HomeMy WebLinkAbout44 of 1950 - Amending Chapter XXV, relating to licenses, private detectives. I'ULL LHLL •
Salt Lake City,Utah, MAY -.9._19.50 ,195
VOTING Aye Nay
Affleck I move that the ordinance be pass .
Christensen . . .
Lingenfelter . .
Romney
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Mr. Chairman . . ORDINANCE
Result
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AN ORDINANCE NDING CHAPTER XXXV of the Revised
Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1944, relating to licenses,
by adding in and to said Chapter a new section to be known as
Section 3727, relating to private detectives.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of
Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Chapter XXXV of the Revised Or-
dinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 194.4, be and the same is here-
by amended by adding in and to said Chapter a new section to be
known as Section 3727, relating to private detectives, which
shall read as follows:
"SEC. 3727. (A) PRIVATE DETECTIVES LICENSE
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage
in the business of a private detective, investigator, or pro-
viding for a watchman, guard or private patrolman service for a
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fee or a reward unless such person first applies for and obtains
a license from Salt Lake City as hereinafter provided.
(2) Any person so desiring to engage in such business
shall make application to the City License Assessor and Collector
for such license. Each applicant at the time of filing his appli-
cation shall appear before the Chief of Police who shall inquire
of him as to his experience and qualifications and other basic re-
quirements as herein provided to engage in such business. The
Chief of Police shall then file his written recommendation with
the Board of City Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners
shall either issue or deny such license based upon the recommenda-
tion of the Chief of Police and such other information which they
may have concerning applicant and upon the payment of the fees
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ereinafter required.
(3) Such license shall be for the calendar year
and may be revoked at any time by action of the Board of City Com-
issioners for cause.
(4) No license shall be issued to any person who
.s not a citizen of the United States or under the age of twenty-
.ne years, or who has been convicted of a felony by the courts of
his or any other state or of the United States or who has been
onvicted anywhere of an act or acts which if done in Utah w ould
constitute an assault, theft, larceny, unlawful entry, extortion,
uying or receiving stolen property, unlawfully using or possessing
r carrying weapons or burglar's tools or having been guilty of
mn escape from lawful custody, or of a crime or crimes involving
oral turpitude or who have been convicted in any other state of
Eicts which if done in Utah would be a felony. Nor shall any person
Who shall make any false statement in his application for license
ereunder be deemed a qualified person for a license.
(B) APPLICATION FOR LICENSE
(1) The application to be filed for such license
shall set forth the name of the applicant, the age, experience and
address of such applicant.
(2) If the applicant be a partnership, such in-
, ormation shall be given regarding each member of the partnership
:nd the name of the person to be in active charge or management of
.uch partnership.
(3) If the applicant is a corporation, informa-
ion shall be given concerning each officer and active member of
-aid corporation.
(4) Each applicant, including members of a part-
,
ership and officers and employees of a corporation, shall file
ith the Chief of Police at the time of his interview a photograph
nd finger prints of himself and each such person shall be personal_y
l.resent at such interview.
(C) BOND REQUIRED
(1) Each application for a license shall be
=ccompanied by a corporate surety bond in the amount of ONE
THOUSAND AND NO/100 ($1,000.00) DOLLARS, executed by a surety com-
pany authorized to do business in the State of Utah and conditione.
that the person applying for the license will comply with all of
the laws and ordinances regulating the business of a private de-
tective and all lawful requirements made by the Board of Commissio ers
sand shall pay all damages occasioned to any person by reason of
any misstatement, misrepresentation, fraud, or deceit of the
(licensed person, his agent or employee, or which may result from
any other violation of law or ordinance in carrying on the business
licensed.
(D) AMOUNT OF LICENSE
(1) If the application is for an individual, the
license fee shall be $25.00 per year, or for any part thereof. If
,the applicant is a partnership or a corporation, the license shall
be computed upon the number of persons in the partnership or number
of officers and employees in the corporation, which license fee
shall be as follows:
(2) For two persons, $50.00 per year, or any part
thereof;
(3) For three persons, $75.00 per year, or any
part thereof;
(4) For four or more persons, 4v100.00 per year,
or any part thereof.
(E) REGULATIONS
(1) No license granted under the provisions of
his ordinance shall be transferable.
