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 20-2.035 - 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 security officer. 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. Police officers from other jurisdictions including St. Louis County
				Police, St. Louis Airport Police, St. Louis Deputy Sheriffs, and St. Louis City
				Marshals, serving or acting as private security officers do not possess police
				powers at the location of their assignments in the City of St. Louis unless
				licensed by the board of police commissioners of the City of St. Louis.
(A) All St. Louis Airport Police Officers,
				St. Louis Deputy Sheriffs, and St. Louis City Marshals desiring to obtain a
				private security license to work as private security officers in the City of
				St. Louis will be processed and trained through the St. Louis Metropolitan
				Police Department Private Security Section.
(B) Municipal police officers who desire to
				work private security in the City of St. Louis must first obtain a valid
				license from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Private Security
				Section. While working in the City of St. Louis, the officer must display a
				badge/identification card clearly showing the name of the company for which
				s/he is working.
(C) Police
				officers from outside the state of Missouri must first obtain a valid license
				from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Private Security Section.
				Applicants will be processed in the normal manner and will be required to
				complete the private security officer training class after a satisfactory
				background check has been conducted. Police officers from states other than
				Missouri may not wear their department uniforms while working security in the
				City of St. Louis.