Upon being satisfied, after investigation, of the good character, competency and integrity of an applicant, or, if the applicant is an association or partnership, of the individual members thereof, or if a corporation, of all officers and directors thereof, the commissioner may grant a license to conduct such private detective business and to maintain a bureau, agency, subagency, office or branch office for the conduct of such business on the premises stated in such application. The license for an individual private detective shall be as a private detective, and the license for a corporation, association or partnership shall be as a private detective agency. Such license shall be for a term of two years and application for renewal shall be on a form furnished by the commissioner. Each licensee shall permit the department to inspect, review or copy those documents, business records or training records in the licensee's possession that are required by regulation to be maintained.

(1969, P.A. 756, S. 7; P.A. 04-192, S. 7; P.A. 05-288, S. 192.)

History: P.A. 04-192 eliminated reference to watchman, guard or patrol agency and investigator and provision requiring that license for an individual conducting a watchman, guard or patrol service be as a security service and if for a corporation, association or partnership as a security agency, required that license be for a term of two years, in lieu of one year, and required licensee to permit department to inspect, review or copy those records required by regulation to be maintained; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change.