(2) Each person so licensed shall carry on his
1.erson at all times a card issued by the City Recorder of Salt Lake
iity certifying that said person is duly licensed to carry on the
:.usiness of a private detective.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to repre-
.ent to any other person that he is duly licensed as a detective
.r is employed by a private detective agency when in fact he is
iot so licensed or employed.
(4) Nothing in this ordinance shall beconstrued
is requiring a license by any watchman or person regularly employed
Is a watchman by any firm or corporation or any person investigatin_
.redit records or insurance claims.
(F) PENALTY
(1) Any person violating any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."
SECTION 2. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners,
it is necessary to the peace, health and safety of the inhabitants
of Salt Lake City that this ordinance become effective immediately,
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall tak e. ect upon its
first publication.
Passed by t1reoard of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah, this 9 .aay or, 7747 , A. D. -1950.
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City Recorder.
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF UTAH, 1
}ss
County of Salt Lake
AN ORIJTNANCEAN AME'NDINO CHAPTER, XXXV f the. RnvlrPd D. j'i. U��j�LY
Ordinance,relating to''ll°rnseke p,'tb9 latdd-In`In earl to said Chapter
0I7, be kno,y„ Sec Min Being first duly sworn,deposes and says that he is the act-
429, ,Slakig to Private deter_
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,Be nrdahleri bp the Board of vertising clerk of THE DESERET NEWS,a newspaper,nmmlaslnnern f Safi Lake City,
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�laSECTION 1.Thal Chanter XXXV published in Salt Lake City,Salt Lake County,in the State
nkreh• Revised Ordinance, of sxlet
City, Utah,i0f4, bp end h.
fn And,hmc','Chapter,
by ;ding of Utah.
thin fn,be sknoNd aaste Certloe:172Y,
r feting,tQ prlva' deteetive,,'abloh ah, fohsi
SiECread 2727. That the advertisement
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arr,ynn In engage Ins(he. hn,111'7
nrIvate deteetivP. Inv,t1gatnr, y
of providing fora matehman., and �n Ordi.nance Bill No.. 44
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or private
flost a.r Seri unless inch Pet_
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and na
herein aer provided. ee
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gage In ,sseh brae ln,.., .hall mxka
n Plloatinn to the City I-Aeen,°.A
arPaer An h Collector for -cosh II-
of filing Me aapplir=rtlnnt shall tap'
pear before the chief If Pnlir.who
,hall Inotilrbdnf hn a, hla ° was published in said newspaper, in its issue dated, the
,her heel,,rPoulremlent�tleN and
p vlded sn x, hrrPln
Chler Than,In sonh bss foe.,.
hie , Pei1n shill Then f11e day of A.D.19
h. Sneedn nfYecitymCnAnl�Ar+lm�sfh
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bRh.r 'sun or done no.h u-ense On iv.A 10 !9y0
es.f upon the r,r end+Ifnrs of and was published y ,
he Chief of Pn]�c^an' rvh n
concerning pplicM1 then an y
gz"mconcerning xp Dl¢+rat a ;;Pin rha
°nt of .he he°+n,f,er = the last publication thereof being in the issue dated the
•y lid.
