Chapter 5.36
PRIVATE SECURITY SYSTEMS

Sections:

5.36.010    King County provisions – Adopted by reference.

5.36.020    King County provisions – Copies filed.

5.36.030    King County provisions – Amendments.

5.36.010 King County provisions – Adopted by reference.

As amended in this chapter, Ordinance No. 1492, passed by King County council of King County, Washington, January 22, 1973, and entitled, “An ordinance relating to private security establishing rules, regulations, fees, prescribing penalties and repealing Resolutions 19562 and 19563, King County Ordinance No. 777 and KCC 6.24.010 through 6.24.080 and 6.44.010 through 6.44.070” is hereby adopted by reference. (Ord. 677 § 2, 1973; Ord. 676 § 1, 1973).

5.36.020 King County provisions – Copies filed.

Not less than three copies of Ordinance No. 1492 hereby adopted by reference, together with amendments thereto hereby enacted, shall be filed with the city clerk prior to May 7, 1975, and thereafter maintained by the clerk for use and examination by the public. (Ord. 676 § 2, 1973).

5.36.030 King County provisions – Amendments.

The following sections and/or subsections of Ordinance No. 1492, hereby adopted by reference, are amended as follows:

A.    Section 1(e) shall read: “Director shall mean the chief of police of the city of Bothell and any of his duly authorized representatives.”

B.    Section 4 shall read: “License Required. No contract investigative agency or contract guard or patrol agency shall furnish private security services, nor shall they advertise, solicit, nor in any way promise nor inform anyone that they will perform such services within the limits of the city of Bothell without receiving from the director a license as provided in this ordinance.”

C.    Section 6(a)(1) is amended to read: “(1) Full name and business address of the applicant. A post office box address will not be deemed sufficient.”

D.    Sections 7 and 8 are amended to substitute “police department of the city of Bothell” wherever “King County department of public safety” or “department of public safety” appears therein.

E.    There is hereby added to Section 10 a new paragraph to read: “If an applicant is licensed by King County at the time of making application for a license, then in lieu of the license fees otherwise provided in this section, the license fee for any class license shall be as established by resolution of the city.

F.    Section 11(e) shall read: “Been refused a license under the provisions of this ordinance or by King County, or have a license revoked under this ordinance or by King County; provided, however, that any applicant denied a license under the provisions of this ordinance may re-apply after six months if the basis for such denial no longer exists.”

G.    Section 12(a)(10) is amended by the addition thereto of a new subsection to read as follows: “(10) Failed to immediately notify the director of the suspension or revocation of its license by King County, if the licensee was licensed by King County at any time while a license issued hereunder was in effect.”

H.    Sections 16 and 20 are amended to substitute the name “city of Bothell” wherever the name “King County” appears therein.

I.    Section 21 shall read: “Uniforms – Approval Required. No license shall be issued under the provisions of this ordinance until approval is given by the director of the uniforms and accouterments to be worn by registrants of the licensee.”

J.    Sections 24(b) and 25 shall be amended to substitute the name “city of Bothell” where the names “County of King” or “King County” appear therein.

K.    Section 29 is hereby amended by the deletion therefrom of the words “and a representative of the King County department of public safety.”

L.    Section 34 shall read: “The registration fee for employees of a licensee shall be established by a resolution of the city.”

M.    Sections 37 and 39 are amended to substitute the name “city council of the city of Bothell” wherever the name “King County board of appeals” appears therein. (Ord. 1414 §§ 6, 7, 1991; Ord. 677 § 3, 1973; Ord. 676 § 3, 1973).