1st Sub.
S.B.
53
AMENDMENTS TO PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR REGULATIONS
Senate Floor
Amendments
Amendment 1 February 11, 2014 11:57 AM
Senator Howard A. Stephenson
proposes the following amendments:
1. Page
3, Line 84 through Page 5, Line 128
:
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(3) (a) An applicant for an agency license shall have
{
[completed]:
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(i)
}
a minimum of
{
10,000
}
2,000
hours of investigative experience that consists of
actual work
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performed as a licensed private investigator [or as], an investigator in the private sector, an
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investigator for the federal government, or an investigator for a state, county, or municipal
88
government[.]
{
; or
}
.
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{
(ii) if the applicant held a registrant license or an apprentice license under this chapter
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on or before May 1, 2010, a minimum of 2,000 hours of investigative experience that consists
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of actual work performed as a licensed private investigator, an investigator in the private
92
sector, an investigator for the federal government, or an investigator for a state, county, or
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municipal government.
}
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(b) An applicant for a registrant license shall have [completed] a minimum of 2,000
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hours of investigative experience that consists of actual work performed as
{
:
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(i)
}
a licensed private investigator [or as], an investigator in the private sector, an
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investigator for the federal government, or an investigator for a state, county, or municipal
98
government[.]
{
; or
}
.
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{
(ii) a process server.
}
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(c) [Investigative] At least 2,000 hours of the
investigative
{
work
}
experience required under
this
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Subsection (3) shall have been performed within 10 years immediately prior to the application.
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(d) An applicant shall substantiate
{
[
}
investigative
{
]
}
work experience required under this
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Subsection (3) by providing:
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(i) the exact details as to the character and nature of the
{
[
}
investigative
{
]
}
work on a form
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prescribed by the bureau and certified by the applicant's employers[.]; or
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(ii) if the applicant is applying for the reinstatement of an agency license, internal
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records of the applicant that demonstrate the
{
work
}
investigative
experience requirement has
previously been
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met.
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(e) (i) The applicant shall prove completion of the
investigative
{
work
}
experience required
under this
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Subsection (3) to the satisfaction of the board and the board may independently verify the
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certification offered on behalf of the applicant.
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(ii) The board may independently confirm the claimed
{
[
}
investigative
{
]
}
{
work
}
experience
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and the verification of the applicant's employers.
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(4) An applicant for an apprentice license, lacking the
investigative
{
work
}
experience
required for a
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registrant license, shall meet all of the qualification standards in Subsection (1), and shall
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complete an apprentice application.
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(5) An applicant for an agency or registrant license may receive credit toward the hours
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of
{
[
}
investigative
{
]
}
{
work
}
experience required under Subsection (3) as follows:
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(a) an applicant may receive credit for 2,000 hours of
{
[
}
investigative
{
]
}
{
work
}
experience
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if the applicant:
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(i) has an associate's degree in criminal justice or police science from an accredited
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college or university; or
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(ii) is certified as a peace officer; and
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(b) an applicant may receive credit for 4,000 hours of
{
[
}
investigative
{
]
}
{
work
}
experience
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if the applicant has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice or police science from an accredited
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college or university.
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(6) The board shall determine if the applicant may receive credit under Subsection (5)
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toward the
{
[
}
investigative
{
]
}
{
work
}
experience requirements under Subsection (3).
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