Section 61-27B-14 - Private investigations employee; registration; requirements. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
61-27B-14. Private investigations employee; registration; requirements. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
A. On or after July 1, 2007, every individual who seeks employment or is currently employed as a private investigations employee or who provides services on a contract basis to a private investigation company shall file an application for registration as a private investigations employee with the department.
B. The department shall issue a registration for a private investigations employee to an individual who files a completed application accompanied by the required fees and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant:
(1) is at least twenty-one years of age;
(2) is of good moral character;
(3) possesses a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(4) has successfully completed an examination as required by department rule;
(5) has not been convicted of a felony involving an intentional violent act or the illegal use or possession of a deadly weapon and has not been found to have violated professional ethical standards;
(6) shall be employed by, or shall contract with a private investigation company to provide investigation services for, a private investigation company, under the direct control and supervision of a private investigator; and
(7) meets other requirements set forth in rules of the department.
C. If the contract or employment of a private investigations employee with a private investigation company terminates for any reason, the registration of the individual as a private investigations employee immediately terminates. The private investigations employee shall turn over the employee's registration to the private investigation company upon ceasing employment with that company.
D. A private investigation company shall notify the department within thirty days from the date of termination of employment of a private investigations employee of the employment termination and return the employee's registration to the department.