Application Forms and Licensing Fees

PURPOSE: The Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri (board), in order to administer its responsibilities in the area of regulation and licensing of private security and proprietary private investigative personnel, shall establish a schedule of licensing fees and list of approved forms. (1) The fees for licensing, renewing, transferring, etc., are as follows: (A) New Company License $400.00 (B) Company License Renewal $300.00 (C) Class A—Armed License $165.00 (D) Class A—Armed License Renewal $110.00 (E) Class A—Unarmed License $110.00 (F) Class A—Unarmed License Renewal $85.00 (G) Class B—Armed License $165.00 (H) Class B—Armed License Renewal $110.00 (I) Class B—Unarmed License $110.00 (J) Class B—Unarmed License Renewal $85.00 (K) Replacement of Lost/Stolen License $85.00 (L) Change of Company Name (up to and including fifteen (15) employees; over fifteen (15) employees, add an additional $10.00 per employee) $150.00 (M) Change of License Classification $85.00 (N) Written Test Failure $85.00 (O) Range Failure (failure to qualify range appointment; handgun) $100.00 (P) Failure to Attend Range Appointment (handgun) $125.00 (Q) Weapon Change $100.00 (R) State/NCIC/FBI Annual Fingerprinting Fee $50.00 (S) Reinstatement Fee (following suspension/ revocation/expiration) $85.00 (T) License Transfer $85.00 (U) Copy Fee $1.00 per page (V) Annual Range Fee (Handgun Training and Qualification/Continuing Education) $100.00 (W) Annual Range Fee (Rifle Training and Qualification/Continuing Education) $200.00 (2) Only cash, credit or debit cards, money orders, cashier’s checks, or checks drawn on accounts of licensed companies are accepted in payment of fees. All fees are nonrefundable. (3) The board will provide forms for applicants to use. All forms may be located at www.kcpd.org. (A) Form 5001 P.D., “Information for Private Security/ Proprietary Investigative Personnel,” provides basic information to private security and proprietary private investigative personnel which includes the source of the board’s authority to license private security and proprietary private investigative personnel, information on the classifications of licenses, the duties and authority of the various license classifications, information concerning firearms qualification, and scheduling and directions to the police pistol range. (B) Form 5297 P.D., “Instructions for Licensing a Company to Employ Private Security and Proprietary Private Investigative Personnel,” provides instructions for licensing a company to employ private security and proprietary private investigative personnel which includes instructions concerning the required certificate of liability insurance, required documents, fee required, criminal history records check information, lists the private officer license classifications, procedures for monthly invoices, and information concerning the required examination and firearms qualification. (C) Form 5409 P.D. is the “Employer’s Application for Employment of Private Security/Proprietary Private Investigators ‘Intent to Hire.’” This form must be presented any time a license is applied for, renewed, or transferred. This is the basic application form for individual licensees which requests the following information: name of business, address, and telephone number; the individual applicant’s name, address, telephone number, date of birth; a copy of their state-issued photo ID; a copy of any valid state or city private security license, if any, and Social Security number; the type of license being applied for; and if armed, the make, model, caliber, and serial number of the firearm the applicant intends to carry. The form must be signed by both the individual applicant and an authorized company representative. No Form 5409 P.D. will be accepted if signed by a person other than the authorized representative designated by the company in writing and on file with the Private Officers Licensing Unit (POLU). (D) Form 5486 P.D. is the “Application for Company License.” This form is the basic application form for companies wishing to regularly work or employ persons to engage in private security or proprietary private investigative businesses in the city of Kansas City, Missouri. It requires the following information: the company’s trade name; the company’s legal name, its address, its mailing address, and business phone; the principal name of the company and home office address and telephone; whether the company is using a fictitious name and whether that name is registered with the Missouri secretary of state; whether the business is a corporation registered in a state other than Missouri but doing business in Missouri; a copy of the company’s registration in Missouri and certificate of good standing from the Missouri secretary of state if appropriate; a description of the company; information concerning whether a license issued by any governmental entity to the company has ever been denied, suspended, or revoked; a description of the uniform along with a photograph which clearly displays the company name and the word security either on the uniform or company patch to be worn by the company’s personnel (the POLU will approve in advance all uniforms to be worn by any licensee); the approximate number of persons to be licensed; a list of all company-owned firearms; a list of the names, addresses, and capacities of each of the owners, partners, officers, directors, and associates of the company; a list of the company’s contact persons who are authorized to sign and do business with the board; information and proof that the persons listed in the application are U.S. citizens; and the company’s federal employment identification number (E.I.N.). (E) Form 5715 P.D. is the “Verification of Firearms Training” form. This form requires an individual and his/her instructor to certify that the applicant has been trained in the use of the firearm the applicant intends to carry on duty. Information concerning what the training must include appears on the form. The form must be signed by the training instructor and the training instructor’s company must be listed. This form must be presented to the POLU prior to the applicant being scheduled for the range. (F) Form 5636 P.D. is the “Weapons Discharge Report.” This form is designed to report information whenever a licensee discharges his/her firearm. Information which must be provided on the form includes the name of the licensee and date the license expires; the licensee’s weapon make, model, and serial number; the location of the incident; the time of the incident; the name of the licensee’s supervisor and the time they were notified of the discharge; whether the licensee was on-duty and in uniform; whether any fatalities or injuries resulted from the discharge; whether the shooting was accidental or intentional; the case report number in connection with the incident; a narrative description of what transpired; the signature of the licensee along with the licensee’s date of birth; and the signature of the company representative along with the company name and address. This form must be received by the POLU within five (5) days of the incident. (G) Form 5707 P.D. is a “Temporary License Extension” form. It requests the date, the name of the licensee, their date of birth, and their employer’s name. This form provides a temporary license to those who have not yet attended their scheduled firearms qualification date. 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. Amended: Filed July 11, 2014, effective Jan. 30, 2015. 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.