California Code
DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY
CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators

ARTICLE 1 - General

Section 7512. - 7512. This chapter may be cited as the Private Investigator...

Section 7512.1. - 7512.1. As used in this chapter, “director” means the Director...

Section 7512.2. - 7512.2. The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of...

Section 7512.3. - 7512.3. (a) As used in this chapter, “person” includes any...

Section 7512.3. - 7512.3. (a) As used in this chapter, “person” includes any...

Section 7512.4. - 7512.4. As used in this chapter, “bureau” means the Bureau...

Section 7512.5. - 7512.5. As used in this chapter, “chief” means the Chief...

Section 7512.6. - 7512.6. As used in this chapter, “licensee” means a person...

Section 7512.7. - 7512.7. As used in this chapter, “qualified manager” means the...

Section 7512.10. - 7512.10. As used in this chapter, “employer” means a person...

Section 7512.11. - 7512.11. As used in this chapter, “employee” means an individual...

Section 7512.12. - 7512.12. As used in this chapter, “employer-employee” relationship means a...

Section 7512.13. - 7512.13. As used in this chapter, “firearm permit” includes “firearms...

Section 7512.14. - 7512.14. (a) As used in this chapter, “member” means an...

Section 7512.15. - 7512.15. (a) As used in this chapter, “manager” means an...

Section 7513. - 7513. Every power and duty granted to or imposed upon...

Section 7513.5. - 7513.5. The director may, in accordance with the State Civil...

Section 7514. - 7514. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as entitling...

ARTICLE 2 - Administration

Section 7515. - 7515. The director may adopt and enforce reasonable rules, as...

Section 7518. - 7518. Where a hearing is held under this chapter to...

Section 7519. - 7519. The director shall furnish, at least once every two...

Section 7519.1. - 7519.1. (a) The Governor shall appoint a Private Investigator Disciplinary...

Section 7519.2. - 7519.2. (a) The Private Investigator Disciplinary Review Committee shall perform...

Section 7519.3. - 7519.3. (a) (1) A person licensed with the department under...

Section 7519.4. - 7519.4. (a) The Private Investigator Disciplinary Review Committee shall be...

ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration

Section 7520. - 7520. No person shall engage in a business regulated by...

Section 7520.3. - 7520.3. (a) As a condition of the issuance, reinstatement, reactivation,...

Section 7520.5. - 7520.5. The director may authorize a licensed private investigator from...

Section 7521. - 7521. A private investigator within the meaning of this chapter...

Section 7521.5. - 7521.5. (a) A private investigator may provide services to protect...

Section 7522. - 7522. This chapter does not apply to: (a) A person...

Section 7523. - 7523. (a) Unless specifically exempted by Section 7522, no person...

Section 7523.5. - 7523.5. (a) The superior court in and for the county...

Section 7525. - 7525. An application for a license under this chapter shall...

Section 7525.1. - 7525.1. An application shall be verified and shall include: (a)...

Section 7525.1. - 7525.1. An application shall be verified and shall include: (a)...

Section 7526. - 7526. Before an application for a license is granted, the...

Section 7526.1. - 7526.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director...

Section 7527. - 7527. The director may require an applicant or his or...

Section 7527.1. - 7527.1. (a) When creating or updating the licensing examination required...

Section 7527.5. - 7527.5. Payment of the application fee prescribed by this chapter...

Section 7528. - 7528. The chief shall issue a license, the form and...

Section 7528.5. - 7528.5. The license shall at all times be posted in...

Section 7529. - 7529. (a) (1) Upon the issuance of and with each...

Section 7529. - 7529. (a) Upon the issuance of and with each biennial...

Section 7530. - 7530. (a) Except as provided in this section, a license...

Section 7531. - 7531. A licensee shall at all times be legally responsible...

Section 7531.5. - 7531.5. Each licensee shall maintain a record containing information relative...

Section 7532. - 7532. (a) No licensee shall conduct a business under a...

Section 7533. - 7533. Each licensee shall file with the bureau the complete...

Section 7533.2. - 7533.2. (a) At the time of an initial application for...

