§ 3.72.050. Private security agency license, application form and content, grounds for denial.

Every firm desiring to be licensed in the City of Wichita, Kansas, as a private security agency shall make application therefore to the City of Wichita. An application for a license under this chapter shall be on a form prescribed by the City Treasurer's Office and accompanied by the required application fee, certificate of insurance and corporate surety bond as required by this chapter. An application shall be verified and shall include:

(1)

The name of the agency under which the applicant intends to do business and the complete address of the applicant's principal place of business, including the name and number of the street, or, if the street where the business is located is not numbered, the number of the post office box.

(2)

The full name and residence address of the applicant and personal information;

(3)

If the license is to be held by a corporation, the Resident Agent and Registered Office of said corporation;

(4)

The full name, date of birth, Social Security number and residence address of each of its partners, officers, directors or associates;

(5)

Full color photos of any vehicle or vehicles used by the agency and any uniform or uniforms worn by employees of the agency as required by Section 3.72.290 and 3.72.310 of this Chapter;

(6)

Before an application for a license may be granted, the applicant, or if the applicant is a corporation, partnership or other business entity, all of the officers, directors, partners, or associates shall:

(a)

Be at least 21 years of age,

(b)

Comply with such other qualifications as the Chief of Police may fix by rule or regulation;

(7)

The Chief of Police or the City Attorney or his or her designee may deny a license if the applicant or, if the applicant is a corporation, partnership or other business entity, any of its officers, directors, partners or associates has:

(a)

Committed any act which, if committed by a licensee, would be grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license under this chapter, or

(b)

Been convicted of a felony, or

(c)

Within ten years immediately prior to the date of application been convicted of any crime involving dishonesty or fraud, any weapons charge, any crime of violence, any crime involving physical force, or violation of any law regulating any controlled substance; or

(d)

While unlicensed, committed or aided and abetted the commission of any act for which a license is required by this chapter, or

(e)

Knowingly provided false information or made any false statement in his/her application or

(f)

Provided incomplete information or failed to provide any requested information on his/her application.

(8)

A licensee may request reconsideration of the denial of his/her application by following the procedures set forth in Section 3.04.065 of this Code, and any amendments thereto.

(9)

If a license is denied for knowingly providing false information or making any false statement on an application, the applicant, whether an individual or a business entity, shall be ineligible to reapply for a license under this chapter for one calendar year from the date of the license denial.

(10)

For the purposes of this section, "conviction" shall not include charges for which a person has successfully completed a diversion or deferred judgment program or which have been expunged or pardoned pursuant to the law of any applicable jurisdiction.

(Ord. No. 47-918, § 6, 6-24-08; Ord. No. 49-513, § 7, 6-11-2013)