Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 534 - Private Detectives and Security Services
Section 29-155a. - Applicant to post surety bond and provide general liability insurance certificate.

(a) Each applicant for a license as a private detective or as a private detective agency shall post with the commissioner a bond in favor of the state with surety in the amount of ten thousand dollars. No bond shall be accepted for filing unless it is with a surety company authorized to do business in this state and conditioned that the principal named therein shall not do any act meriting suspension or revocation of such principal's license under the provisions of this chapter. Any person aggrieved by an act of the principal named in such bond in violation of the provisions of sections 29-153 to 29-161, inclusive, may proceed on such bond against the principal or surety therein, or both, to recover damages.

(b) Prior to being issued a license, an applicant shall provide a copy of a certificate of general liability insurance for not less than three hundred thousand dollars.
(c) A licensee shall notify the commissioner in writing within thirty days of a change of status in the liability insurance or surety bond required by this section.
(1969, P.A. 756, S. 4; P.A. 04-192, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 04-192 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to eliminate reference to each applicant for a license as a security service or a security agency, make a technical change and substitute reference to Secs. 29-153 to 29-161, inclusive, for “this chapter”, added Subsec. (b) requiring that applicant provide a copy of a certificate of general liability insurance for a minimum of $300,000, and added Subsec. (c) requiring that licensee notify commissioner of any change of status in liability insurance or surety bond.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police

Chapter 534 - Private Detectives and Security Services

Section 29-152u. - Definitions.

Section 29-153. - Private detective license required.

Section 29-154. - Qualifications for license. List of employees.

Section 29-154a. - Qualifications for private detective or private detective agency license. Appeal.

Section 29-154b. - Qualifications of corporate stockholders.

Section 29-154c. - Persons vested with police powers ineligible for licensure.

Section 29-155. - Form of application for license. Criminal history records checks. Fingerprints. Photographs. Trade name.

Section 29-155a. - Applicant to post surety bond and provide general liability insurance certificate.

Section 29-155b. - Issuance of license.

Section 29-155c. - License fees.

Section 29-155d. - Display of license.

Section 29-156. - Licensee's identification card.

Section 29-156a. - Employment of private investigators. Registration. Fee. Penalty.

Section 29-156b. - Identification card for private investigators.

Section 29-156c. - Uniformed employee's insignia.

Section 29-156d. - Private detective prohibited from using badge or shield.

Section 29-156e. - Branch or suboffices.

Section 29-156f. - Permit to carry firearms.

Section 29-156g. - Use of information.

Section 29-156h. - Nonuniformed guard services by private detectives or private detective agencies.

Section 29-157. - Association with government not to be implied in name.

Section 29-158. - License or registration suspension or revocation. Appeal.

Section 29-159. - Annual list of private detectives and detective agencies.

Section 29-160. - Exemption of credit rating agencies.

Section 29-161. - Penalties. Regulations.

Section 29-161f. - Operation on state waters. Notice of intent. Hearing. Vote. Definition.

Section 29-161aa. (Formerly Sec. 29-161c). - Licensed security services to provide written notice to law enforcement agencies of assignments of security officers carrying firearms.

Section 29-161g. - Security service license required.

Section 29-161h. - Qualifications for security service license. Appeal.

Section 29-161i. - Qualifications of corporate stockholders.

Section 29-161j. - Persons vested with police powers ineligible for licensure.

Section 29-161k. - Form of application for license. Criminal history records checks. Fingerprints. Photographs. Trade name.

Section 29-161l. - Applicant to post surety bond and provide general liability insurance certificate.

Section 29-161m. - Issuance of security service license. Inspection or copying of documents.

Section 29-161n. - License fees.

Section 29-161o. - Display of license.

Section 29-161p. - Licensee's identification card.

Section 29-161q. - Qualifications of security officers. License. Instructor approval. Registration. Identification card. Prohibition. Applicant performance of security officer duties. Penalty.

Section 29-161r. - Nonuniformed security officers' identification card.

Section 29-161s. - Uniformed employee's insignia.

Section 29-161t. - Branches and suboffices.

Section 29-161u. - Investigation of offenses on property guarded by security services.

Section 29-161v. - License or instructor approval suspension or revocation. Appeal.

Section 29-161w. - Annual list of security services and security officers.

Section 29-161x. - Penalties. Regulations.

Section 29-161y. (Formerly Sec. 29-161a). - Registration of security officers or security personnel carrying firearms. Penalty.

Section 29-161z. (Formerly Sec. 29-161b). - Permit to carry firearms required. Firearm safety course. Regulations. Instructor approval. Penalty. License, permit or approval suspension or revocation. Appeal.