(a) In this section, “organized police agency” means:
(1) a police department of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State;
(2) a private police department that is allowed to enroll its officers in approved Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission schools and academies; or
(3) a law enforcement agency of the United States, of any state, or of any county or municipal corporation of any state.
Individual, representative member requirements
(b) An individual applicant or, if the applicant is a firm, the representative member shall have:
(1) at least 5 years of experience as a full-time certified or licensed private detective;
(2) at least:
(i) 5 years of experience as a full-time police officer with an organized police agency; and
(ii) completed successfully a police officer training course that is recognized and approved by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission;
(3) at least 3 years of experience in an investigative capacity as a detective while serving as a police officer with an organized police agency;
(4) at least:
(i) 3 years of experience in an investigative capacity in any unit of the United States, of the State, or of a county or municipal corporation of the State for the purpose of law enforcement; and
(ii) completed successfully the police officer training required by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; or
(5) at least:
(i) 5 years of experience as a full-time fire investigator for a fire department or law enforcement agency of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State; and
(ii) completed successfully the training certified by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission or the Maryland Fire-Rescue Education and Training Commission.
Credits
Added by Acts 1989, c. 3, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 649, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2016, c. 8, § 5.
Formerly Art. 56, § 551.
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 13-303, MD BUS OCCUP & PROF § 13-303
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
