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tho City rembeLl of thm City of (34ostAR rpas lops rmlAdn as
1. k`-riir%am* %. aof* tbo City of CONU 1�fmsa to horo%W
am-
, wnd#sd to ronae. as follows
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lTM7A'7I'Tt'W T 111MOL STIT,!-Z AW'D PjkTRnT, 3 , mc '-
l-"M"nMIq 1. Defil'ItIon. "Patrol gystttvi'l anml. "Patrol in -
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clude any nervivq or w,"tqm wbich Nrrdsh;-q to suhscrib*rs, Pr privato
indivi4usao or r5ei,*mtst for g. canni.do-ration, a -r,- patrolr.-'wlt, mmy-i, or vatchman,
qitht-r uniror.-ww,', .r , patrol or mmr! scr;r Iistrir-t, or tom, act to sal -
vnt Tii, ,-Puard, or pmtrvt any pmperty fron. tlhoft,, ~a.wmun,, fi". or .5th*,r hazavi.
Carry on the busin-Ps af a privatp ratry..l nr patro'll x"t.in:1 or s*rvtr.-^ nnlem +jnlor
anti by autbnrtty of a vrlt+,,in p,,r,-dt fmn. the City rouncl.l.
'?'-'rTTI)v 1. jalication 'or'P-,r.-dt. Pormito rwmir-O IYv the
forev'rot-n1g, S� t.Acvr trwy be qSffnwi by tho City Council inn tine written amilicatiiir of
amy norson for hAms-lf or on lbvhalf' of any t.thar pe -mon, pmvlled "!at tho. City
V^Ivlcll rM.18't Jimt mat'ISN. ItsAll, test than -on-act and Car-
Anp on o
a,,,%-1 �tm.h patrol "t#—. or patml soirvlc~ will %,)F conftcivr- to trio public W"*-Ifare'
un, i gaf�t7r, ami this purpose, the City Vnmmell may any acts or -widmncn
on th;t ;yrral- fltvrmn s;r roputaticns thna- who vill be In champe of salli
pAtrol systmm or pntrml Lqo+rvic-v, and wwy cther I'AC-ts or --vi.domp. tmiir4- te) -r,,-
JJht^n satt! ftt
y Council. in t`dv rospect.
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-macrrtLon. "othAM in Vila nhal'.1. be mnatruel tr
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vkcuim ar IvOlvIlhial watchmAr or carmta��'r�
k(*r vir�dn�- r ri in
I�tt dnmve other than that ciemne,l her -in, V,, �aw m ro-�mdt.
111T.T11" L. �7,0-1t?Mtm Of' 4-pT-�UcqtLp-i2 '4V applAcation shel! �-,-
simp" and vertfler! 1,7 tho aMILI-CArItIl PW SWI sjnm-114r his Tutr*, bumdnesm
eairip> ¢y a'"ress, th-. M".*Wrle o" aM
Orw e 0
residemo in th., r-ity, th-- Ime-ation o!' h -41's last placp ,,f And the namo�
of sall Imair"93, th#o', timN.- VAS 'Irwarmf therpir and
,thf, njt,,.q*,.S and
S :-,f thrv,: per&oms r"eidint- sdthin thy, City *,,o In, Ag p a
In aded-ticn 'to A" othf-r fp c� rtwMirp.,-�
"rdiranr,s mf tbi city o�-r Costo ' 4rqav tho, sMjjca-'WL ghtil P*y to the 7d".ct-
r,f Ton ]bllare ('-T%,r) for ftch p*rwn t -I be, em-
Plc7P-d 1-n tht t7-
2girwfg Vebiel ^-, Tf thin amlicant intAnIv
Op -rate wV r=;tc.r vphiciiis An tho, i:=Jwit of M -4 t.+izniyvays, he shall
c,.0 polic-y .,.-7vpr4nF vtmlh motor vh1cle, Zi oh
with tl,�p rIvy Clork sn irzvl�rwj
said tnsumno- inoludo public llabillt;y to th6- 4xtewrt a!' N-mrty-Pive Thousand,
for thf !*,a.tb nr irJury if orto p*rson, rvi t�r Thcusmd
?Or tb' - Ioxth or Irjury or tvo 0- mm pm -Som arv! prmortylaysapp in thm
sup, jai` 7.1" ')v-mu&W* -)oIL are M11.NI)
CTITi 7. 7nveLstiratiar.. hi rc '11 shs:kl cwkseSuc. rw-ft-
t1gation to bo made c;-wf�rrdnp vMllmnt aml his Vpit�aticn ro.9 N ihe",'Imen, Ira--
O,A�IN. The, ir.v--stI,,,rAticbn mhall include ar, triquiry Into thr, corl-litions vr-vailln-
thf�, Aut-riet e.*simater! in arty
4 , uanb Pppllcatlw� and vhsther such district
is dr-nsupplil"I vith. lu-'Tietont pftt2kil petrol syvt4.-,A,. ;,Iuurft or V*tct.-
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anzi rof,nr,,mcrie 4!ontainM in. Wv� application are t,rw?, ami =.p'Ucunt is a -rit
wnd pmpor pr -rot: -n. tri eviTy ori micb buvvIz),!,i9v, 9-010 Umt, th-', T-,mcrairmmirte w -t 17orth
in 174),ction 3. *I—vy", ha w! boor *troll musc a palmdt to bp
immu-i to am, 1-AlmAt.
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City l
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Itate To Domrd4 7mrtp�'el Inv
under this Ordlna-m!., st,r)11. hi- eorystruo,l to mbrwiatc the nocrasity, Por NJM,&Irdn�, ti
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th,� Mate of Call.forrde.
.ftne-er this orltram- Ghal]. MV10y, ar�v p --mon i vitil thA npm
jo j
Vith tft� Me' Poltep a Ifwript4on, of
bY Pit 1AASt. tvo lf'tlt.r-rri .if
With thO Parment pro,, -wire an got re.. in. Ive Ort
rth , , tj. and t.,*'7 -
)btaininr, of ul, t7y theP#
k.. - . V 'polle -
Av perwr.
.r 11conar, holder %hall. s, -w amrow'.3-1 (r/ cif
sev bo. a_T-
ago
�vr th,,, Chief ;Df* rOj,,.c_.
pe
wrol te-rorarily mispondod, `7
,11 vri tt-v ordor by thy? Chief ofPoilc,N?, pr*vuipo a ot"y o
bo L^rx,Ijatv
»jt CO
order shAll bo nm,"nf*,I )n Irr the cj+,y i7aIL-vil t
Owt. talumme, VhAll COWN� tri bP Of 6M Cit!
�W,t at mmh contlmdn.T
Offeat P"70irpv, a r-OrItlar beari-r'.