fall d T!ry Ilren ar,Fall ne fir she
at limeabyaaollo;aofbfehe°Hoary day of A.D.19
of Chi' Corzmis,lenery of
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gIa license ohs!t be Issned LO
Advertising Clt7,k
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of
P2l�Y A.D.19 50
Notary P blic
any!mean,who le not a citizen at
the United States or under the'-55
of I,a-enty one yar IF who ha;
been c twinned of t fe on} be the
ll Ira of this or other sta to o
bofe the rvIcied States o f an has
oren e.n cif er of a art
or acts whichtuIf done In nheft,
iced constitute a amtt, theft,
larceny,ounece vi oecnla perty,
buying lawf orreceiving stolen esrepertr
carrying
unlawfully weapons
n s or possurge a,t l
dying w loannt of bofglar's loafs
nrhaving he en grimy of ,n
from law Involving c vintiv,n oftu phude
Crimeaor ve o dal turpitude
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or who have been c.which
tI In any
othern
rich.a u of a elo If done shall
y�n would be as felony.h Nor saay
any person who shell make on
false. arse heretunder
Innd his application
a
For (le p hereunder be deemed a
tit/stifled person Ind a IlR LICENSE
lii ThAPPLICATION Pr/Pes i FOR d
(II The Application In er erun
nun for uch license shall s r. forth
the name of doe aDy. ofa dhr.a
expa dance and add eras of itch aD-
pl.Ill l
Ili i information
e partner-
ship ouchi inrnrmarmn Anon he given
enersh each mbar the
re¢ member
partnership Ie he In a retiveAneherge or
Darns
of ieah t nrslt ie man..n.Ins r e aDD'-i hall door nrpera-
eern.In fpearndimx.shoe ne given
each of rorp And rifle
of ;so, n,111.dim
air alb partite.i. nrinttln-
af ctrorae rfho cur o corpora-
tion ile with
of Chief
of
Poll. shall Illy e o the his CTlrl of
Pollee at photograph
time of his'. is of
♦pself and
and finger prints it
Na himself and each sorb person n -
ne,Personally Dr_sent at such inter-
view.rt
(C1 Each opOr scoED
(il Each appanielan for a mceats
thou be accompanied the o a ergo E
snrety rood I the amount of ONE
LL AND tell ho (ninnya.surely
monpan DOLLARS, executed he rely
Inpauy au EF njlaatl to do business In
the Ma of E'.alr a andori the
then the. 1 rsnn apnyfnF ter the
license will dimple witty a of rho:I
larva and f a rIxat remits In,the
oil lno win]
l a pre oats defective b one
all,of r made b}'the
pay a of Cnmmtl slmio�s e shall
pal all n end
a'amapnc nd rAarnn=d nr
oe, isrepresentan he rep, ltionf it rn frauds
cnir of the liccomd per con, his
on, �vh lch may s r(on violation roe
lam n ordinance ey o: .arr3lnp on the
hnfr, IU
ft) If AMOUNTaOF c LL11 NSF.
fl) I( the liven rein n Is far a
1ndlvid'n pl. the licence fee shall he
thereof.
per Y any Dart
nershi.it the ap or x 10nean. In a padre
shall of tto pe en/routed In then
r persons m the paebcolrc'e.e
nr mbnr of Atlen,n and aminen.
Pea
fees hrFn'atlon, whlrh Ilcnn to I.he
fee shellec o oo-ocr
(z) Far two prtere Sao.pp per
gap Irons.see. For enthree pa,
E'!s tip Per
a' part thereof
^(dl env
Jnur '
von e or e persons,
per ynm part thereat.
hereof_
(11 No]l pen xe.s role tineer eti
pen Inotoh of this ordinarrne ahatf
be iach per.
fry Each ch n on licensed shall
a
arry on his spy.icon O all Recorder
a
and it o by the Clll certifying
that
sofo Salt person
a City y eertfen that.
Acid Pthe I,only Ilcen yen i.n -
xhe hnnlneca of a pre va It de-
dllve-
f:o 14 shall a unlawful a for a
rrprrI, d, other
I.n a
se.rdn that he It duly Iled b P
ated do n emeipyad by
Private Is downy. liceagensv when to
eaer,he la not an licensed or em
pmvad.
tlt nlonit od hnencr.
11 flash by co nr`dehmarl eor1 person
regula-ly employed as s walchmae
by any floor or erpora lion or
person Investigating credit records
or
laisuranoe Maims.
IF] PENALTY
(It Any person violating any of
the provisions of this ordinance
shall ha guilty t misdemeanor."SECTION
"
SECTION 2. In the opinion of
the Board of C'am nets, IL Is
0.1v to the. peace,ace. health and
safety of the lnha biter,s of Snit
Lake (PM that. this ordinance ha-
aPective immediately.
taSECTION.3,This ordinance small
take effent upon Ile flint nubllea-
Mon.
axed by the Pnard of Cemmia-
alnnera of Salt Lake Cliv. Utah,
thla Otto day f May, A.O.MO.
D. A. AFFLECK,
rem nary Chairmen
IRMA F. RTTNER,
ISEA1,) City Recnyder.
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nitsha NU, 1p. 1950