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 :    

             84          (3) (a) An applicant for an agency license shall have
{   [completed]:

             85          (i)  
}
        a minimum of      {   10,000   }        2,000       hours of investigative experience that consists of actual work

             86      performed as a licensed private investigator [or as], an investigator in the private sector, an
             87      investigator for the federal government, or an investigator for a state, county, or municipal
             88      government[.]
{   ; or   }        .      

             89          
{   (ii) if the applicant held a registrant license or an apprentice license under this chapter

             90      on or before May 1, 2010, a minimum of 2,000 hours of investigative experience that consists
             91      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
             93      municipal government.  
}

             94          (b) An applicant for a registrant license shall have [completed] a minimum of 2,000
             95      hours of investigative experience that consists of actual work performed as
{   :

             96          (i)  
}
a licensed private investigator [or as], an investigator in the private sector, an
             97      investigator for the federal government, or an investigator for a state, county, or municipal
             98      government[.]
{   ; or   }        .      

             99          
{   (ii) a process server.   }

             100          (c) [Investigative] At least 2,000 hours of the
  investigative            {   work   } experience required under this

             101      Subsection (3) shall have been performed within 10 years immediately prior to the application.
             102          (d) An applicant shall substantiate
{   [   } investigative      {   ]   } work experience required under this

             103      Subsection (3) by providing:
             104          (i) the exact details as to the character and nature of the
{   [   } investigative      {   ]   } work on a form

             105      prescribed by the bureau and certified by the applicant's employers[.]; or
             106          (ii) if the applicant is applying for the reinstatement of an agency license, internal
             107      records of the applicant that demonstrate the
{   work   }        investigative       experience requirement has previously been

             108      met.
             109          (e) (i) The applicant shall prove completion of the
  investigative            {   work   } experience required under this

             110      Subsection (3) to the satisfaction of the board and the board may independently verify the


             111      certification offered on behalf of the applicant.
             112          (ii) The board may independently confirm the claimed
{   [   } investigative      {   ]   }      {   work   } experience

             113      and the verification of the applicant's employers.
             114          (4) An applicant for an apprentice license, lacking the
  investigative            {   work   } experience required for a

             115      registrant license, shall meet all of the qualification standards in Subsection (1), and shall
             116      complete an apprentice application.
             117          (5) An applicant for an agency or registrant license may receive credit toward the hours
             118      of
{   [   } investigative      {   ]   }      {   work   } experience required under Subsection (3) as follows:

             119          (a) an applicant may receive credit for 2,000 hours of
{   [   } investigative      {   ]   }      {   work   } experience

             120      if the applicant:
             121          (i) has an associate's degree in criminal justice or police science from an accredited
             122      college or university; or
             123          (ii) is certified as a peace officer; and
             124          (b) an applicant may receive credit for 4,000 hours of
{   [   } investigative      {   ]   }      {   work   } experience

             125      if the applicant has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice or police science from an accredited
             126      college or university.
             127          (6) The board shall determine if the applicant may receive credit under Subsection (5)
             128      toward the
{   [   } investigative      {   ]   }      {   work   } experience requirements under Subsection (3).


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