-y-,gation of Tlpr-itts. ntrr th(, -,It. our
411 #hail
haw ismod wy .mrvmlt i.m.,jer the to, r - of u7in -',ho fiwv, 'vv, he �ry el at
arq ti.,w tbpivafUr by th� City Cmvvil of oodd City Co it b-vo_j,jt,, mtjq v-
fj ,I thaf
conAwtinp, or canfl.nr .)n mijel, pittrni Iyater., or Datr('11. $PtW_,Cv
'1008 'wit, or U111 wit bv tb,- P son
011ie ir mafo�ty for any ma
or that sal�7, 7.atrr?l e,"tvm or patrol xtrvlv-� I". bl4mn COMMetfX1 in an I r
izvr-�rr :wmrr.
'bf mwkA4 unt'll, v, ?I*urinrr thereon shal! h.wt� !wi by thmci, .1 n, v tee of,
* t,
which hwarlrr, qhAV. be- tjvon in wfttifM, AmA *t bRuSt -,.iays prior tea
the date of thr-, bwarlm,-. irpon thf, holder o.f per,,dt$ h�jzm4 7or or u;'-o*f.
;,WAO�., shall 00"R4.f.- th!,t Trom'd Ciwvlaln' asaln'st V* )u)1pr ot mmrb p,".Atj
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or ament-., b7 d"I-AvOr1wr V'!P #W—t miell rom-7n :!r to h -to mmw�tr or k-vnt, or b-
1,�Avl,n7 t"Ich notion at thip rlwr of ieinfi-ss or rentil4me of much
adult. pop-rorri, TO th-, IX�L%r Of sun, Pe,rdt cwm-,t bf+folml an! zn-relei,
M-tiee'! b.;, mrw5n hlm in t3w rwnr�ar hr��rvltr, rr-witioa, t.��,r nopy
notter ShRIA he nodled$ postAgp N) ly prmiald, wIttmosotyl to the b.)
J.aer I
pomdt at mxch v
,>Iwm of' lmisirw*3, at joust 41w, izve TVrinr to th- late of, Sneb
in�-. Ths, tino ! 417 Mich ury b,, -I- , ;- vjt,�'t typI
vr tt-"
annatm-t afi the if Ow permit.
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the kt# Anr4
4onsig., 'Ant vMr0v*!3 b7 t7p,
thE City OMTheil for thr,
mlar polle?, n4,1,n-c*". r"uc.t", .,?Acjr
Pi g.. b,3 -v -r �'-r th*faoe tbereo'°` thm
I
.;t was taguel. A.T� N410", Dr -*aOi titlo�4 nr
titla, .)r rank of t��, to vhayt
rw* shall ,A, eorm*,k-utiv",
mmroi, and t1w Mur,60M whall VP3ron th-� 41'rwm ryP
thto Sixf 9, t7p., st"O !I-fdrr last aMz*(:� ,! 17, 16901"UticM Of tho Cl.ty Couml."). fat r tho
pr'rsona er,ndeslrmel by tthr, Chief if to wl'-, as Spacial. Pnljc- MIftei-ra.
On UIC 'rT, r
a4dition to
other vrrls or J�a; , rand shall 1� differ in share vn--' f�o;-gign flw. the, !f f*je3,,j,
Police., �.fficerin te tP, bol uten vorn.,
bu*,wa shall bo amefvUtivmly nr,*)--r*x!
ap
, P14ar on the N`Acq, of MW -VI Mwh bAd(4,fa.
th�., Costa 1'+oktw
rolieo &U repulthe poiict� nmn
Ar poi ra
meet of this Cl anj JUIY 00--vdwlvne� 1 xv-1 worn in, an pmvjdej trr
, law
to parff)rn. the +Itil-n 0Pvnlier off*icorn �r o,rftr.,ra anj not
ron. ac-tIvet"hity, truspe-nde,t or -III9ahxrr,#,".;J.
7q,
7ity or ?7,06ta 'Aflaa 81nent
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Tavic Ayr lm -'visa Police r"'Ifte#%rIts ��tvqlt'
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-E�:'C'qpt to Pomona Ime"al "'Y �'''ntttiedl tbrrpto
1* �
-11f. this
t, vwv , F,rwr% Otatsoewr arty Renorary rolicip
la,igv, or a-,7 othnr aaIauIQtAI:J U* In6ic8t�- that the hnlder therow,,^ is a TjP,+..Or
or or aorm4,vtoA vjt�, thfN Pn',ja,' "
I th" t ity or
IPOOW '110livtI'f.fie-rnt 'UArrs &I'l --riclal P(Aie-n "If!'Icornt UIf--cs vA�7 b., -k
tu"� pe"M-na ISWNDY I.h'4q:M. to ax ej*whfj" "M Jvjdw�? A- t"his Ir'.jjnanef".
3XIM., 001' , give wINv or qitthc7.'riv4th,, tr for r
unp ki.f WW bacbn-, the twinna- of wt-Ich to pio"hlbltpl by this ''r,,Anane�.
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Folia Of ftevor"# ftolik"G 1hall bt, I-MMUPI '-rz ht' 17%lf-f cf 'Pali** *M only to perv""*
YAw: har s mr,-O r-rM.tg •:,r J'rq-s V.,,a, Citr t"n"T"NeAl. as 31welal
.1 b77 this r�r'liramf,
and vh"� hr"r," rat
I'TTTM' C01+'-nts. Applieatinr
tor tho issumv V-oela:ji police orriep �' , i "made, to tho rhi?, PP of
rim ', h &,i r shaj, bo
rswmiation form obtairiv, 'P. VI pollej,?
to hv, ifigue'dj
aai'
is za
S. "ho".1 z ani aldrr,,ss of VIP t", 101o,' tjj� 'Fri pr it?
of the pr-rsnfir w1w jqwIaL-w,,, c)i!
3 deseription, sigua� and ftwerprint of thr pprs,6r
to on t*V#P twto !-'0 tw i61t v4d;
-1. 'Ins � v anti wid"at art'7 romrv-,st ",' ow� �rnP3'rrr-
of the amltaw!t ttul, nncr-�%eltr -for v,!,, Isansmn or nalo, lwtp.T;
discretion, v"vils4 a.mw mwh snmt*-''i tr -w';. *'sr C hP I'monm is m,,rwr
nr*t tz b,,5 a fit ani prop -r sr -wit -I 13,cliee
A14MM ta be f lel Tt sWI bo
ths, -)ut,7 o3l' vory p�-roon to -J=m� a Spe-vial police effiaorl-a ba*,# '.mwbro'n immo-I
tr-, t�L�Xhl Inn It"T "I'm "U- vitth th"'� cblof Cf Po 3. Of-- truv, mm"', &tirpos ol�'
xw'h pt-Irsor.
';r' MI!V (btef of Police shall
makv a n,' Tice ':iollary fw-r t3v" '-4wu;mw-?, er rv-^T7 nfmof,�rlq
balnv, as Inr '?ru, bsii", J33Uji� tC, r44p'Oj 'f-.Ovt bt
Adored at., m"U3 r the -LISAV of Said barl(�O'J. 011th "I at #al. MVx bc &M r"-
nain Vhc- nf thiv ctt�r.
