SB1618 Summary

• Extends agency license periods from 2 years to 4 years for both private investigators and security guards.

• Changes surety bond amount for private investigator agencies from "$2,500" to "$2,500" with updated formatting and grammatical corrections throughout.

• Permits department to conduct periodic criminal history checks (removes "state" limitation) for both private investigator and security guard applicants to ensure continued qualification.

• Modifies application incomplete notice procedures to give applicants 45 calendar days "after" (instead of "from") notification to provide additional documentation before automatic suspension.

• Updates terminology and grammatical language throughout related statutes for both private investigator and security guard licensing provisions, including changes to pronoun usage and standardized formatting of identification card references.