PURPOSE: In order to promote and protect the public welfare, the board shall investigate the background, qualifications and ability of all applicants. Application forms shall be provided by the board and all applicants shall use these forms.

1. (1) All applicants are required to complete application forms as developed and approved by the board from time-to-time.
2. (2) The board or its designee may conduct a background investigation of each applicant. This investigation shall include a determination of any felony convictions which any applicant may have in any state.
3. (3) The applicant shall submit to photographing and fingerprinting and shall provide proof of identity by submitting with the application form, a photo identification card, original Social Security card or other identification that the board finds acceptable. The applicant shall show proof of citizenship by submitting proof as the board may deem just and proper. Fingerprints shall be forwarded through the state agency or department responsible for criminal records to the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal history record check.
4. (4) Each applicant shall provide any additional information required by the board to conduct its investigation and shall comply with all requests of the board in the conduct of its investigation for a license under these rules.

5. (5) Firms, companies, partnerships, corporations or political subdivisions engaging in the business of providing private security services or that employ other individuals (as opposed to employing an independent company) to perform private security services shall receive a license that is separate and distinct from the license received by the individual. These organizations shall provide the following information:

   1. (A) Application provided on behalf of corporations must be signed and verified by the president and secretary of the corporation and all information requested upon the forms as prepared and approved from time-to-time by the board shall be provided. In addition to providing the information requested, the corporation shall provide a certificate of good standing from the Missouri secretary of state. The corporation shall disclose the names of all officers and directors of the corporation, and each officer and director actively involved in the business of providing security services in Kansas City may be required to complete forms provided by the Board of Police Commissioners that allow for appropriate background investigations. The requirements as to character of individual applicants shall apply to all officers and directors of the corporation;
   2. (B) All other entities that are not political subdivisions nor corporations applying for a license under these provisions shall complete an application upon forms provided and approved by the board. All information requested by the board regarding ownership and location of owners or principals of these entities shall be provided;
   3. (C) Political subdivisions shall provide information as requested in the application forms provided exclusively for political subdivisions. The applications shall be signed and attested as required by the board; and
   4. (D) Before being licensed under these rules, each applicant, whether an individual, political subdivision or other entity, shall file with the board a certificate of liability insurance in the amount of one (1) million dollars or the equivalent, naming the board an additional insured and protecting the board from liability judgments, suits and claims, including, but not limited to, suits for bodily injury, personal injury, including false arrest, libel, slander, invasion of privacy and property damage arising out of the licensing of individuals and entities providing private security services. The insurance must be written by a company approved by the Missouri superintendent of insurance and approved by the board with respect to its form, manner of execution and sufficiency, provided further however, before a license is issued to a nonresident, the applicant must file with the Missouri secretary of state a written consent for jurisdiction of the courts of Missouri, and any case(s) arising from any contract for the performance of private security services made within the City of Kansas City are to be performed wholly or in part, in the city or in any way connected with the business within the city or occurring in connection with the business of the one licensed within the city. Any employer engaged in the business of private security services must post the insurance specified and cover all the employees, provided however, that in the event a suit is filed or claim is made involving the board, the employer shall immediately notify the board at which time the licensee may be required to furnish additional security. Failure of a licensee to maintain insurance is grounds for revocation. In the absence of adequate insurance, all licenses are automatically suspended. Equivalent shall mean a bond in like amount or a certificate of self-insurance by a company with audited net worth of five (5) 17 CSR 10-2

million dollars. Any employer may provide the required insurance for an employee.

1. (6) When, in the opinion of the board, an applicant has fulfilled the requirements of these rules, the board may issue the applicant a license to provide private security services.
2. (7) All those licensed under these rules shall immediately notify the board in writing of any change of address or employment; an employer shall notify the board in writing of the termination of employment of any persons listed on the agency application or any license.
3. (8) License cards, issued under these rules, are not transferrable or assignable and shall be returned to the board upon termination of employment or by the licensee upon his/her ceasing to operate or perform as a private licensee. If the license is lost, the licensed officer losing the license shall immediately notify the board by providing the Private Officers Licensing Section a copy of the police report showing the license was reported stolen or when the card was lost and submit on a form provided by the board, an affidavit for a lost card.
4. (9) All those licensed may be requested to furnish a description of all vehicles to be used in the course of their business, including state license numbers, vehicle identification numbers, and provide proof of adequate automobile liability insurance coverage in accordance with the requirements established by the board. Use of any sign, signal or other device contrary to the ordinance of the city, or which is similar in appearance to those used by the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department is prohibited and may be grounds for suspension or revocation of license.

AUTHORITY: section 84.720, RSMo (1986).* Original rule filed Dec. 5, 1979, effective March 17, 1980. Rescinded and readopted: Filed May 28, 1993, effective Jan. 31 1994. *Original authority 1939, amended 1943.