SrTTTMV 7. 10ftlal Polig's Th,,, C'bi*�'
'c3 is ShA21 at 81.3. tta rotord of all vpmlal Ttolieq
I'Squod by tbrr of 702icril, V+ieh record Shall, vvrr ^tho-'r thims, sh'mi! VIO
nmr, ArArmamit ;td-Iroms of the pf=rikm to w1rn, thr, aft,to, was jsjv.A,:j
tb#, pri
of th,4t lhuJ r*.
, , vtdch Whall he ztwipel on t�r' Nvl; c." o4o bwIrr, arid thf,
ram' or mwimm em -1h- faeP of udd lrwk-q.
Epue' Uw. ;Rqilre'r ;";jy';?T ?N munt by c!l Tt ml -All
the dutV of mm,,rr perwn hsW-nr -- v-peial polic- or:N—ewrli aoft-Ift.ion, or
w7, permn perfondwr xp-,eie- rolt". wrgt, is havo -m Ids p a as' no r Ile,
ciTteev',i. vtd,10 of a ppocija offleer.
A f�CW- 1"Olier, Met tw� n �ry rrIvat'^
p fz-.Z.
-patrol, , bw%k ruarl, Pipit toclln= r,.r - 'Ibc r vft' a 5'
-!*miv' 3YV 0!, tjhn tut4om -.7 his polvition shall *v—,ar t, m)t,�AmLl Yxillw.
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badr� on i1rv, tNc, 3AS uydf*r,t that tho swrp, d av*iIAbIr' -0.
t1mv vWp aveh vovk.
"' -i -�r in his w3 e, c- ba'11-
-Ib 3emu ubtl'.. v-ar , A I ITIcerts Ov
w.lpxs nald ba,*p- h",- brom tmmv�d' bit xftwh of - "-m in ul.th t�^
pmvisions af this :'*,r,-ttnmc<,.
ntlwm -,mrvor -,ihA1.7
wtar e;r hv.vt in Ka ;nve—selor t&dln th- luft-m of .1 &"�VJAI Off"Jefor
ary bw'!r- i0wr tbar- 7 S.rt-'eial, orf**Iesn-ts
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a. Ko parson shall act as a "tmqraa --7acort v.11"I"ictm
4 ,tori m eommiwwtonpej, as pojj,e,b
)', '� ;0tvI
Itbst&nftr,-- avw >itbpr prnrialniv; of this
a Nrprul -scort. ol'i c,,r rimy -vi-nar a immtv sh-ril"s hal-imp providitd mic'n balro !Av
'6"r imsunll to him h7 the, sheriff of this emunty.
tt- Nnrrul x,vcort of,"icrr shall v-ar, acting, snag
mich, ani unifcir,� other thar onr, prpucriho,i by thn "hi*mf of."Poliep for imch us-, e. st
,uniforn f(,r anth uso� by tb, sheriff; provided, how",mr, th*,t isimb rri,-
foImst not r,�Smnblr thv.t prescribiN.4, fmr amm poliao officers u -..r Unis
Pisef; rting ftInf-ral. -,q.
7um,,raj ?sc-,rt. offiep" shall not wpar xA loams whilt,
P., '"hipt qqctior dois riot arply " repm'.Iar m1i" offic-m.
13. 2,-.)PcIsO, krapt.11,av- la -fire, Vo porwm whall,
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perform an,-? drtitq - of a opmIal poijap offtenr .vo,&9n vvh pi - on shaii rust
st-ClIrf" a xponial- poltop. O*ficerte as pmviti^i in this rNrtin.arcm.
io lemlar Pnllce- 'Ifflerr Police
I waar # �4sp.T-Ay or carry ar of 'tail n-,'f'emrfs 'Radr-.
D, -
IOUC:� -
CTT 15, 1 "1 baivvs.TT; shall be lakgrn
"-bity of wry Tv-rvor after be ham 9l-;rprpd hiss w4,th vM rrivotttnatrol fir
,:a bpe e-wmf-A to p�rforn. the ,hitime whi6h rf"Arp thsr I.,
polici r;ffleo�rlr, badgp, to rpyttmn the sportal twillom of! co-rvs b&#P, +,ti +,I,^
'hief of P
- , olic-,
4,,Acmral b&#,me shall hn issupImly, by t1w, CM.Af of Pollamo &-PA V -.,m samp shall bo,
issupl Only aftvr mfftt-dal acticm IR tak*n b,,,r tbr 111tv rvwb--i.1 the
isminneo or tho fmarm..
7V41r,TTM to
;," , vmr i"Imo onf, polic- "rflAmwa TAR IPPlz, I.P.Maer nr,!f
7^9prv- "Pollep ITPIAlhor tht, 4!hios' of Poll". nor any o**r rf"'Ite-r or
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of the City &all- 07 r,rficial, Police +.n any
pemn not Q Rpmular or Nsmtrvr. Police 71M.000'r.
V. P0110'r
'"art -Ants. art,
"id IMartmw.nt,, emmpt wit3,1 'the wppmval, of t� thief of
P -11.c -- ?�. Tho Pnlicm
Z" ta.
wlvlvr, Vind hrr7,toforo --Ttzhliehrd shsal- bp at all tim" by th-�
rhlof 01, Tho pa", mt for Orr,, and all P0111cp Opricfrl S ba4f-S ab.A71.1 lip -
mrnev! into +Aim Nmd.Uid Pnrtd shall b* uqF--I fr,!- bp Tmnz�'antwr--. rr I-ttirm, er, 4
rmpatrinT of liwl!v-s ,74' wrr AS,-$ aml -kmt-7ns or her-,a,?+,Pr
mprovn-1 and immwd t"
th- Cblpf of P-iltcx.�j whr�thmr who sanf, q—,-
Speteial palic'. h&es ar of.fictal pollem o. Me--�raf badt,-as.
Polic-
I& 4,trm sib.41,7. Vhs- pi-i.� rty of tbe CUy fnf r.ostA xesaj anal *h, t, rr.
tifte" bmccm,� t3hr- po"elL, "I propertv -r4n-y ir Asn w*r perwn rhall q - of r
�,.0
thio conmmtien vt+.h th#� Poi' co (,r nhal'% rptire. on pe".1,on, it
be his duty to raturn his 'fflvfal P-)IicR flffic-,rts Sadow, tt� tht? Chief n-11, policp.
?1.. ci'st-olian Aa'tpmt 11he Chi�mf nt Nilicet xWI
amoirt an *."Hear of thp 4#partd ,�m-t. to bo t.1h,!, en.intodun of an
w C-Mci&I Pollco, rfftc-prts Palce sholl INAstrIbuto,i t.-, &TV lepular 1.0lier,
f',,M.rpr nor shsW. a,�v I-rencial '!Oltcot "'ifficer's 'Ru;tyo+ bm -IAstriImt+,Ti t4 any 1ps*elml
V all.
