§ 30-3. Same—Application.

Any person intending to conduct a private detective business in the city shall file with the chief of police a written application duly signed and verified as follows:

The application shall be signed and verified by such person and the application shall state the full name, age, residence, present and previous occupations of the applicant, that he is a citizen of the United States and shall also specify the name of the street and number at which his office will be located and such further facts as may be required by the chief of police to show the good character, competency and integrity of the applicant.

Each person or individual signing such application shall, together with such application, submit to the chief of police his photograph in duplicate, in passport size and also fingerprints of his two (2) hands recorded in such manner as may be specified by the chief of police or his authorized representative. Before approving such application, it shall be the duty of the chief of police or his authorized representative, to compare such fingerprints with those filed with the identification bureau of the police department.

Every such application shall establish to the satisfaction of the chief of police and by at least two (2) duly acknowledged certificates that such applicant has:

(a)

Been a member of the United States government investigating service.

(b)

Been a peace officer of the state or a member of a police department of a city.

(c)

Been an investigator for an insurance company authorized to do business in the state, or a claims adjuster for an insurance company authorized to do business in the state for at least two (2) years prior to making application.

Such application shall be approved as to each person or individual so signing the same, by not less than five (5) reputable citizens of this community, or of the community of which the applicant has recently been a resident, each of whom shall certify that he has personally known the individual for a period of at least five (5) years prior to the filing of such application, that he has read such application and that to the best of his knowledge and belief each of the statements made therein are true, that such person is honest, of good character and competent, but not related to the person certifying by blood or marriage.

(Ord. No. 608, § 4; Ord. No. 1249, § 1)