Classification of Licenses

PURPOSE: This rule establishes minimum standards and classification of licenses related to specific private security services or proprietary private investigative services provided. (1) Individual licenses to provide private security services or proprietary private investigative services granted pursuant to this chapter shall be classified as either Class A licenses or Class B licenses. (A) Class A licensees shall have the authority to detain or apprehend suspects either committing felonies, misdemeanors, or city ordinance violations in the presence of the licensee or during the attempt to commit the same or upon probable cause to believe an offense was committed; provided, however, the authority is limited to the private property the licensee is hired to protect during the hours s/he is hired to protect said private property and is not to extend to the public streets of the city. No vehicle pursuits are allowed except as specifically authorized in 17 CSR 10-2.030(1)(A)4. Class A licenses may be further classified pursuant to the following titles, designations, and authorities: 1. Loss prevention agent—Unarmed, nonuniformed position whose duties include but are not limited to being responsible to observe, investigate, apprehend, and prosecute shoplifters, investigate fraudulent checks, internal thefts, and the like. This individual is employed to prevent theft by unobtrusive, alert skills; 2. Patrol agent—Armed or unarmed, uniformed position delegated all the responsibility of a guard with the authority to react to illegal action by apprehension or detention. They are normally assigned to a particular designated post to protect persons and property. This individual may also be responsible for proactive policing of the persons or property they are hired to protect. These responsibilities include but are not limited to foot patrol, response to alarms, self-initiated activity such as car and pedestrian checks on designated private property, investigations, apprehension, detention, or guarding and transporting of persons, property or suspects, and assisting in prosecution; 3. Proprietary private investigator—An armed or unarmed, nonuniformed person employed exclusively and regularly by one (1) employer in connection with the affairs of that employer and where there exists an employer-employee relationship, responsible for investigations which impact that employer. The qualifications for this classification are set out in 17 CSR 10-2.050(1)(C); 4. Airport police—Armed and uniformed position responsible for patrolling the property designated as the Kansas City International Airport and the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport who are granted special permission to be known as the Kansas City International Airport Police. These officers are exempt from the provisions of 17 CSR 102.050(6). Airport police personnel shall be required to have a Class A license. Officers with licenses pursuant to this subclassification have the following authority, in addition to those created by the Class A license. The Class A license that has the airport police designation shall have authority to enforce city ordinance and state statute violations upon the public streets of the city, but only upon the streets within the property boundaries of the Kansas City International Airport and the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. The Class A license that has the designation unarmed, uniformed “traffic control officer” shall have the authority to control traffic and issue citations for parking violations, but only upon the streets within the property boundaries of the Kansas City International Airport and the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. This section grants no authority to engage in a vehicle pursuit on streets not within the property boundaries of the Kansas City International Airport or the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport; and 5. Park Rangers—Armed or unarmed and uniformed position responsible for providing security for the City of Kansas City, Missouri parks and park property, which is granted special permission to be known as the park rangers. Park rangers shall be required to have a Class A license. Officers with licenses pursuant to this subclassification have the following authority, in addition to those created by the Class A license. The Class A license that has the park ranger designation shall have authority to enforce city ordinance violations exclusively upon park property. This section grants no authority to engage in a vehicle pursuit on roadways that are not park property. (B) Class B licenses shall not grant the authority for the licensees to detain or apprehend suspects. An applicant shall designate the particular subclassification listed in this subsection when applying for a Class B license. An applicant must make a separate application when applying for a Class B license designating more than one (1) subclassification of authority. The license identification issued by the Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri (the board) shall designate which subcategory of a Class B license has been granted. 1. Guard—A guard is an unarmed, uniformed position with primary responsibilities that include but are not limited to watching and reporting on/or in a specific premises or designated area, escorting or guiding, controlling crowds, giving directions, monitoring camera systems, controlling access, and offering assistance for the safety of others. The guard has no authority to detain or apprehend a person suspected of committing a crime. 2. Armed courier—An armed, uniformed position with primarily responsibilities that include but are not limited to protecting and transporting of money and other valuables from one (1) designated area to another. This licensee has the authority to conduct private security services on the public streets of the city, but this authority is limited to protecting property from activities which would impact the property protected. The courier must meet the qualifications relating to authority to carry a firearm, as set out in this chapter. 3. Proprietary private investigator—An armed or unarmed, nonuniformed person employed exclusively and regularly by one (1) employer in connection with the affairs of that employer OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS and where there exists an employer-employee relationship, responsible for investigations which impact that employer. The qualifications for this classification are set out in 17 CSR 10-2.050(1)(C). 4. Reciprocal license – A special category Class B unarmed license may be granted for single date events. The license may be issued with only a criminal records check and certification by the applicant that he/she understands the limits of their authority. AUTHORITY: section 84.720, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Dec. 5, 1979, effective March 17, 1980. Amended: Filed May 3, 1988, effective Sept. 29, 1988. Rescinded and readopted: Filed May 28, 1993, effective Jan. 31, 1994. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Dec. 15, 1999, effective Aug. 30, 2000. Rescinded and readopted: Filed March 14, 2013, effective Aug. 30, 2013. Rescinded and readopted: Filed March 1, 2021, effective Sept. 30, 2021. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Oct. 20, 2023, effective April 30, 2024. *Original authority: 84.720, RSMo 1939, amended 1943, 1993, 2016.