PURPOSE: Under the provisions of sections 84.420 and 84.720 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri (board) has the authority and duty to regulate and license all private security personnel, serving or acting as such within Kansas City, Missouri (city). This rule establishes procedures, testing requirements and license fees for those persons required to be licensed.

1. (1) Board shall have the power and duty to enforce the provisions of these rules and upon complaint of any person or on its own initiative, to investigate violations, or to investigate the business, business practices or business method of any person, firm, company, partnership, corporation or political subdivision applying for or holding a license for providing private security services if, in the opinion of board, the investigation is warranted. Each entity or individual applicant shall be obligated to supply the information, books, papers or records as reasonably may be required concerning proposed business practices or methods. Failure to comply with any reasonably request of board shall be grounds for denying an application for a license or for revoking, suspending or failing to renew a license issued under these rules. Those licensed must maintain the records that board requires which include, but are not limited to, employment records, time records and assignment records along with records required to be kept by federal and state law.
2. (2) Any license granted under section 84.720 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri shall constitute a privilege to do business and shall not invest the one licensed with any contractual interest, inherent right or property interest.
3. (3) Those licensed to perform private security services have police powers limited to the property which they have been lawfully assigned to protect. With the exception of those licensed as airport police, those licensed under these provisions have no authority to enforce ordinances, statutes or rules on the public streets of city or at any location other than on the property they have been assigned to protect.

4. (4) Private security licenses are required for each of the following:

   1. (A) Any individual providing private security services within city whether for a licensed private security business or otherwise;
   2. (B) Any firm, company, partnership or corporation that provides private security services; and
   3. (C) Any political subdivision, sole proprietorship, firm, company, partnership or corporation that employs personnel to provide private security service.
5. (5) No license is required for any peace officer authorized to exercise police powers in Kansas City, Missouri.
6. (6) Board shall perform its functions under statute and under these regulations through the Private Officers Licensing Section (POLS) of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department (Department).

AUTHORITY: section 84.720, RSMo 1994.* Original rule filed Dec. 5, 1979, effective March 17, 1980. Amended: Filed May 3, 1988, effective Sept. 29, 1988. Rescinded and readopted: Filed May 28, 1993, effective Jan. 31, 1994. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Dec. 15, 1999, effective Aug. 30, 2000. *Original authority: 84.720, RSMo 1939, amended 1943, 1993.