§ 635.130. Training Requirements., Chapter 635. Security Operators and Officers, Business and Occupation, Code of Ordinances, Blue Springs

An applicant for a private security officer's permit shall complete, and their employer shall certify to the Chief of Police that they have completed, eight (8) hours of training in private security work through a course of training which is approved by the Chief of Police. For an applicant meeting all other requirements who has not completed eight (8) hours of training, the Chief of Police shall issue a temporary private security officer's permit which will allow the applicant to work as a private security officer for one hundred twenty (120) days while they complete the required training. Upon certification to the Chief of Police by the applicant's employer that the applicant has completed the required training, the Chief of Police shall issue an annual private security officer's permit.

A course of training must include instruction in the following subjects to be eligible for approval by the Chief of Police:

Orientation. Purpose of a security officer, prevention versus apprehension, public relations, deportment, appearance, maintenance and safeguarding of uniforms and equipment, report writing.

Legal Powers And Limitations Of A Security Officer. Techniques of searching, preservation of evidence, use of force.

Handling Emergencies. Communications, types of alarm reporting equipment and procedures during fires, explosions, floods, riots, etc., procedures with regard to bomb threats.

General Duties. Patrol and inspection, fire prevention and control, personnel control (I.D. system), safety.

Weapons. Weapons handling and marksmanship for those whose duties will include carrying a weapon.

Security officers carrying weapons shall qualify with that weapon every two (2) years, with a score of seventy percent (70%) or better than the Blue Springs Police Department approved test and submit the qualification results with the application or renewal request. The applicant shall supply the weapon's brand name, caliber and serial number.