The application for a business license to conduct or maintain any private patrol service
shall be submitted to the sheriff of the county, who shall make an investigation concerning
the character of the applicant. Following such investigation, the sheriff shall grant
or deny the applicant permission to engage in such business. Such permission shall
be granted unless it appears from the investigation that the applicant is not a person
of good moral character or has not a good character in respect to honesty or integrity,
or the sheriff determines that the granting of the application would not be in the
best interests of law enforcement in the county.
Applicant shall submit such information as the sheriff may request, such as name,
address, organization of the patrol service, its method of operation, the territory
or locations it proposes to serve, and the names, addresses, personal descriptions,
photographs and fingerprints of its owners, officers and employees.
