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 20-3.035 - Licensing

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 this
				  industry.
(1) General
				Procedures. Each applicant must appear in person at the office of the private
				security section. Each applicant must complete an application form. S/he must
				provide all information requested in the application for a determination of
				his/her qualifications to hold a license as a courier. Each applicant must
				present a current letter (no older than ten (10) days) from the intended
				employer, where the proposed employer states an intention to hire the
				applicant. Prior to an application being processed by the private security
				section, a criminal history inquiry will be made through the St. Louis Police
				Department's computer terminal. If the inquiry reveals that the applicant has
				an open criminal arrest record, s/he will be required to obtain a certified
				final court disposition or a report from a circuit or prosecuting attorney. If
				the case is still open, the application process will not be completed until a
				final disposition is obtained.
(2)
				Standards. Each applicant for a license to work as a courier in the City of St.
				Louis shall meet the standards set by the board of police commissioners, which
				require that an applicant-
(A) Be a citizen
				of the United States, or legal resident-alien permitted to work in this
				country;
(B) Be at least twenty-one
				(21) years of age;
(C) Be able to
				read, write, and understand the English language;
(D) Meet physical and mental standards
				established by the board of police commissioners;
(E) Not be licensed as a courier and private
				investigator/detective at the same time;
(F) Be capable of understanding and
				performing the duties and responsibilities of a licensed courier within the
				scope of departmental policies and procedures;
(G) Must be in possession of an Honorable
				Discharge or a General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions, if s/he has served
				time on active or reserve duty in any of the Armed Forces of the United States.
				An Undesirable Discharge, a Discharge Under Dishonorable Conditions, or a
				Discharge Other Than Honorable Conditions will disqualify the
				applicant;
(H) Be of good moral
				character;
(I) Have no felony
				convictions;
(J) Be able to pass a
				character investigation by this department as indicated through a criminal
				record check;
(K) Satisfactorily
				complete the training program prescribed by the board of police
				commissioners;
(L) Pass a written
				examination based on the information given in the training course;
(M) Never have had a security license revoked
				or denied by another jurisdiction for a criminal law violation;
(N) Not withhold any information which would
				determine fitness relevant to being licensed as a courier; and
(O) Be free of any type of chemical
				dependency.