§ 5.52.080. Uniform.

A.

Each private patrol service shall adopt a distinctive and characteristic uniform, and all private security officers employed by such service shall wear such uniform at all times while engaged in the performance of their duties.

B.

Any uniform proposed to be adopted by a private patrol service, pursuant to subsection A of this section, and any uniform proposed to be worn by any private watchman, shall be approved by the Chief of Police before such uniform may be adopted or worn. To be approved, a proposed uniform must conform to the restrictions of subsection C of this section.

C.

It is unlawful for any person to wear, or to cause or permit to be worn, any uniform which is similar in design to any uniform used by the Oakland Police or Fire Departments. A uniform shall be considered to be similar in design to a uniform used by the Oakland Police or Fire Departments if it so resembles such official uniform as to cause an ordinary reasonable person to believe that the person wearing the uniform is a member of the Oakland Police or Fire Departments.

D.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to any uniform being worn by any private watchman or private security officer at the time of adoption of this section as amended, but by any replacement of such uniform must conform in every respect with all of the provisions of this section.

(Prior code § 5-11.08)