I. No person shall engage in the business of a private investigative agency, security guard agency, or bail recovery agency without obtaining a private investigative, security guard, or bail recovery agency license from the commissioner, and no person shall engage in the business of private investigative service, security guard service, or bail recovery service without obtaining a license from the commissioner.
II. No person shall become an employee of a private investigative agency, a security guard agency, or a bail recovery agency without first obtaining a license to do so from the commissioner.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 106-F:3

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • 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.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

III. Any out-of-state applicant incorporated under the laws of any other state, desiring to do business in this state pursuant to this chapter, shall be deemed to be a foreign corporation and shall be required to register under and comply with the provisions of RSA 293-A.