Section 433-3-001 - DEFINITIONSFor purposes of Chapter 3 of these regulations:
001.01 For purposes of Chapter 3 of these regulations: Private Detective Licensing Act shall mean Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-3201 through 71-3213.001.02 Secret service or private policing business shall mean and include: general investigative work; non-uniformed security services; surveillance services; location of missing persons; and background checks. 001.02A. The following activities shall constitute general investigative work: 001.02A1. Investigating the identity, habits, conduct, movements, whereabouts, transactions, reputation, or character of any individual or organization;001.02A2. Investigating the credibility of witnesses or other individuals;001.02A3. Investigating the location or recovery of lost or stolen property;001.02A4. Investigating the origin of and responsibility for libels, losses, accidents, or damage or injuries to individuals or property;001.02A5. Investigating the affiliation, connection, or relationship of any individual, firm, or corporation with any organization, society, or association, or with any official, representative, or member thereof;001.02A6. Investigating the conduct, honesty, efficiency, loyalty, or activities of employees, individuals seeking employment, agents, or contractors and subcontractors; The list of activities in subsection 001.02A shall not be construed as exhaustive.
001.02B. Background checks shall mean the act of reviewing both confidential and public information to investigate an individual or entity's history, credit standing, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living.001.03 Secretary shall mean the Secretary of State001.04 Sole proprietor shall mean an individual owning his own private detective business with no other agents or employees engaged in the private detective work, and shall not include any private detective business owned or operated in whole or in part by a partnership, limited partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity.001.05 Plain Clothes Investigator shall mean and include any individual, other than a private detective, who is an employee and on behalf of a private detective agency without any identifying uniform performs services consisting wholly or investigative activity within the scope of the private detective business.001.06 Private Detective shall mean any individual who as a sole proprietor engages in the private detective business without the assistance of any employee.001.07 Private Detective Agency shall mean any person who as other than a private detective or a plain clothes investigator engages in the private detective business.433 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 3, § 001