Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §8113, sub-§7, as repealed and replaced by PL 1985, c. 207, §2, is amended to read:

7. Employment of prohibited person. Employment, in connection with a private investigation business, in any capacity, or of any person who has been convicted of a felony crime punishable by imprisonment for one year or more or any former licensee whose license has been revoked; or

SUMMARY

This bill affects the licensing statutes for private investigators as follows.

1. It clarifies the Commissioner of Public Safety's authority to appoint a designee to deal with licensing matters.

2. It makes consistent the language identifying disqualifying convictions for the license application and refusing to issue, suspending and revoking a private investigator license.

3. It amends the section describing prior experience as an investigative assistant to make the section more specific.

4. It makes clear that the commissioner must provide notice and opportunity for hearing if there are grounds to refuse to issue or renew a license under the chapter pertaining to private investigators and the burden is on the applicant to request that hearing pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.

5. It deletes a reference to the outdated term "felony."