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Business License 38250 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA 93550 661/247-8384 661/267-5434 [EMAIL REDACTED] [EMAIL REDACTED] Page 1 of 3 Private Patrol Service Business Permit Application REV. 10/11/22 PRIVATE PATROL SERVICE PERMIT APPLICATION This Application is for (check one) New Permit Annual Renewal Business Name: Business Address: Business Telephone Number and Email Legal Name of Applicant: (List any other name used by the applicant) Home Address: Telephone Number and Email: California Driver’s License No., Expiration Date, and Date of Birth: Social Security Number: The name and business address of all directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees, or other individuals who are financially interested in the proposed operation of the Private Patrol business or who are involved, or proposed to be involved, directly or indirectly, with the management of the business: Please describe the proposed methods of operation: Description of the areas of public or private property upon which the applicant intends to park vehicles used in the operation of the business: The number of vehicles for which a permit and license is desired: (Please specify if patrol will be by foot, if not by vehicle) Describe each vehicle, including the license plate number, vehicle identification number, make, and model: Please list each employee’s name, home address and physical description. Include a copy of their current guard card, baton card and/or weapons card and driver’s license or provide an Excel spreadsheet with all information: ---PAGE BREAK--- Business License 38250 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA 93550 661/247-8384 661/267-5434 [EMAIL REDACTED] [EMAIL REDACTED] Page 2 of 3 Private Patrol Service Business Permit Application REV. 10/11/22 Describe any criminal offenses, other than traffic violations, committed by the applicant: The names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least two individuals who may be contacted by the City in case of an emergency: Please submit with application the following items: 1. A map of the district, territory or area proposed to be served by the patrol service. 2. A photocopy or certified copy of the applicant’s state identification card issued pursuant to the State Private Investigator Act. 3. A description of the color scheme and insignia to be used on any patrol vehicles along with color photographs depicting the front, rear and both sides of such vehicles. 4. A description of the color and design of the uniforms to be worn by the patrol officer employed by the applicant, along with color photographs depicting the front and sides of such uniforms. 5. A description of the badge to be worn by any patrol officer employed by the applicant, along with color photographs depicting the color, shape and size of the badge. 6. Provide copies of each vehicle registration. OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: 1. Badges - Each patrol service permittee shall issue a patrol officer’s badge to each of its patrol officers. Every patrol officer shall wear the badge while acting as a patrol officer and shall wear no other badge of any kind, character or description. The permittee shall not sell, or permit the sale of any patrol officer’s badge or any badge of a design that is the same as, or similar to, the patrol officer’s badge that the buyer thereof would be mistaken for a private patrol officer employed by the permittee when, in fact, the buyer is not. 2. False Identification - No patrol officer shall wear any uniform which is an imitation of, or can be readily mistaken for, an official Sheriff’s uniform or an official uniform of the police department of any city within the County, or an official uniform of any State officer, nor shall the works “POLICE” or “SHERIFF” appear on any badge, emblem, or uniform worn by such patrol officer. No patrol officer shall assume or use a rank or title identical, or similar to any rank or title used by the Sheriff or by any police department within the County. No patrol service shall use, bestow or permit any patrol officer to assume or use any rank or title identical or similar to any rank or title used by the Sheriff or by a police department within the County. 3. Motor Vehicle Markings - Motor vehicles used by a private patrol service or private patrol officer shall not bear markings or insignia that resemble the markings or insignia of official Sheriff’s Department or police department motor vehicle, nor shall the words ‘POLICE” or “SHERIFF” appear on such markings or insignia. ---PAGE BREAK--- Business License 38250 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA 93550 661/247-8384 661/267-5434 [EMAIL REDACTED] [EMAIL REDACTED] Page 3 of 3 Private Patrol Service Business Permit Application REV. 10/11/22 4. Conduct - An operator, partner, agent, or patrol officer shall not, either alone or through the action of another, harass, annoy or commit a nuisance against or injure the property, or unnecessarily enter or otherwise trespass upon the property, of any person whose property the private patrol service of private patrol officer is not employed to protect. The Sheriff shall investigate all complaints regarding the activities of a patrol service or of a patrol officer employed by such service. Reports of such complaints shall be retained in the files of the Sheriff and shall be subject to inspection by the City Manager, the Director, or the City Council at all times. 5. List of Customers - Each private patrol service shall keep a list of all customers and the private patrol officers assigned to guard or patrol such customers’ premises. Such list shall be open to inspection by the Sheriff’s Department. 6. Report of Law Violations - No permittee under this Section shall perform official police duties. The permittee shall insure that every violation of law and every unusual occurrence coming to the permittee’s attention or to the attention of its patrol officers in the performance of their duties is immediately reported to the Sheriff’s Department. I declare under penalties of perjury that this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Signature of Applicant Date OFFICE USE ONLY Recommend ( ) Not Recommended ( ) Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department: Signature Date Planning Manager: Signature Date