Upon being satisfied, after investigation, of the good character, competency and integrity of an applicant, or, if the applicant is an association or partnership, of the individual members thereof, or if a corporation, of all officers and directors thereof, the commissioner may grant a license to conduct such private detective business and to maintain a bureau, agency, subagency, office or branch office for the conduct of such business on the premises stated in such application. The license for an individual private detective shall be as a private detective, and the license for a corporation, association or partnership shall be as a private detective agency. Such license shall be for a term of two years and application for renewal shall be on a form furnished by the commissioner. Each licensee shall permit the department to inspect, review or copy those documents, business records or training records in the licensee's possession that are required by regulation to be maintained.
(1969, P.A. 756, S. 7; P.A. 04-192, S. 7; P.A. 05-288, S. 192.)
History: P.A. 04-192 eliminated reference to watchman, guard or patrol agency and investigator and provision requiring that license for an individual conducting a watchman, guard or patrol service be as a security service and if for a corporation, association or partnership as a security agency, required that license be for a term of two years, in lieu of one year, and required licensee to permit department to inspect, review or copy those records required by regulation to be maintained; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change.
Structure 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 29-155b. - 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 29-161g. - 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 29-161m. - 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 29-161r. - 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.