SB94 Alabama 2020 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Private investigation, licensure of private investigator apprentices established, licensure of private investigation agencies required, Secs. 34-25B-12.1, 34-25B-40 to 34-25B-45, inclusive, added; Secs. 34-25B-2, 34-25B-3,34-25B-10, 34-25B-12, 34-25B-14,34-25B-17, 34-25B-22, 34-25B-26 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the Alabama Private Investigation Board licenses private investigators.

This bill would further establish education and work experience requirements for applicants in order to qualify for a private investigator license.

This bill would create a private investigator apprentice license that would allow apprentices to gain work experience through an internship.

This bill would authorize the board to issue a private investigator license to a licensed private investigator apprentice who successfully completes an internship in a specified time and passes an examination.

This bill would require private investigation agencies that do business within the state to be licensed by the board and meet certain requirements.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.

Relating to private investigation licensure; to designate as Article 1, Sections 34-25B-1 to 34-25B-29, inclusive, Code of Alabama 1975; to amend Sections 34-25B-2, 34-25B-3, 34-25B-10, 34-25B-12, 34-25B-14, 34-25B-17, 34-25B-22, and 34-25B-26, Code of Alabama 1975; to add Section 34-25B-12.1 and add a new Article 2, commencing with Section 34-25B-40 to Title 34, Chapter 25B of the Code of Alabama 1975; to require applicants for private investigator licenses to complete education and work experience; to license private investigator apprentices and allow apprentices to gain work experience through an internship; to provide for licensure of apprentices as private investigators after completing certain requirements; and to provide for licensure of private investigation agencies that do business in the state; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.

Subjects

Private Investigators