No person who is or has been a private detective or an employee of a private detective or agency shall disclose privately or publicly the information obtained by him in the course of his work without the express written consent of the person who contracted for the services of said person or agency, excepting all information connected with the commission of public offenses and the cases where he is required by law to do so.
Every private detective and every agency that as employer has among its personnel any officer, employee or director who violates the provisions of this section shall furnish, without any liability whatsoever, to the Superintendent of Police, or to any officer or subordinate employee designated by him, all the facts and circumstances in connection with the transaction or act presumed to be in violation of this section, and the Superintendent shall conduct, by himself or through his authorized representative, whatever inquiries or investigations might be necessary, if such facts and circumstances so demand, and shall submit all the evidence resulting therefrom to the Secretary of Justice for the pertinent action.
History —June 29, 1965, No. 108, p. 289, § 18, eff. July 1, 1965.