Section 7533.5. - 7533.5. (a) A licensee shall notify the bureau within 30...

Section 7533.5. - 7533.5. (a) A licensee shall notify the bureau within 30...

Section 7534. - 7534. Every advertisement by a licensee soliciting or advertising business...

Section 7535. - 7535. A licensee shall not advertise or conduct business from...

Section 7536. - 7536. (a) The business of each licensee shall be operated...

Section 7537. - 7537. (a) In case of the death of a person...

Section 7538. - 7538. (a) After a hearing the director may deny a...

Section 7538. - 7538. (a) After a hearing the director may deny a...

Section 7538.5. - 7538.5. (a) The director may refuse to issue any license...

Section 7538.5. - 7538.5. (a) The director may refuse to issue any license...

Section 7539. - 7539. (a) Any licensee or officer, director, partner, member, manager,...

Section 7539. - 7539. (a) A licensee or officer, director, partner, or qualified...

ARTICLE 4 - Application of Chapter

Section 7540. - 7540. For purposes of this article, “licensee” means a licensed...

Section 7541. - 7541. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, an...

Section 7541.1. - 7541.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, experience for purposes of...

Section 7541.2. - 7541.2. The bureau shall consider requiring, and may require, an...

Section 7542. - 7542. (a) (1) A licensee or qualified manager of a...

Section 7542.1. - 7542.1. Every licensee and any person employed and compensated by...

Section 7542.2. - 7542.2. The bureau shall issue a firearms permit when all...

Section 7542.3. - 7542.3. (a) The bureau shall not issue a firearm permit...

Section 7542.4. - 7542.4. (a) The bureau shall not renew a firearm permit...

Section 7542.5. - 7542.5. (a) The Department of Justice may charge the bureau...

Section 7542.6. - 7542.6. (a) A firearm permit shall be automatically revoked if,...

Section 7542.7. - 7542.7. If an applicant fails to complete his or her...

Section 7542.9. - 7542.9. The firearms qualification card, if issued, shall be mailed...

Section 7542.10. - 7542.10. In order to carry a firearm capable of being...

Section 7542.11. - 7542.11. (a) A firearms qualification card expires two years from...

Section 7542.12. - 7542.12. The director may assess fines as enumerated in Article...

ARTICLE 5 - Expiration and Renewal of License

Section 7558. - 7558. A private investigator license, branch office certificate, and pocket...

Section 7558.1. - 7558.1. (a) To renew an unexpired license or certificate, the...

Section 7558.5. - 7558.5. Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired...

Section 7559. - 7559. A suspended license or branch office certificate is subject...

Section 7559.5. - 7559.5. A revoked license or branch office certificate is subject...

Section 7560. - 7560. A license or branch office certificate which is not...

ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings

Section 7561. - 7561. Except as otherwise required to comply with the provisions...

Section 7561.1. - 7561.1. The director may deny, suspend, or revoke a license...

Section 7561.2. - 7561.2. Notwithstanding any other law, the failure of any person...

Section 7561.3. - 7561.3. The director may suspend or revoke a license issued...

Section 7561.4. - 7561.4. The director may suspend or revoke a license issued...

Section 7562. - 7562. The record of conviction, or a certified copy thereof,...

Section 7563. - 7563. The director, in lieu of suspending or revoking a...

Section 7564. - 7564. If, upon investigation, the director determines a licensee, including...

Section 7564.1. - 7564.1. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 7561.1 and 7561.4 or any other...

Section 7565. - 7565. Any person who knowingly falsifies the fingerprints or photographs...

Section 7566. - 7566. The director may assess administrative fines of fifty dollars...

Section 7567. - 7567. The bureau may require a licensee who violates any...

ARTICLE 7 - Revenue

Section 7570. - 7570. The fees prescribed by this chapter are as follows:...

Section 7570.1. - 7570.1. The fee for processing fingerprints for all registrations and...

Section 7571. - 7571. (a) The bureau shall report each month to the...

Section 7572. - 7572. All money derived from the licensing and regulation of...

Section 7573. - 7573. Application or license fees shall not be refunded except...

ARTICLE 8 - Review

Section 7573.5. - 7573.5. Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of...