1. Amount. The fee for an original biennial license is $400, of which $50 must be submitted with the application and $350 must be submitted upon issuance of the license. The fee for a biennial 4-year renewal is $200 $400, which is refundable upon denial of renewal. The fee for an investigative assistant's license is $300 $600, of which $100 $200 must be submitted with the application and $200 $400 must be submitted upon issuance of the license.

Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §8121 is enacted to read:

§8121.__Confidentiality when under contract to law enforcement

agency

A private investigator or investigative assistant who enters into a written contract with a law enforcement agency in this State to provide investigative services or consultation to the law enforcement agency is subject to the same provisions of law regarding confidentiality as are employees of the law enforcement agency with which the private investigator or investigative assistant is under contract.