Missouri Laws 324.1110 – Licensure requirements
1. (1) The board shall require as a condition of licensure as a private investigator that the applicant pass a written examination as evidence of knowledge of investigator rules and regulations.
(2) In the event requirements have been met so that testing has been waived, qualification shall be dependent on a showing of, for the two previous years:
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 324.1110
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- 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.
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(a) Registration and good standing as a business in this state; and
(b) Two hundred fifty thousand dollars in business general liability insurance.
2. The board shall require as a condition of licensure as a private fire investigator that the applicant:
(1) Provide evidence of active certification as a fire investigator issued by the division of fire safety; and
(2) Provide proof of liability insurance with coverage of at least one million dollars.
3. The board shall conduct a complete investigation of the background of each applicant for licensure as a private investigator or private fire investigator to determine whether the applicant is qualified for licensure under sections 324.1100 to 324.1148. The board shall outline basic qualification requirements for licensing as a private investigator, private investigator agency, private fire investigator, and private fire investigator agency.