Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 17 - BOARDS OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS › Division 20 - St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners › Chapter 3 - Rules of Couriers › Section 17 CSR 20-3.015 - Administration and Command of the Private Security Section

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: Under section
				  84.340,
				  RSMo, the St. Louis, Missouri Board of Police Commissioners has the authority
				  to regulate and license all private security personnel, serving or acting as
				  such, in St. Louis. These rules establish procedures, training, requirements,
				  and license fees for those persons so employed in the security
				  field.
(1) Board of Police
				Commissioners. The St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners (also referred to as
				the board) is established by state statute and consists of five (5) members,
				four (4) of whom are appointed by the governor. The Mayor of the City of St.
				Louis serves
ex officio
. The board has sole charge and control
				of the Metropolitan Police Department of the City of St. Louis and of the
				licensing, regulation, and discipline of all corporate security advisors,
				private security officers, private watchmen, and couriers in the City of St.
				Louis. Private detectives are licensed by the State of Missouri, not by the
				board of police commissioners.
(2)
				Private Security Section. The private security section is responsible for the
				interviewing, investigating, processing, licensing, inspection, and supervision
				of all persons working or acting as licensed couriers or any other variety of
				titles in the City of St. Louis. The private security section is further
				responsible for issuing and transferring all such licenses, for reinstatements,
				for periodic inspection of license holders, for liaison with all suppliers of
				security personnel in the city, and for maintenance of a personnel file on all
				applicants in the City of St. Louis.
(3) Private Security Personnel. The St. Louis
				Metropolitan Police Department private security program has four (4) distinct
				classifications of personnel. A definition of each classification is listed as
				follows:
(A) Corporate security advisor. A
				person employed to provide all services rendered by a private security officer,
				as well as other specialized corporate security services related to the
				protection of his/her employer's/principal's resources and personnel. A
				licensed corporate security advisor may carry a firearm and protective devices
				in accordance with the guidelines established in these rules. S/he shall be
				authorized to exercise the same police powers granted to private security
				officers while on his/her employer's/principal's property. However, the
				corporate security advisor's power and authority shall not be restricted to
				that property, but shall be coextensive with the geographic limits of the City
				of St. Louis and St. Louis County (as defined in
				17 CSR 20-5.065
				);
(B) Private security officer. A
				person employed with certain police powers (as defined in
				17 CSR 20-2.065 ) to
				protect life or property on or in designated premises. The private security
				officer's powers exist only within the established property owned or leased by
				the contracting employer and to incidents occurring on the premises. The
				private security officer may carry a firearm providing this individual is
				qualified (as defined in
				17 CSR 20-2.055 ).
				Authorization to carry a firearm is designated on the badge/identification (ID)
				card. The private security officer, whether armed or unarmed, may carry a
				baton, nightstick, pepper mace, and handcuffs after training requirements have
				been satisfied;
(C) Courier. A
				person employed to carry out the assignment of protecting and transporting
				property from one (1) designated area to another. The person shall be in an
				approved company uniform. The courier has no power of arrest. The courier may
				carry a firearm provided this individual is qualified (as defined in
				17 CSR 20-3.055 ), which
				is designated on the badge/ID card; and
(D) Private watchman. A person employed
				without police powers and without authorization to carry weapons or protective
				devices. This individual will perform the tasks of observation and reporting on
				or in a licensed premise or designated area. This may include patrolling the
				public street. The private watchman shall be in an approved company uniform.
				The private watchman has no power of arrest. Note: The private watchman will
				only be allowed to obtain additional licenses in the private watchman
				classification.