Ordinance 649-79 - Laserfiche WebLink

1 ORDINANCE NO. &'h/a-f 2 AN ORDINANCE providing for the licensing and regulation of merchant 3 patrolman (security guard), agencies thereof, private detectives and agencies thereof. 4 5 6 THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: 7 Section 1: DEFINITIONS. 8 For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following 9 meanings: 10 A. MERCHANT PATROLMAN and/or SECURITY GUARD means any person 11 engaged in the merchant patrol business or security officer business, as these terms are 12 hereinafter defined, including employees of a merchant patrol agency. 13 B. MERCHANT PATROL AGENCY means any person, firm or corporation 14 engaged in the merchant patrol business, as that term is hereinafter defined, employing 15 one or more persons as employees, assistants, clerks or operatives. 16 C. SECURITY OFFICER AGENCY means any person, firm or corporation 17 engaged in the security officer business, as that term is hereinafter defined, employing 18 one or more persons as employees, assistants, clerks or operatives. All security officer 19 agencies shall comply with the same requirements as set forth herein for merchant 20 patrol agencies. 21 D. MERCHANT PATROL BUSINESS means the business of or the 22 representation of being engaged in the business for hire or reward, and, as an 23 independent contractor, of guarding or protecting persons or property or patrolling 24 buildings, streets or districts, for such purpose. 25 E. SECURITY OFFICER BUSINESS is the same as a merchant patrol 26 business, as defined herein, except that a security officer is attired in plain clothes (as 27 opposed to a uniform) and works primarily within one or more buildings for the purpose 28 of detecting persons who are committing crimes such as shoplifting and other related 29 offenses. Security officer business shall comply with all the requirements set forth 30 herein for a merchant patrol business. 31 32