Polici, e)Mcer F"mppt b,,.- id%o shal] mAkt, a c*vVipts, rccorl o�' I
b*dRes wifit hr t i, nM shell .U�mtrlbutf, thc a*" ��y in. nwinkir prpvcr".,,�"!
to thm permne in this r,.Iirsne e-.
wd"!*; custow--inn ffhalk 'Ve rompinviblot floc the IpIAvpm
of mM rl
bwlr.v�q, wv��, At nh.A,� "be Y1.8 -kty *,1,rf.'ejaLl aY7 xmf� eI bstAl,,as of no"ons vh.o
t=, -Ir ccn"rcticne with the Pclic*N '!)wpartmmit ?,r who huh e rptircO -,sr
Tt shall be hi-, ,NLrthr-r :tyty tr rpmli m? vvl Al"I `,pomlal
IwAm 5 TMm, any persona ,:-eavol tz perform thr, of 'peel! 40,
Polio#, *If ficorm.
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�Tb P,,Prson.
Shall h"- his mag-salor. sk"rr "-pfteial Polte-- or irpocie pf)-
vhich bAn rpt bmm j,"jjf,,j to bl',
'I
I ter , tlh�-
pmviaifms P*,renn sNO.],Rs�s r", ,
m -my 11&1we after ?Ax
bndfpf, has b4 -o -r tordnato,!.
"W'zgit-m any iithp*r badre, n- t7;
ishl-011, "'AnAtAtr-, vlr.7,, ohs ,a or irximmia, 1.1, - *1 81.1. r.it , shop- or
Vvft -
thareq,ft whio", Iva ort it the vr-1rd4 or whi,--th, r used
Ugother or in rmmbirmttovi vj.tjj any t,,,,h
pr t-letestinp a connection vith
PO3 0' ,.)PPArtmm*.j, or vltdrb I -S I-ImmtAcal in vith or which so nr!a"�jpX� r
m
Cfftcial 1"011CO e'Tq.vr'i. TW#P Or ')PeOW Poliee ." ffle-trr's rmAp,-6 tflt, it
fly -idswror .rot, elth�r of mieb ba(kc�.
�'#*tn.filar or '4;,�sprwm F�olja`Acor ,r
Spqtcial Folira lfn.amr owl. soar or Jimo ca I
. 1p,, & badmns -star ,r'Si in mnia cal iato.i
to Inrlicatt"! thr%e, 11 * 1vv*#r of or oonnxv*tx', vrith th-I of pojjc,� 41
th!", t"Ity of Copits 'w^V'j.
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(a) TTOtvi thstandin:v amr ovth- pr -visions oll" ;;h ,a �Irdnayv.--,
th-P 'Ity Cmmll ruq mithoriv4- 4-)Y P'r"On VhO has betwn, ebtrinp his I,
dt11Y AMI r*Mlnrl-1 m-al,"mr, vollet- off"flacr, or &W
vfnevr of this City
mml wtx` Taft thr m-rviem of tho rite,
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In am! carry m,.7 inmic"i tO h -La f,m Othmvi at la 11
Uft y
him �bxrirqr bis epLrv1n,- or irzi-l*nt tW- "IS r*,1tJ-rw-,m -,,, rrovjd*,� tho vor,,;
is PIALinly Shown e -m mvi" na*re, by beim! tm-jraved or th*rpan or oth-,,rvis-
pmmmm-ntly afft"�
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-full',V acertiro,
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h,(,anirva na-v Nr inittais wv� vnieb. plain..(yb WM ,�A -ay
thove thv�,; d ", tir 4"
mtainel'.
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vsy b*41-p hc-roin nentionoo;-! or am, rim'.4-av!1VA mirrow.- " mr,7 NUO'b 'had�'O�o S -.
usod may bo by the �Aty "ounell.
(:r) Arq bwd-,e inentioner.1 in tled,4.s c;e-rtior ahal'. msbJimet
Comfireatimn tho (Atr caumil if w-.rn or (AsniAro-1 '-rr any person v'tb�r vin 01111,
_, vv; abail be rmturmy,'t tA- the trur-, r.qmvr only upor. a sdv)*4m7 th-at fvle'h
wwvras without 'his eorsent, evrprnsa or impli-1.
?),. lAciieq- iini,,orrmq - T-Atm+Aon o�2 1!o pe'war othor +jowl.
a wrm pnlite, oPrin-"r, Owl." war arry mirom t)f as, nattom, or deslTn, C~r It th�
of nnllfori sdm-t�:-d, or her,.wftp.r &iaptr-wil bir the City OmmCIA flbr thc
un(-, nV than v"Anr :,vwiA-!T,,rs of Clv; Tn'.Ucf:fie �r+ wnt, or w -k -r upor ww mi, or-, amr
star,bw*!r# or ivist-rin -f A pntt,,qm or lezifT 9%A4' "mr b-;, -diqtAV,%n *or, or e4-n-
wit,11, thn! o.11"fleW, Mlice nfft--�rts
P0110"T r11!!Ovm'3 -no Citly, f7crurdl $hall
have tho pr/"r ow, mit hority to &,mvt a-1 I-r-se'!rib* Ivr rovolrani. on tb- uninor-, to
N* vorn m.voeial nlf�Lcfrn, hank ,n3mrWo an:! IN.,wrikI rwiortm, 10 &nv *WOn"
to vorm, vbIle p#-rllbrd-m this lnti". of a 2gv"#.-k!-eL Pol1cp Th'- xrdforrt sm
proveribot.1 for -m'r, micb class of ap"'141, eo�ftr..o'r rlay. !rA ww"k mt b" the senp
as thi.t unifra-m w, nrrib&.1 rer tho other tuch class, or clumem of mneia:-
offtoem.
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ozr pouvq is hcr,*,m uwftriseet and t3a i t�' Immi- t* pmd ev^rv, Pemn nn-
titivi to wv*r as bad,�o, a rmbeml J,Ientjfla*+A-,,>r earl rheh. thall. bear the print,%4
nwq'n" ".trt--"Ph rt,,!'�tt tndi-,x of car
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of ?OU00, or htv 'Nil,y �in+,Pl elmnit..'r, In r thy^ timp n'? "wh
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of thon. holdi4r in. the City.
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11 lvm, his wrr
porsor. ther therm a t3ly ru+,bcr3-zw.i per.*,n- - in
7, Jwtificatlan Car I II
to, or intamdw4 twin"' to, ar purporti,ria,' t/-,
of t1lia (.AtV-; prmdvJiw-:!, hmowm,,
that sn Ivnorabty rvVywi pollas ofrienr mx-,r r-,,t-mln, the Polic,
('am] aftfir t!%,-- wkr`i "lotAr-p-j" Inot, br?en acmxs th-, face of* ttv- �-Olice
T4entificatiwi '*Ari.
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pistwt or Jmi� or bxwe In his Card Stdiar tf)
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POUCA. offl-co'r this clt-'.
