Section 3173 - Private investigator licenses(a) The Director shall issue a license to a private investigator after obtaining and approving all of the following:(1) evidence that the applicant has attained the age of majority;(2) evidence that the applicant has successfully passed any examination required by rule; and(b) The Director may make inquiries he or she deems necessary into the character, integrity, and reputation of the applicant.(c) The Director shall require that a person seeking licensure to practice independently as a private investigator has had appropriate experience in investigative work, for a period of not less than two years, as determined by the Director. Such experience may include having been regularly employed as a private investigator licensed in another state or as an investigator for a private investigative agency licensed in this or another state or having been a sworn member of a federal, state, or municipal law enforcement agency.(d) An application for a license may be denied upon failure of the applicant to provide information required; upon a finding that the applicant does not meet a high standard as to character, integrity, and reputation; or for unprofessional conduct defined in section 3181 of this chapter.Added 1981, No. 98, § 1; amended 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 67; 1995, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 26; 2009 , No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 28; 2013, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.) , § 16; 2017 , No. 48, § 21; 2017, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.) , § 17, eff. 10/1/2020.