Kansas Statutes 75-7b20. Licensure; examination; interview; investigation
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-7b20
- Detective business: means the furnishing of, making of or agreeing to make any investigation for the purpose of obtaining information with reference to:
(1) Crime or wrongs done or threatened against the United States or any state or territory of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof when furnished or made by persons other than law enforcement officers;
(2) the identity, habits, conduct, business, occupation, honesty, integrity, credibility, knowledge, trustworthiness, efficiency, loyalty, activity, movement, whereabouts, affiliations, associations, transactions, acts, reputation or character of any person;
(3) the location, disposition or recovery of lost or stolen property;
(4) the cause or responsibility for fires, libels, losses, frauds, accidents or damage or injury to persons or to property; or
(5) securing evidence to be used before any court, board, officer or investigating committee. See Kansas Statutes 75-7b01
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Organization: means a corporation, trust, estate, partnership, cooperative or association. See Kansas Statutes 75-7b01
- Private detective: means any person who, for any consideration whatsoever, engages in detective business. See Kansas Statutes 75-7b01
(a) The attorney general shall require as a condition of licensure as a private detective that the applicant or, if the applicant is an organization, any of its officers, directors, partners or associates:
(1) Pass a written examination as evidence of knowledge of detective business; and
(2) submit to an oral interview with the attorney general or the attorney general’s designee.
(b) The attorney general shall conduct a complete investigation of the background of each applicant for licensure as a private detective or, if the applicant is an organization, of each of the applicant’s officers, directors, partners or associates, to determine whether the applicant is qualified for licensure under Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 75-7b04 and amendments thereto.