Private guard license—Fee.
Seattle Mun. Code § 6.14.100
in effect6.14.100 - Private guard license—Fee.
It is unlawful to engage in the occupation of private guard to prevent theft or unlawful taking of goods, wares, and merchandise or to purport to engage therein without a private guard license, the fee for which shall be $30.00 per year and which shall expire October 31st of each year. No private guard shall operate except as an employee under a duly licensed detective agency. Application for such license shall be made to the Director of Finance and Administrative Services on a similar form and shall follow the same procedure as is provided in Section 6.14.060 hereof for a private detective license; provided, anyone holding a valid merchant's patrol agency license or merchant patrolman's license under Section 6.38.020 of this subtitle shall be exempt from such license requirements.
(Ord. 123361, § 204, 2010; Ord. 120794, § 161, 2002: Ord. 117169, § 75, 1994: Ord. 113185, § 1(part), 1986: Ord. 110888, § 1(part), 1984: Ord. 106063, § 2, 1976: Ord. 102636, § 39, 1973; Ord. 94188, § 2, 1965; Ord. 88789, § 7, 1959: Ord. 77699 § 2, 1949: Ord. 48022 § 91-1, 1924.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT6BURE_SUBTITLE_ILICO_CH6.14DEDEAG_6.14.100PRGULIEEFetched: 11/1/2026