Section 324.1110

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

Chapter 324

Effective - 28 Aug 2011, 4 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  324.1110.  Licensure requirements. — 1.  (1)  The board shall require as a condition of licensure as a private investigator that the applicant pass a written examination as evidence of knowledge of investigator rules and regulations.

  (2)  In the event requirements have been met so that testing has been waived, qualification shall be dependent on a showing of, for the two previous years:

  (a)  Registration and good standing as a business in this state; and

  (b)  Two hundred fifty thousand dollars in business general liability insurance.

  (3)  The board may review applicants seeking reciprocity.  An applicant seeking reciprocity shall have undergone a licensing procedure similar to that required by this state and shall meet this state's minimum insurance requirements.

  2.  The board shall require as a condition of licensure as a private fire investigator that the applicant:

  (1)  Provide evidence of active certification as a fire investigator issued by the division of fire safety; and

  (2)  Provide proof of liability insurance with coverage of at least one million dollars.

  3.  The board shall conduct a complete investigation of the background of each applicant for licensure as a private investigator or private fire investigator to determine whether the applicant is qualified for licensure under sections 324.1100 to 324.1148.  The board shall outline basic qualification requirements for licensing as a private investigator, private investigator agency, private fire investigator, and private fire investigator agency.

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(L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308, A.L. 2010 H.B. 2226, et al., A.L. 2011 H.B. 464)