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inxig,nia of ckflfic, cr srpicn.{nt. In the m-vonrtvat *f this city, i,,r WW4,1 x i,*
identi-fication amri fur vAdch '.mt�At th1q,
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!.I fhc� -%oe of wjnl, bac�" -�i .r n
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z� private or ael"'vity, use Vhri tltlo� ic-t'"
or any cltht-r titl(t, 4r
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4.
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th*" u9pr of tho tlti� or in acitinp., or mirnnriumr tir, act.
(c) 11,01ice ('reratinnx. '�o ptttrsm, other tf-gr, c rtq-jjjar
01'ricer City of costa ""a shall, rcr ary rijrpns^ vhatsopve*r,
rpPromont himoelf nr -ralsoly rvpresert nncthor, tc b., 4n me�,ntt)#*r r,f Police
nsrtm,ont of this rity, or um-,� amv ni',mg, won!, lanmiapp or fievicke caj. 'lated tn I
falso -zr md.ntai mn bOlief tbrAt In not acti ".-. or purportirx +,A) wt on
half of the Prnlie- '-,pr&?*t7wnt Of this CitY wl"11. thf# sen.P* of &A.7 ros-1 !?r rir-
poruri '1*ty tb-�r4o!'.
it}wr than & r-vular
palic'r�' offieer or th"'!% Actinir within the sc()P� KM4 1!cmrso of his
dutA-"f%' $hall uste ar-r x1pn, -or lesipmaIjAnn. Ir makf� anyen'-pre-sr-
lriducf- the 1:*-1i4r that is a memb#,%r
th'p of this City, cir cormoc,tPri vA.th It in aYjV
Vay,
with any Aetivllt;r lArf-ets-1 tewarl the! coj1,v.tV!' Of &W ?mm*y or irht, or the
or tatcinr of cr7thirw of vajuo,, or for ary pu-
(P) Civil T mzniki r. "ro glr—elal Polico offlcrir glial
'*tv Virtuo -,xr arl7 co".1rission as w.jeb 'her"toforp -r h�v-af'*mr i.+ e,, 'un OT, t h PT
Anco or mirimant to any other law nr nrdinm", fip
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activity of arr charartor whats-c-r-ror undertall'An fnr or r"w.
or athi.i. p*r1�,,%r!,drKr any Oct --k-le in th*i coursilk of his ;awn blISLIOSS or arfaim.,
whilp pprfcun_dnp any get .jono or in*A�rtakvn in canno-c+15jon -�dth nr in, ;Nirthomrc-
0"'M1477".nt' Nisim-as or undo-rtald.rw fe-r whicl, stw" --,pecjnj
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t*an Otte hold#-ra arks privilere, or not expr-sn'-ly -,mntej -ny thi's
oth,,r ttiuri t;" e, muibC.eIt:r -Urrmst -7or amnp :mdrrliec. of th-
?=&I Co&, and thto rL7ht to bf arrOJ &Z a pzacc offiepr,, Xilb.iftt, in botl� rrm-
to Sinn an'i reRWationg of th.0 z'olir4^ Ali
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portiona or this "r -
that it '*MUICI, IhAml- A�Ilol
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c1nuirv,* phranir or ymrtAon
th-Orw1r,' i-'r--"snr"cti:vn that WIy orv% nr. Y;oy-* sectinns,
inva"Ll-I Or
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fom-f- *.nd Ofl'mllt thlrt!r :"4.a7fj g't"'tvvj* jt'q ri
t*, o", ircticnn c �f :ftftmon (15) ^ftlt. its nasom— shall, bqt pabli sho-i tn-,, in
losta Ymw -11-411s 140ral-3, as oftj
a cl-, prim -Und- pub-
Uohm-d in ullm Cit"g, *-f Costa' vsa, tue.,*Aber wltb thp. nsam,s o f, the rnopry of the,
Cit? Council P)U-4! for and xvalnvt
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of February, 1957.
Mayor of the City of Coota Mesa
A T'T'EST :
tai. �• �--L--ci'r..,��
Cit Clerk o the itv of Costa Mesa
STATE OF' CALIFORNIA)
) Ss.
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, A. C. SWARTZ, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Costa Mesa, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the Cite of Costa Mesa, held on the 18th day of February,
1,957, the foregoing Ordinance No. 118 i,ras considered section by section, and that
said Ordinance was then passed and ad^pted by the following roll call vote, to -wit:
AYES: COL WIlIfIN Martin, Pinkley, Smith, Meyers, Nelson
NOES: COUNC iL' `FNI None
ABSENT: COUNCTL,EN None
INT W.TTnTESS t. NE" EOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of the City of Costa mesa this lith dal/ of February, 1957.
City Clerk and ex -officio -Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
�.� /,"/V l� `j
ORDINANCE NO. 149
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COS-
TAMESA AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 64 TO READ AS FOLLOWS: "AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COSTA
MESA REGULATING POLICE BADGES
AND UNIFORMS AND PATROL SYS-
TEMS AND PATROL SERVICES, AND
PRESCRIBING THE PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS THEREOF."
The City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 64 of the
City of Costa Mesa is hereby amended to
read as follows:
ARTICLE I.
REGULATION OF PATROL SYSTEMS
AND PATROL SERVICES.
SECTION 1. Definition. "Patrol System"
and "Patrol Service" include any service
or system which furnishes to members,
subscribers, or private individuals or resi-
dentsfor a consideration, any patrolman,
guani. or watchman, either uniformed or
otherwise, to patrol or guard any district.
or to act to salvage, guard, or protect
any property from theft, damage, fire or
other hazard.
SECTION 2. Permit Required. No person
shall manage, conduct or carry on the
business of a private patrol or patrol
system or service unless under and by
authority of a written permit from the
Cit,' Counell.
SECTION 3. Application for Permit. Per.
.its required by the foregoing Section
may be issued by the City Council upon
the written application of any person for
himself or on behalf of any other person,
provided that the City Council must first
satisfy itself that the management, con-
duct and carrying on of any such patrol
system or patrol service will be conduct's
to the public welfare and safety, and for
this purpose, the City Council may cause
any acts or evidence bearing on the moral
fitness or reputations of those who will be
in charge of said patrol system or patrol
service, and any other facts or evidence
tending to enlighten said City Council In
thisrespect.
a. Exception. Nothing in this Ordinance
shall be construed to require an Individual
watchman or caretaker working for a
single employer in a line of business other
than that defined herein to have a permit.
SECTION 4. Contents of Application.
Said application shall be signed and veri.
fied by the applicant, and shall specify his
naeie. business address, residence address,
the numbers of any telephones maintained
by him, the length of his residence in the
City, the location of his last place of bust
ness and the name and character of said
business, the length of time he was en-
gaged therein and the names and add -see.
ofthree persons residing within the City
to be used as-ferences.
SECTION 5. Processing fee. In addition
to any other fee required by other Ordin-
ances of the City of Costa Mesa, the ap.
plicant shall pay to the Director of Fi-
nance a processing fee of Ten Dollars
(810.00) for each person to be employed in
the City.
SECTION 6. Insurance. Business Vehicle.
