the presence of the licensee or
				during the attempt to commit the same or upon probable cause to believe an
				offense was committed; provided, however, the authority is limited to the
				private property the licensee is hired to protect during the hours s/he is
				hired to protect said private property and is not to extend to the public
				streets of the city. No vehicle pursuits are allowed except as specifically
				authorized in 17 CSR 10-2.030(1)(A) 4. Class A licenses may be further
				classified pursuant to the following titles, designations, and authorities:
1. Loss prevention agent-Unarmed,
				nonuniformed position whose duties include but are not limited to being
				responsible to observe, investigate, apprehend, and prosecute shoplifters,
				investigate fraudulent checks, internal thefts, and the like. This individual
				is employed to prevent theft by unobtrusive, alert skills;
2. Patrol agent-Armed or unarmed, uniformed
				position delegated all the responsibility of a guard with the authority to
				react to illegal action by apprehension or detention. They are normally
				assigned to a particular designated post to protect persons and property. This
				individual may also be responsible for proactive policing of the persons or
				property they are hired to protect. These responsibilities include but are not
				limited to foot patrol, response to alarms, self-initiated activity such as car
				and pedestrian checks on designated private property, investigations,
				apprehension, detention, or guarding and transporting of persons, property or
				suspects, and assisting in prosecution;
3. Proprietary private investigator-An armed
				or unarmed, nonuniformed person employed exclusively and regularly by one (1)
				employer in connection with the affairs of that employer and where there exists
				an employer-employee relationship, responsible for investigations which impact
				that employer. The qualifications for this classification are set out in 17 CSR
				10-2.050(1)(C);
4. Airport
				police-Armed and uniformed position responsible for patrolling the property
				designated as the Kansas City International Airport and the Charles B. Wheeler
				Downtown Airport who are granted special permission to be known as the Kansas
				City International Airport Police. These officers are exempt from the
				provisions of 17 CSR 10- 2.050(6). Airport police personnel shall be required
				to have a Class A license. Officers with licenses pursuant to this
				subclassification have the following authority, in addition to those created by
				the Class A license. The Class A license that has the airport police
				designation shall have authority to enforce city ordinance and state statute
				violations upon the public streets of the city, but only upon the streets
				within the property boundaries of the Kansas City International Airport and the
				Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. The Class A license that has the
				designation unarmed, uniformed "traffic control officer" shall have the
				authority to control traffic and issue citations for parking violations, but
				only upon the streets within the property boundaries of the Kansas City
				International Airport and the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. This section
				grants no authority to engage in a vehicle pursuit on streets not within the
				property boundaries of the Kansas City International Airport or the Charles B.
				Wheeler Downtown Airport; and
5.
				Park Rangers-Armed or unarmed and uniformed position responsible for providing
				security for the City of Kansas City, Missouri parks and park property, which
				is granted special permission to be known as the park rangers. Park rangers
				shall be required to have a Class A license. Officers with licenses pursuant to
				this subclassification have the following authority, in addition to those
				created by the Class A license. The Class A license that has the park ranger
				designation shall have authority to enforce city ordinance violations
				exclusively upon park property. This section grants no authority to engage in a
				vehicle pursuit on roadways that are not park property.