Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 17 - BOARDS OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS › Division 20 - St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners › Chapter 2 - Private Security Officers › Section 17 CSR 20-2.015 - 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 (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 as
ex officio
member. 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 security officers 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, for maintenance of a personnel
				file on all applicants in the City of St. Louis, and for publishing, within the
				department, information of all terminations of employment of security
				personnel.
(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 (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. Generally, 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
				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 designated area to another. The person shall be in an
				approved military style 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 ).
				Authorization to carry a firearm is designated on the badge/identification
				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 premises or designated area. This
				may include patrolling the public street. The private watchman has a
				distinctive grey, military style uniform. The private watchman has no power of
				arrest. Note: Only the private security officer and private courier
				classifications will be permitted to hold two (2) licenses. Each classification
				is licensed separately and functions as a distinct entity. (This licensing does
				not include the private watchmen classification.)