HB2723 Summary

• Extends the sunset date for the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2024.

• Updates definitions including "advertisement" to include electronic media and websites, and clarifies "alarm system" to encompass emergency communication and mass notification systems.

• Modifies licensing requirements, permitting alternative out-of-state experience for private detectives, private alarm contractors, and private security contractors, and allowing military training program credit toward experience requirements.

• Adds new exemptions for private detective licensure including computer forensics services, in-house corporate investigators, and certain court-appointed process servers.

• Establishes new confidentiality protections for complaint information and investigation records held by the Department, with limited exceptions for law enforcement and regulatory agencies.