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AL HB324
Bill
Status
1/19/2010
Primary Sponsor
Jim McClendon
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AI Summary
HB324 Summary
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Creates the Alabama Private Investigation Board to regulate and license private investigators, with membership reflecting state diversity and appointed by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, Attorney General, and the Alabama Private Investigators Association.
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Prohibits any person from holding themselves out as a private investigator or using related titles without a valid license, with violations punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.
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Establishes licensure requirements including age 19 or older, U.S. citizenship or legal residency, good moral character, passing a criminal background check, and passing an examination administered twice annually.
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Sets fees for application ($75), license issuance ($300), license renewal ($300), and late renewal penalty ($50), with licenses valid for two years.
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Designates the board as an enumerated agency under the Alabama Sunset Law, terminating October 1, 2012, and every four years thereafter unless continued by the Alabama Sunset Committee.
Legislative Description
Private Investigation Board, established, members, terms, powers, vacancies, private investigators, licensure and regulation, subject to Administrative Procedure Act and Sunset Law review, civil and criminal penalties, Private Investigators Licensing and Regulatory Act
Private Investigation Board
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Government Operations
1/19/2010