Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 17 - BOARDS OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS › Division 20 - St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners › Chapter 4 - Rules for Private Watchmen › Section 17 CSR 20-4.035 - 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 private watchman. 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 private watchman 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 eighteen (18) 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) Be capable of understanding and
				performing the duties and responsibilities of a licensed private watchman
				within the scope of departmental policies and procedures;
(F) Who has served time on active or reserve
				duty in any of the Armed Forces of the United States must be in possession of
				an Honorable Discharge or a General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions. An
				Undesirable Discharge, a Discharge Under Dishonorable Conditions or a Discharge
				Other Than Honorable Conditions will disqualify the applicant;
(G) Be of good moral character;
(H) Have no felony convictions;
(I) Be able to pass a character investigation
				by this department;
(J)
				Satisfactorily complete the training program prescribed by the board of police
				commissioners;
(K) Never have had a
				security license revoked by another jurisdiction for a criminal law
				conviction;
(L) Not withhold any
				information which would determine fitness relevant to being licensed as a
				security officer; and
(M) Be free
				of any type of chemical dependency.