If the applicant intends to or does operate
any motor vehicles in the conduct of his
business, he shall file with the City Clerk
an insurance policy covering such motor ve-
hicle- which said Insurance shall include
public liability to the extent of Twenty.
five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for the
death or injury of one person, Fifty 'Thou-
sand Dollars ($50,000.00) for the death or
injury of two or mo- persons and property
damage in the sum of Five Thousand Dol-
lars (85,000.00).
SECTION 7. Investigation. The Council
shall cause such an investigation to be
made cone erningapplicant and his applica.
tion as it shall deem desirable. The m.
vestiyation shall include an inquiry into the
conditions prevailing within the district
designated in any such application and
whether such district is already supplied
with sufficient patrol service, patrol sys.
tem, guards or watchmen.
SECTION 8. Granting of Permit. If satis-
fied that the statements and references
contained in said application are true,
and that applicant is a fit and proper per.
son to carry on such business, and that
the requirements set forth in Section 3,
above. have been fulfilled, the Council
shall causea permit to be Issued to ap-
plicant.
a. State Lloense. No permit granted by
the City Council under this Ordinance shall
be construed to obviate the necessity for
obtaining a license to conduct such busi-
nessfrom the State of California.
SECTION 9. F. mpioyee Requirements. No
person obtaining a permit under this ordin-
ance shall employ any person until the per-
mit holder has filed with the Chief of Po-
lice a description, photograph and finger-
prints of such proposed employee. accom.
panied byat least two letters of recom.
mendation, together with the payment of
the processing fee as set forth in Section 5
above, and the obtaining of the approval
by the Chief of Police, as hereinafter pro-
vided.
SECTION 10. Employee Requirements—
Approval by Chief of Police. Any person
employed by a license holder shall be ap-
proved by the Chief of Police before being
regularly employed, said employee to be
removed for any reasonable cause offered
by the Chief of Police.
SECTION 11. Suspension of Permits. Any
permit to manage, conduct or carry on a
patrol system or patrol service may be
temporarily suspended by a written order
filed by the Chief of Police, provided a
copy of such order shall be immediately
transmitted by the Chief of Police to the
City Council, and such order shall be
passed on by the City Council at its next
regular meeting after such issuance, and
shall cease to be of any effect thereafter.
The City Council may, at ouch meeting,
adopt a Resolution continuing such tempo-
rary suspension in effect pending a regular
hearing.
SECTION 12. Revocation of Permits.
When the City Council shall have issued
any permit under the term of this Ordin-
ance, the same may be revoked at any
time thereafter by the City Council if said
City Council becomes satisfied that the
management, conducting or carrying on
such patrol system or patrol service, does
not or will not be conducive to the public
welfare or safety for any reason, or that
said patrol system or patrol service has
been conducted in an illegal or Improper
manner.
SECTION 13. Revocation of Permits—
Hearing. No permit shall be revoked until
a hearing thereon shall have been had by
c Council, notice of which hearing shall
be given in writing and served, at least
five days prior to the date of the hear•
ing, upon the holder of such permit, his
manager or agent, which notice shall state
the ground of complaint against the hold-
er of such permit, or agent. by delivering;
the same to such person or to his man•
ager or agent. or by leaving such notice
at the place of business or residence of
such holder with some adult person. If
the holder of such permit cannot be found
and service of such rotice cannot be made
upon him in the manner herein provided,
then a copy of such notice shall De mailed,
postage fully prepaid. addreasetl to the
holder of such permit at such place of
business, at least five days prior to the
date of .much hearing. The time of such
notice may be shortened by the Council
irith the written consent of the holder of
the permit.
ARTICLE II
REGULATION OF UNIFORMS AND PO-
LICE BADGES.
SECTION 1. Definitions. Official Police
Officer's Badge
a. "Official Police Officer's Badge" shall
mean a badge of the size, type and design
goat approved by Resolution of the City
Council for the use of regular police of-
ficers. Such badge shall bear on the face
thereof the title or rank of the person to
whom it was issued. All bad;es of each
title or was shall be consecutively num-
bered, and the numbers shall appear on
the face of each badge.
b. "Special Police Officer's Badge" shall
mean a badge of the size, type and design
last approved by Resolution of the City
Council for the use of persons commis.
sioned by the Chief of Police to act as
Special Police Officers. Such badges shall
be enameled on the face thereof "SPE-
CIAL", in addition to any other words
or device, and shall so differ in shape and
design from the Official Police Officer's
Badge as to be, when displayed or worn,
readily distinguishable therefrom. All such
badges shall be consecutively numbered,
and the numbers shall appear on the face
of such badge.
c. "Regular Police Officers" and mem-
bers of the Costa Mesa Police Reserves,
shall mean all regular police officer me-
bers of the Police Department of this Citmy
appointed and duly commissioned a n d
sworn in, as provided by law, to perform
the duties of police officers or -serve
police officers and not retired from active
duty, suspended or discharged.
SECTION 2. Issuance of Badges. No of-
ficer or employee of the City of Costa
Mesa shall:
a. Issue any Special Police Officer's
Badge, or any Official Police OI'ticer's
Badge. except to persons lawfully entitled
thereto under the provisions of this Ordin-
ance.
b. Issue to any person whatsoever any
Honorary Police Badge or any other badge
calculated to indicate that the holder there-
of is a member of or connected with the
Police Department of the City of Costa
Mesa, except that Special Police Officers'
Badges and Official Police Officers' Badges
may be issued to persons lawfully en-
titled thereto as elsewhere provided in this
Ordinance.
c. Assign, sell give away or authorize
the transfer or �..of any badge, the is-
suance of which is prohibited by this Ordin•
once.
Section 3. Special Police Officers' Badges
—Issuance. Special Police Officers' Badges
shall be issued by the Chief of Police and
only to persons who have secured per-
mits or commissions from the City Council
as Special Police Officers, and who have
paid all fees required therefor by this
Ordinance.
SECTION 4. Special Police—Application—
Contents. Application for the Issuance of a
special police officer's badge shall be made
to the Chief of Police on regulation form
obtained from the Police Department.
which application must contain the follow.
Ing data:
a. The name and address of the person
to whom the badge is to be issued;
b. The duties of the person who requires
the issuance of said badge;
c. A description, signature and finger-
print of the person to whom the badge is
to be issued;
d. The name and address and signed re-
quest of the employer of the applicant
showing the necessity for the Issuance of
said badge;
e. The Chief of Police may, with the ex-
ercise of reasonable discretion, revoke any
such badge issued to any person if he
deems such person not to be a fit and
proper special police officer.
SECTION 5. Special Pollee—Address to
be filed. It shall be the duty of every
person to whom a special police officer's
badge has been issued to furnish and
keep on file with the Chief of Police the
true home address of such person.
SECTION 6. Special Police — fees. The
Chief of Police shall make a charge of
Two Dollars for the issuance of every spe-
cial police officer's badge and for every
badge issued to replace a lost badge, which
sum shall be considered as rental for the
use of said badge, which shall at all times
be and -main the property of this City.
