HB181 Alabama 2020 Session

Under existing law, the Alabama Private Investigation Board is responsible for the licensing and regulation of private investigators in the state

This bill would clarify those fees collected by the board that must be deposited into the Board of Private Investigation Fund

This bill would provide further for the qualifications for licensure as a private investigator

This bill would provide further for criminal history background checks for applicants for licensure

This bill would authorize the board to grant inactive status to licensees and to provide, by rule, for a procedure and fee to reinstate an inactive license

This bill would provide for administrative penalties against any person practicing without a license

This bill would require licensees to report arrests to the board within 72 hours

This bill would also clarify that the number of hours of continuing education required to maintain licensure is 16 hours during the two-year license period

To amend Sections 34-25B-4, 34-25B-7, 34-25B-11, 34-25B-12, 34-25B-13, 34-25B-17, 34-25B-18, 34-25B-21, 34-25B-22, and 34-25B-26 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Private Investigation Regulatory Act; to clarify those fees collected by the board that must be deposited into the Board of Private Investigation Fund; to provide further for the qualifications for licensure as a private investigator; to provide further for criminal history background checks for applicants for licensure; to authorize the board to grant inactive status to licensees and to provide, by rule, for a procedure and fee to reinstate an inactive license; to provide for administrative penalties against any person practicing without a license; to require licensees to report arrests to the board within 72 hours; and to clarify that the number of hours of continuing education required to maintain licensure is 16 hours during the two-year license period.