§ 10.40.020. Private detectives—Agency license; qualifications of employees.  


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  • A.

    License required. No person may engage in or represent himself to be engaged in the business of operating a private detective agency without first obtaining an appropriate license from the municipal clerk.

    B.

    Application for license. The application for license shall contain, in addition to other required information, the present and previous occupations of the applicant and the names and addresses of his present and former employers. If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall contain the required information for and shall be signed by each member of its board of directors. The persons signing the application shall swear to the truth of applicable statements before a person authorized to administer oaths.

    C.

    Qualifications of employees. No private detective agency may employ a person as a private detective unless the person:

    1.

    Is 18 years of age or older.

    2.

    Is not addicted to narcotics, dangerous drugs or intoxicants.

    3.

    Has not been convicted of a felony within two years, nor of a misdemeanor involving assault or dangerous weapons within one year.

    4.

    Has not been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, assault with a dangerous weapon, traffic in narcotics or dangerous drugs or traffic in women for immoral purposes within ten years.

    D.

    Qualifications of licensee. A license may not be issued under this section unless the applicant possesses the qualifications for a private detective under subsection C of this section.

(CAC 6.28.060; AO No. 84-138(S), 1-1-85)