SECTION 7. Special Police — Record of
Badges. The Chief of Police shall at all
if keep a record of all special police
officers' badges issued by the Chief of
Police, which record shall, among other
things. show the name and present ad-
dress of the person to whom the same was
issued, the serial number of the batlge,
which shall be stamped on the back of
each badge, and the rank or number on
the is
of said badge.
SECTION 8. Special Pollee — Badges
must be on Person. It shall be the duty
of every person having a special police
officer's commission. or any person per-
forming special police work, to have on his
person a special police officer's badge
while performing the duties of a special
pol'ee officer.
SECTION 9. Special Police — Badges
must be worn. Any private patrol, bank
guard, night watchman or other person
who wears a uniform while performing any
of the duties of his position shall wear a
special police officer's badge on the out.
side of the front of his uniform so that the
same is available at all times while per-
[orming such work.
SECTION 10. Special Police Badges—
Must be properly issued. No person shall
wear or have in his possession any special
police officer's badge unless said badge
has been regularly issued to such person
in accordance with the provisions of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 11. Special Pollee — other
badges. No person shall wear or have In
his possession while performing the duties
of a special officer any badge other than
a special officer's badge.
SECTION 12. FuneralEscort Officers.
a. No person shall act as a funeral es-
cort officer except a person commissioned
asa special police officer by the Chief of
Police.
b. Notwithstanding any other provisions
of this Ordinance, a funeral escort officer
may wear a deputy sheriff's badge pro.
vided such badge has been issued to him
by the sheriff of this county.
c. No funeral escort officer shall wear.
while acting as such, any uniform other
than one prescribed by the Chief of Police
for such use. or a uniform prescribed for
such use by the sheriff; provided, however,
thab such uniform must not resemble that
prescribed for sworn police officers of this
City.
d. Funeral escort officers shall not wear
sidearms while escorting funerals.
e. This section does not apply to regular
police officers.
SECTION13. Special Police — Must
have Badge. No person shall perform any
duties of a special police officer unless such
person shall first secure aspecial police
officer's badge as provided in this Ordin-
ance.
SECTION 14. Unauthorised Wearing of
Official Police Officer's Badge Prohibited.
No person who is not a Regular Police
Officer or Reserve Police Officer shall
wear, display or carry an official Police
Officer's Badge.
SECTION 15. Special Police — return of
badges. It shall be the duty of any person
after he has severed his employment with
any private patrol or bank, or who has
ceased to perform the duties which re.
quire the Issuance of a special police of-
ficer's badge, to return the special police
officer's badge to the Chief of Police.
SECTION 16. Police Badges — Proper
Issuance, Official pollee officers' badges
shall be Issued only by the Chief of Police,
and the same shall be issued only after
ofiicial action is taken by the City Council
authorizing the issuance of the same.
SECTION 17. Official Pollee Officer's
Badge — to Whom Issued. The Chief of
Police may issue one Official Police Of-
ficer's Badge to each Regular and Re-
serve Police Officer. Neither the Chief of
Police or any other officer or employee
of the City shall issue any Official Police
Officer's Badge to any person not a Regu.
lar or Reserve Police Officer.
SECTION 18. Police Badges — Use by
CityDepartments. No department of the
(:fty government shall use a design or in-
signia for an official badge for said depart.
ment, except with the approval of the
Chief of Police.
SECTION 19. Police Badge Revolving
Fund. The Police Badge Revolving Fund
heretofore established shall be at all times
administered by the Chief of Police. The
Payment for any and all pollee officer's
mages shall be returned into this fund.
Said fund shall be used for the manu-
facture, replating and repairing of badges
of any and all types, sizes and designs
heretofore or hereafter approved and is-
sued by the Chlef of Police, irrespective
or whether the same are special police
officers' badges or official police officers'
badges.
SECTION 20. Pollee Badges — Return of.
A!! Official Police Officers' Badges shall be
the property of the City of Costa Mesa,
and .shall at no time become the personal
property of any individual, When any per-
son shall sever his connection with the
Police Department, or shall retire on pen-
sion, it shall be his duty to return his
Official Police Officer's Badge to the Chief
of Police.
SECTION 21. Custodian of Badges. The
Chief of Police shall appoint an officer
of the Police Department to be the custod-
ian of all badges and no Official Police
Officer's Badge shall be distributed to any
Recular Police Officer nor shall any Spe-
cial Police Officer's Badge be distributed
to any Special Police Officer except by the
Custodian, who shall make a complete me -
or,, of all badges so distributed, and shall
distribute the same only in the manner
prescribed to the persons mentioned in this
Ordinance.
The said custodian shall be responsible
for the delivery of said badges, and it
shall be his duty to recall any and all
badges of persons who have severed their
connections with the Police Department or
who have retired on pension.
It shall be his further duty to recall any
and all Special Police Officers' Badges
from any persons who have ceased to
perform the duties of Special Police'
Officers.
SECTION 22. Badges — Unauthorised
Possession af. (A) No person shall have In
his possession any Official PoliceOfficer's
Badge or Special Police Officer's Badge
which has not been lawfully Issued to him
according to the provisions of this Ordin.
ance. No person shall possess any such
badge after his right to use such badge
has been terminated.
(B� No person shall have in his pos.
session any other badge, star, shield,
miniature, ring, charm or insignia, re.
gardless of the size, shape or design there-
of, which has on it the words "Police"
or "Detective" whether used separately,
together or in combination with any other
words Indicating a connection with the
Police Department, or which Is identical in
design with or which so resembles an Offl-
OalPolice Officer's Badge or Special Po-
lice Officer's Badge that it may be readily
mistaken for either of such badges.
(C) No person who Is not a Regular or
Reserve Police Officer or a Special Police
Officer shall wear or display any badge,
star or insignia calculated to indicate that
he is a member of or connected with the
Department of Police of the City of Costa
Mesa.
SECTION 23. Retired Officers — Author -
feed Badges.
(a) Notwithstanding any other, provi-
sions of this Ordinance, the City Council
may authorize any person who has been,
during his lifetime, a duly and regularly
appointed, commissioned and sworn police
officer, or any employee or officer of
this City and who has honorably left the
service of the City, to retain and carry
any badge lawfully Issued to him or other-
wise lawfully acquired by him during his
service or incident to his retirement, pro.
vided the word "Retired" is plainly shown
on such badge, by being engraved or em-
bossed thereon or otherwise permanently
affixed thereto.
(b) The badge shall be especially adopt.
ed or approved for such specific purpose
by the Chief of Police.
(c) Upon the return of the retired of-
ficer to active duty, or upon his death, the
"Retired Officer's Badge" shall be returned
to the Chief of Police.
(d) Any honorary badge or other badge
lawfully acquired indicating that the bear-
er occupied public office in this City, upon
which appears the bearer's name or ini.
tials and which plainly shows the word
"Retired" may be retained.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be
deemed to authorize the use of any badge
herein mentioned for any unlawful purpose
and any such badge so used may be con-
fiscated by the City Council.
