§463-6 Private detectives and detective agencies; qualifications for license. (a) The board may grant a private detective license to any suitable individual, or a detective agency license to any suitable firm making written application therefor. The applicant, if an individual, or the principal detective of a firm shall:
A firm applying for a detective agency license shall have in its employ an individual who is licensed as a private detective and who shall be designated as the principal detective for the firm, and shall provide a bond as required under section 463-12.
(b) A detective agency may employ as many agents, operatives, and assistants in an investigative capacity and as necessary for the conduct of business; provided that the principal detective shall be held responsible for, and have direct management and control of, the agency and the agency's employees while they are acting within the scope and purpose of the detective agency's business. These employees shall not be required to have private detective licenses, and shall:
The employer, with the written authorization of the employee, shall conduct a criminal history records check of all new employees employed in an investigative capacity directly through the Hawaii criminal justice data center upon certification to the board that the signature on the authorization is authentic. [L 1961, c 77, pt of §1; am L 1965, c 35, §1; Supp, §165A-6; HRS §463-6; am L 1974, c 21, §2 and c 205, §2(23); am L 1983, c 40, §3; am L 1987, c 57, §3; am L 1994, c 122, §3; am L 2004, c 94, §5]