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SENATE BILL 5190

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senators Winsley and Costa

Read first time 01/15/2001.  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Financial Institutions.

_1      AN ACT Relating to private investigator licenses; and amending

_2  RCW 18.165.030 and 18.165.080.

_3  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

_4      Sec. 1.  RCW 18.165.030 and 1995 c 277 s 19 are each amended to

_5  read as follows:

_6      An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to

_7  obtain a private investigator license:

_8      (1) Be at least eighteen years of age;

_9      (2) Be a citizen or resident alien of the United States;

10      (3) Not have been convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction, if

11  the director determines that the applicant's particular crime

12  directly relates to his or her capacity to perform the duties of a

13  private investigator and the director determines that the license

14  should be withheld to protect the citizens of Washington state.

15  The director shall make her or his determination to withhold a

16  license because of previous convictions notwithstanding the

17  restoration of employment rights act, chapter 9.96A RCW;

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_1      (4) Be employed by or have an employment offer from a private

_2  investigator agency or be licensed as a private investigator

_3  agency;

_4      (5) Submit a set of fingerprints;

_5      (6) Submit two color photographs;

_6      (7) Pay the required nonrefundable fee for each application;

_7  and

_8      (((7))) (8) Submit a fully completed application that includes

_9  proper identification on a form prescribed by the director for

10  each company of employment.

11      Sec. 2.  RCW 18.165.080 and 1995 c 277 s 26 are each amended to

12  read as follows:

13      (1) The director shall issue a private investigator license

14  card to each licensed private investigator and an armed private

15  investigator license card to each armed private

16  investigator.  License cards must include picture identification.

17      (a) The license card may not be used as security clearance.

18      (b) A private investigator shall carry the license card

19  whenever he or she is performing the duties of a private

20  investigator and shall exhibit the card upon request.

21      (c) An armed private investigator shall carry the license card

22  whenever he or she is performing the duties of an armed private

23  investigator and shall exhibit the card upon request.

24      (2) The director shall issue a license certificate to each

25  licensed private investigator agency.

26      (a) Within seventy-two hours after receipt of the license

27  certificate, the licensee shall post and display the certificate

28  in a conspicuous place in the principal office of the licensee

29  within the state.

30      (b) It is unlawful for any person holding a license certificate

31  to knowingly and willfully post the license certificate upon

32  premises other than those described in the license certificate or

33  to materially alter a license certificate.

34      (c) Every advertisement by a licensee that solicits or

35  advertises business shall contain the name of the licensee, the

36  address of record, and the license number as they appear in the

37  records of the director.

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_1      (d) The licensee shall notify the director within thirty days

_2  of any change in the licensee's officers or directors or any

_3  material change in the information furnished or required to be

_4  furnished to the director.

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