SB363 Summary

• Clarifies fees collected by the Alabama Private Investigation Board that must be deposited into the Board of Private Investigation Fund, including application fees, renewal fees, reinstatement fees, late renewal fees, and administrative fees.

• Authorizes the board to grant inactive status to licensees and establish by rule a procedure and fee for reinstatement to active status.

• Requires licensees to report any arrest to the board within 72 hours and provides administrative penalties up to $1,000 per day for persons providing private investigator services without a license.

• Clarifies that continuing professional education requirement is 16 hours during each two-year renewal period and includes at least one hour per year on ethics.

• Changes criminal history background check procedures to allow use of Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency or other board-approved providers in addition to fingerprint comparisons.