(f) Any badge mentioned in this Section
shall be subject to confiscation by the City
Council if worn or displayed by any per-
son other than the true owner, and shall
be returned to the true owner only upon a
showing that such use was without his con-
sent. express or implied.
SECTION 24. Police Uniforms — Imita-
tion of. No person other than a sworn po.
lice officer, shall wear any uniform of a
pattern, or design, or in the semblance of
the uniform adopted, or hereafter adopted,
by the City Council for the use of the
regular members of the Police Depart.
ment, or wear upon any uniform any star,
badge or insignia of a pattern or design
that may be mistaken for, or confounded
with the official police officer's badge.
SUCTION 25. Special Police Uniforms.
The City Council shall have the power
and authority to adopt and prescribe by
resolution the uniform to be worn by all
sl:eNal officers, bank guards, and funeral
escorts, if any uniform is worn, while
Performing the duties of a special police
officer. The uniform so prescribed for any
such :lass of special officer may, but
need not be the same as the uniform so
prescribed forthe other such class, or
classes of special officers.
SECTION 26. Polien Identification Cards
—Issuance. The Chief of Police is hereby
authorized and directed to issue to each
and every person entitled to wear a badge,
a numbered identification card which
shall hear the printed name. serial num-
ber, signature, photograph and right index
fingerprint of each such Regular Police
Officer. Each such card shall bear the
signature of the Chief of Police, or his
duly appointed deputy, in office at the
time of issuance of such identification
card. Each identification card shall state
thereon the position of the holder in the
City.
SECTION 27. Police Identification Cards
—Possession of. No person other than a
duly authorized person shall have in his
possession any Identification Card issued
to, or intended to be issued to, or purport-
ing to have been issued to a Regular Po-
lice Officer of this City: provided, however,
that an honorably retired police officer
may retain the Police Identification Card
after the word "Retired" has been printed
across the face of the Pollee Identification
Card.
SECTION 28. Police Identification Cards
—Imitation of. No person shall print or
Issue or have in his possession any identi.
fication card similar to the identification
card mentioned in the foregoing Section
of tl•is Ordinance. or any identification
card stating that the person whose name
appears thereon is a police officer or em.
ployee of this City.
SECTION 29. Retired Officers and Em-
ployees. No person other than a City Of-
ffccr or employee shall wear, carry, or
use any badge or other insignia of office
or employment in the government of this
City, or any badge, identification card or
Insirnla which is calculated to indicate
that the holder is an employee or officer
of this City; provided, however, that this
provision shall not apply if the possession
and use of such badge, card or insignia
is expressly permitted by Ordinance.
SECTION 30. Use of Official Pollee Titles
by Private Agencies—Similar Subterfuges
—Prohibited.
(a) "Chief Detective.", "Chief of Detec-
tive Bureau". No person shall use the title
"Chief of Detectives" alone or in connec-
Von with any other term, phrase, symbol.
initial or language, In carrying on any pri-
vate business, employment or activity.
(b) Other Police Titles. No person shall,
in connection with any private business,
employment or activity, use the title "Chief
of Police", "Pollee Chief," "Detective" or
any other title or designation whatever cal-
culated to indicate an official connection
with the Police Department of this City or
with the police force of any other govern.
ment or governmental agency, unless ac.
companied by additional language clearly
displaying, without the use of initials or
symbols, the Identity of the private agency
or employer on whose behalf the user
of the title or designation is acting or pur.
porting to act.
(c) Police Operations. No person, other
than a regular police officer of the City of
Costa Mesa shall, for any purpose whatso-
ever, represent himself or falsely repre.
sent another, to be a member of the Po.
lice Department of this City, or use any
sign, word, language or device calculated
to induce a false or mistaken belief that
he Is not acting or purporting to act on
behalf of the Police Department of this
City within the scope of any real or pur.
ported duty thereof.
(d) Collections, etc. No person other
than a regular police officer of this City,
acting within the scope and course of his
official duties, shall use any sign, badge,
title or designation, or make any express
Or implied representation, calculated to in-
duce the belief that he is a member of the
police force of this City, or connected with
�t in any way, in connection with any ac-
tivty directed toward the collection of any
money or debt, or the repossession, re-
covering or taking of anything of value.
or for any purpose of private gain whatso.
ever.
(e) Civil Immunities. No special police
officer shall, by virtue of any commis.
sion as such heretofore or hereafter issued
under this Ordinance or pursuant to any
other law or Ordinance, be deemed to be
an officer, agent, employee or representa-
tive of the City of Costa Mesa while en.
gaging in any activity of any character
whatsoever undertaken for private hire,
pi oft or regard, or while performing any
act done in the course of his own business
ar affairs, or while performing any act
done or undertaken in connection with or in
furtherance of, any private employment.
business or undertaking for which such spe-
cial officer is hired or engaged, nor shall
any such commission be construed to confer
upon the holders any privilege or immunity
not expressly granted by this Ordinance,
other than the authority to arrest for
crime under See. 836 of the Penal Code,
and the right to be armed as a peace of-
ficer, subject, in both respects, to such
rules and regulations of the Chief of Po-
lice as may relate to special police of.
ficers.
ARTICLE III
SECTION 1. PENALTIES. any person,
firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine
of not more than $500.00 or by Imprison-
ment in the City or County jail for not
more than six (6) months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. If any sec-
tion, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase,
or portion of this ordinance is for any rea.
son held to be invalid or unconstitutional
by the decision of any court of competent
Jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance. The Council of this Cfly
hereby declares that it would have adopt.
ed this Ordinance and each section, sub-
ection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any
one or more sections, subsections. clauses,
phrases or portions be declared invalid
or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. Ordinance No. 64, except
for the provisions herein set forth, is here-
by repealed.
SECTION 4. ENACTMENT. This Ordin-
ance shall take effect and be in full force
and effect thirty (30) days after its pass-
age, and prior to the expiration of fifteen
)IS) days from its passage shall be pub.
lished once In the Costa Mesa Globe -Her-
ald, a newspaper of general circulation,
printed and published in the City of Costa
Mesa, together with the names of the mem-
bers of the City Council voting for and
against the same.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day
of February, 1957.
C. M. NELSON
Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
A. C. SWARTZ
City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
)SS.
COUNTY OF ORANGE)
I, A. C. SWARTZ, City Clerk and ex -
officio Clerk of the City Council of the
City of Costa Mesa. do hereby certify that
at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Costa Mesa, held on the 18th
day of February, 1957, the foregoing Ordin.
ance No. 148 was considered section by
section, and that said Ordinance was then
passed and adopted as a whole by the
following ret± call vote, to -wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN Martin, Pinkley,
Smith, Meyers, Nelson
NOES: COUNCILMEN None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have here-
unto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of the City of Costa Mesa, this 19th
day of February, 1957.
A. C. SWARTZ
CityClerk and ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
Pub. Costa Mesa Globe Herald, Feb. 20,
1957, Costa Mesa, Calif. B-6