Sec. 2. As used in this chapter:
(1) "Person" means an individual, a firm, a company, an association, an organization, a partnership, or a corporation.
(2) "Licensee" means a person licensed under this chapter.
(3) "Private investigator firm" means the business of:
(A) making, for hire or reward, investigation or investigations for the purpose of obtaining information with reference to:
(i) a crime against the state or wrongs done or threatened;
(ii) the habits, conduct, movements, whereabouts, association, transactions, reputation, or character of a person;
(iii) credibility of witnesses or other persons;
(iv) the location or recovery of lost, abandoned, unclaimed, or stolen property;
(v) the causes, origin, or responsibility for fires or accidents or injuries to real or personal property; or
(vi) the truth or falsity of a statement or representation;
(B) securing, for hire or reward, evidence to be used for authorized investigation committees or boards of award or arbitration or in the trial of civil or criminal cases; or
(C) providing, for hire or reward, undercover investigators to detect and prevent fraud and theft in the workplace or elsewhere.
(4) "Board" refers to the private investigator and security guard licensing board established under section 5.2 of this chapter.
(5) "Licensing agency" refers to the Indiana professional licensing agency established under IC 25-1-5-3.
(6) "Business entity" means a firm, a company, an association, an organization, a partnership, or a corporation.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.2; Acts 1965, c.162, s.1; Acts 1967, c.171, s.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.88; P.L.261-1987, SEC.1; P.L.234-1989, SEC.5; P.L.214-1993, SEC.66; P.L.236-1995, SEC.46; P.L.1-2006, SEC.474; P.L.185-2007, SEC.9; P.L.3-2008, SEC.196.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 25. Professions and Occupations
Article 30. Private Investigator Firms, Security Guards, and Polygraph Examiners
Chapter 1. Private Investigator Firm Licensing
25-30-1-3. Necessity of License
25-30-1-5. Exceptions to Licensing Requirements
25-30-1-5.2. Board Established; Members; Terms; Expenses
25-30-1-5.3. Election of President and Vice President
25-30-1-6. Powers and Duties of Licensing Agency
25-30-1-7. Application for License
25-30-1-8. Qualifications for License; Grounds for Denial
25-30-1-8.5. Change in Ownership; Termination of License
25-30-1-9. Continuation of Business After Death of Licensee
25-30-1-10. Form of License; Pocket Card; Change of Information; Assignment of License
25-30-1-11. Employees of Licensee
25-30-1-16. Expiration; Reinstatement
25-30-1-19.5. Action to Collect Fees; Burden of Proving Licensure or Exemption
25-30-1-20. Prosecuting Attorneys; Reporting Violations
25-30-1-21. Violations; Fines; Separate Offenses; Complaints
25-30-1-22. Activities by Unlicensed Persons; Show Cause Notice; Cease and Desist Order