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.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 29-155b

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 29-152u
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Licensee: means any person, firm, company, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of providing investigative or security services. See Connecticut General Statutes 29-152u
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Private detective: means any person engaged in the business of, or advertising as engaged in the business of (A) investigating crimes or civil wrongs, (B) investigating the location, disposition or recovery of property, (C) investigating the cause of accidents, fire damage or injuries to persons or to property, except persons performing bona fide engineering services, (D) providing the personal protection of individuals, (E) conducting surveillance activity, (F) conducting background investigations, or (G) securing evidence to be used before a court, board, officer or investigation committee. See Connecticut General Statutes 29-152u
  • Private detective agency: means any person, firm, company, partnership or corporation that, for consideration, advertises as providing, or is engaged in the business of providing, private detectives and private investigators. See Connecticut General Statutes 29-152u
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