S.B. 129

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PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR REGULATION ACT
2 AMENDMENTS
3 2007 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: D. Chris Buttars
6 House Sponsor: ____________
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill amends the Private Investigator Regulation Act to allow for private
11 investigators and private detectives licensed in another state to work within Utah to
12 continue an investigation without being licensed in Utah.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This bill:
15 . provides that a private investigator or private detective licensed and in good
16 standing in the state of licensure may conduct business in this state for not more
17 than 20 days without being licensed in Utah if:
18 . the private investigator or private detective notifies the bureau chief of the
19 Bureau of Criminal Investigations; and
20 . is licensed in a state that provides reciprocity for private investigators or private
21 detectives licensed in this state; and
22 . provides that these provisions of reciprocity do not authorize the private investigator
23 or private detective working in Utah to carry a firearm while in Utah.
24 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
25 None
26 Other Special Clauses:
27 None

28 Utah Code Sections Affected:
29 ENACTS:
30 53-9-110.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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32 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
33 Section 1. Section 53-9-110.5 is enacted to read:
34 53-9-110.5. Temporary practice in Utah without a license -- Terms and
35 limitations.
36 (1) The bureau chief of the Bureau of Criminal Identification may authorize a private
37 investigator or private detective licensed in another state to work in Utah for not more than 20
38 days to conduct investigative activities that are part of an agreement to conduct an investigation
39 that originated in the state where the investigator or detective is licensed if:
40 (a) (i) the state where the private investigator or private detective is licensed has a
41 reciprocal licensing agreement with Utah for private investigators and private detectives; or
42 (ii) that state requires a written exam or not less than 2,000 hours of investigative time
43 to qualify for state licensure as a private investigator or private detective; and
44 (b) the private investigator or private detective is not at the time he is to be conducting
45 investigative activities in this state under Subsection (1) subject to any licensure restriction or
46 probation in the licensing state.
47 (2) Subsection (1) does not authorize the private investigator or private detective to
48 carry a firearm while in Utah.
49 (3) The private investigator or private detective shall provide written notification to the
50 bureau chief of the Bureau of Criminal Identification prior to entering the state for the purposes
51 under Subsection (1). The written notification shall:
52 (a) confirm any verbal authorization received from the bureau chief to enter the state
53 for the purposes under Subsection (1);
54 (b) state that the private investigator or private detective is not subject to any licensure
55 restrictions or probation in the licensing state;
56 (c) acknowledge that the private investigator or private detective is subject to the
57 provisions of this part while conducting investigative activities within Utah; and
58 (d) acknowledge that functioning in this state under Subsection (1) does not authorize

59 the private investigator or private detective to carry a firearm in Utah.




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