Title XXVI, Occupations and Professions

(1) All fees and other moneys received by the board pursuant to the provisions of KRS 329A.010 to 329A.090 shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of a revolving fund for the use of the board. (2) No part of this revolving fund shall revert to the general fund of t…

(1) An application for a private investigator license shall be filed with the board on the prescribed form. (a) The application shall include the following information regarding the applicant: 1. Full name and address; 2. Date and place of birth; 3. Social Security number; 4. All…

identification card -- Individual license. (1) Upon receipt of a license application, accompanied by a nonrefundable, nonproratable fee of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than four hundred dollars ($400), as established by the board by promulgation of admini…

Revocation -- Evidence of continuing education -- Inactive status. (1) A license or renewal issued under KRS 329A.010 to 329A.090 shall be valid for two (2) years from the date of issuance. No later than May 1 in the license renewal year, the board shall send a renewal applicatio…

(1) If the ownership of an investigating company changes, the new owner, if not already a licensee, shall not operate that company more than thirty (30) days after the date of the ownership change unless, within the thirty (30) day period, the new owner submits an application for…

No licensee shall: (1) Use a badge for identification or make any statement which would reasonably cause another person to believe that the licensee functions as a sworn peace officer or other official of the state, any of its political subdivisions, or an agency of the federal g…

(1) The board may investigate allegations of licensee wrongdoing upon complaint or upon its own volition. The board shall promulgate administrative regulations regarding the receiving and investigating of complaints. (2) If the board's investigation reveals evidence supporting th…

voluntary compliance -- Appeal. (1) The board may refuse to issue a license, or suspend, revoke, impose probationary conditions, impose an administrative fine, issue a written reprimand, or any combination thereof regarding any licensee upon proof that the licensee or applicant h…

The provisions of KRS 329A.010 to 329A.090 do not apply to: (1) An officer or employee of the United States, this state, another state, or any political subdivision thereof, performing his or her official duties within the course and scope of his or her employment; (2) A public a…

(1) A licensee shall notify the board in writing within thirty (30) days of: (a) Any material change in the information previously furnished or required to be furnished to the board; (b) Any occurrence that could reasonably be expected to affect the licensee's right to a license …

Any person violating KRS 329A.015 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class D felony for a second or subsequent offense.

The General Assembly intends, by the provisions of this chapter, to occupy the entire field of regulation and licensing of private investigators. No cities, counties, urban-county governments, charter counties, consolidated local governments, or other political subdivisions of th…

KRS 329A.010 to 329A.090 may be cited as the Kentucky Private Investigators Licensing Act.

arson investigations. (1) Any private investigator who conducts fire or arson investigations in the state of Kentucky shall be: (a) Licensed in accordance with KRS 329A.025; and (b) Certified by the National Association of Fire Investigators or the International Association of Ar…