BILL REQ. #:  S-3644.1 

Read first time 01/11/12.   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

     AN ACT Relating to fingerprinting requirements for licensing of private investigators and private security guards; and amending RCW 18.165.030 and 18.170.030.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 18.165.030 and 1995 c 277 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:
     An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to obtain a private investigator license:
     (1) Be at least eighteen years of age;
     (2) Be a citizen or resident alien of the United States;
     (3) Not have been convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction, if the director determines that the applicant's particular crime directly relates to his or her capacity to perform the duties of a private investigator and the director determines that the license should be withheld to protect the citizens of Washington state. The director shall make her or his determination to withhold a license because of previous convictions notwithstanding the restoration of employment rights act, chapter 9.96A RCW;
     (4) Be employed by or have an employment offer from a private investigator agency or be licensed as a private investigator agency;
     (5) Submit a set of fingerprints; however, if an applicant has been issued a license as a private security guard under chapter 18.170 RCW within the last twelve months, the applicant is not required to undergo a separate background check to become licensed under this chapter;
     (6) Pay the required nonrefundable fee for each application; and
     (7) Submit a fully completed application that includes proper identification on a form prescribed by the director for each company of employment.

Sec. 2   RCW 18.170.030 and 1995 c 277 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to obtain a private security guard license:
     (1) Be at least eighteen years of age;
     (2) Be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien;
     (3) Not have been convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction, if the director determines that the applicant's particular crime directly relates to his or her capacity to perform the duties of a private security guard, and the director determines that the license should be withheld to protect the citizens of Washington state. The director shall make her or his determination to withhold a license because of previous convictions notwithstanding the restoration of employment rights act, chapter 9.96A RCW;
     (4) Be employed by or have an employment offer from a licensed private security company or be licensed as a private security company;
     (5) Satisfy the training requirements established by the director;
     (6) Submit a set of fingerprints; however, if an applicant has been issued a license as a private investigator under chapter 18.165 RCW within the last twelve months, the applicant is not required to undergo a separate background check to become licensed under this chapter;
     (7) Pay the required nonrefundable fee for each application; and
     (8) Submit a fully completed application that includes proper identification on a form prescribed by the director for each company of employment.