Terms, fees and other requirements for permit.
Hattiesburg Code of Ordinances § 32-161
in effectSec. 32-161. - Terms, fees and other requirements for permit.
The issuance of a private security permit, its terms, fees and other requirements are as follows:
(1) When any such permit is granted, the applicant therefor shall be furnished a written certificate of such permit, which said permit shall have a number thereon, to be signed by the chief of police, but every such permit shall be issued subject to all the provisions of this article and effective for one year from date of issuance.
(2) The applicant, upon the granting of such permit, shall also be furnished by the chief of police an identification card to be kept on the applicant's person at all times when performing such private security duties, and which shall remain the property of the city and shall be returned to the city upon the expiration of such permit and identification card or upon cancellation for cause.
(3) To cover the cost of the records check, fingerprinting, photograph and the printing and issuing of the permit and identification card, the city may collect from the applicant a fee in the amount now or hereafter established by the city which shall be retained by it.
(4) In the event the chief of police orders that the application for any such permit be refused and denied, any such applicant may prosecute an appeal, before the governing authorities, from said order in the manner provided by law for prosecuting appeals.
(5) The instances below constitute reapplication following the complete application procedure, including the fee specified under the provisions of this article:
a. Upon the expiration of permit and identification card.
b. When the applicant loses a permit or identification card.
(Code 1989, § 18-60; Ord. No. 2380, § 6, 8-6-1991)
Source: City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/hattiesburg/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH32LIPEMIBURE_ARTVIIPRSESEPRSEGUPRIN_S32-161TEFEOTREPEFetched: 11/1/2026