Title 45, Title 45: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

45:19-13. Surrender of license after expiration, revocation, etc. Any person, firm, association or corporation to whom a license may be issued in accordance with this act shall surrender such license and all duplicate copies thereof to the superintendent within five days after su…

45:19-14. Posting and display of license; loss or destruction of license; change in location of office or place of business Before any applicant shall exercise any rights under the license issued to him such license, or a certified copy thereof, shall be posted and at all times t…

45:19-15. Employment of assistants; false statements or misrepresentations; disclosure of information; false reports or statements to employer; reports on convictions The holder of any license issued under the provisions of this act may employ to assist him in his work and in the…

45:19-16 Employees of licensees; fingerprints, criminal record background checks. 9. No holder of any unexpired license issued pursuant to this act shall knowingly employ in connection with his or its business in any capacity whatsoever, any person who has been convicted of a hig…

45:19-17. Identification card For the purpose of identification of persons engaged in the conduct of a private detective business, or as a private detective or investigator, each such person shall carry and show when requested an identification card, which shall be a white card 4…

45:19-18. Use or display of identification card of another No private detective or investigator or employee of a private detective business who is in possession of any identification card, as provided for in the preceding section, shall loan, allow or permit any other person to u…

45:19-19 Badge, shield, certain; prohibited, violations deemed misdemeanor. 12. No person licensed under the provisions of this act, or the officers, directors, employees, operators or agents thereof, shall wear, carry or accept any badge or shield purporting to indicate that suc…

45:19-20. Misleading advertising, use of advertisement, seal or card Any licensee under the provisions of this act shall, on notice from the superintendent, discontinue any advertising or the use of any advertisement, seal or card, which in the opinion of the superintendent may t…

45:19-21. Offenses in connection with issuance or use of identification cards Any person, firm, association or corporation licensed under the provisions of this act who shall issue identification cards to any person other than a bona fide employee, or who shall sell, issue, rent,…

45:19-22. Investigations; subpoenas; witnesses; fees; oath; willful false swearing For the purpose of investigating the character, competency, integrity and methods of operation of applicants or licensees hereunder, or of the officers, directors, operatives, agents or employees o…

45:19-23. Licensees of other states Any person, firm, association or corporation incorporated or licensed under the laws of any other State of the United States, and intending to conduct a private detective business or act as a private detective or investigator within this State …

45:19-24. Licenses under prior laws Licenses issued under any other law of this State prior to the passage of this act, authorizing the conduct of a private detective business or the business of a private detective or investigator, shall continue in force until the expiration the…

45:19-25. Enforcement through Department of State Police The superintendent is hereby authorized to use such members of the Department of State Police as he may deem necessary to enable him to carry out the provisions of this act and to enforce compliance therewith. L.1939, c. 36…

45:19-26. Violation of Act as ground for revocation of license A violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be cause for revocation of any license issued hereunder, notwithstanding that the same violation may constitute a misdemeanor or high misdemeanor. L.1939, c. 369,…

45:19-27. Effect of partial invalidity Should any section or provision of this act be held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the same shall not affect the validity of the act as a whole or any part thereof other than the portion so held to be invalid. L.1939, …

45:19-28 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Bounty Hunter Licensing Act." L.2005,c.376,s.1.

45:19-29 Definitions relative to regulation of bounty hunters. 2. As used in this act: a. "Bounty hunter" means and includes any bail runner, bail recovery agent, bail enforcement agent, fugitive recovery agent or any other person who, for fee, hire or reward: makes any investiga…

45:19-30 Licensure required, violation, fourth degree crime. 3. No person shall engage in the business of, or perform, or offer to perform, the functions, activities or services of a bounty hunter, or advertise or hold a business out to be that of a bounty hunter, unless the pers…

45:19-31 Application for licensure. 4. a. An application for licensure as a bounty hunter shall be submitted to the superintendent by the applicant on a form and in a manner prescribed by the superintendent and shall contain the following information: (1) the full name, age, whic…

45:19-32 Fingerprinting, criminal history record background check for applicants. 5. a. Each applicant for licensure as a bounty hunter shall submit to being fingerprinted in accordance with applicable State and federal laws, rules and regulations for the purpose of a criminal hi…

45:19-33 Issuance of license, fee. 6. The superintendent, when satisfied with the examination of any application, and such further inquiry and investigations as he shall deem proper as to the good character, competency and integrity of the applicant, and upon proof of satisfactor…

45:19-34 Issuance of identification card. 7. a. The superintendent shall cause to be issued to a licensed bounty hunter an identification card containing such information as the superintendent shall prescribe. b. A person who is issued an identification card pursuant to subsectio…

45:19-35 Employees of license holder, "employee's statement" required. 8. a. The holder of any license issued under the provisions of this act may employ as many persons as the licensee may deem necessary to assist the licensee in the licensee's work and in the conduct of the lic…

45:19-36 Fingerprinting, criminal history record background check for employees of licensed bounty hunter. 9. a. Each person seeking employment by a licensed bounty hunter pursuant to the provisions of this act shall submit to being fingerprinted in accordance with applicable Sta…

45:19-37 "Unlawful force" defined, penalties for use. 10. a. Any person who is required to be licensed pursuant to the provisions of this act who enters any premises or dwelling without license or privilege or who employs the use of unlawful force in engaging in or assisting in t…

45:19-38 Powers of superintendent. 11. For the purpose of investigating whether a person has engaged in, or is engaging in, any act or practice declared unlawful under this act, or for the purpose of investigating the character, competency, integrity or methods of operation of ap…

45:19-39 Violation, revocation, suspension of license. 12. a. A violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be cause for revocation or suspension of any license issued hereunder, notwithstanding that the same violation may constitute a crime or other offense under the la…

45:19-40 Rules, regulations. 13. The superintendent shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.2005,c.376,s.13.

45:19-41 Licensing of existing bounty hunters, conditions. 14. A person who, for at least five years prior to the effective date of this act, has engaged in the business of or performed the functions, activities or services of a bounty hunter, or has held a business out to be tha…

45:19-42 Education and training program for bounty hunters. 15. a. The superintendent, through rule and regulation, shall establish an education and training program for bounty hunters who make application to be licensed pursuant to the provisions of section 14 of this act. The p…

45:19-8. Title of act This act may be known and cited as "The Private Detective Act of 1939." L.1939, c. 369, p. 887, s. 1.

45:19-9 Definitions. 2. Definitions: (a) The term "private detective business" shall mean the business of conducting a private detective agency or for the purpose of making for hire or reward any investigation or investigations for the purpose of obtaining information with refere…