General Organization

PURPOSE: This rule describes the organization, general methods of administration, and communication concerning the Board of Private Investigator and Private Fire Investigator Examiners. (1) The purpose of the board is to regulate the practice of private investigating and private fire investigating concerning the health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants of this state; to protect the property of the inhabitants of this state from damage or destruction through the dangerous, dishonest, incompetent, or unlawful practice of private investigating and private fire investigating; and to implement and sustain a system for the examination and regulation of licensed private investigators and private investigator agencies as well as private fire investigators and private fire investigator agencies in this state. (2) The board shall meet at least once a year. Additional meetings may be held at the discretion of the board; however, the board shall inform the division of those meetings and the notice of the meeting will be posted in compliance with Chapter 610, RSMo. (3) Each year, the board shall elect a chair and vice-chair. The chair presides at meetings and works with the executive director on coordinating the board’s affairs. If the chair is unable to attend a meeting, the vice-chair shall preside at the meeting. (4) The board shall act through its executive director who is appointed by the director of the Division of Professional Registration. The executive director shall be responsible for keeping the minutes of board proceedings and perform other duties as requested by the board. (5) A quorum of the board shall consist of a majority of its members. (6) Board meetings will generally consist of reviewing applications, interviewing applicants, reviewing complaints and inquiries, determining disciplinary actions regarding a licensed private investigator or a licensed private fire investigator, private investigator business or private fire investigator business, making recommendations to staff concerning the conduct and management of board affairs, and other board matters. (7) Unless otherwise provided by statute or regulation, the board shall be generally guided by and conduct its meetings according to Robert’s Rules of Order. (8) Any person requiring information, an application, or complaint form involving the practice of private investigating or private fire investigating as regulated by the board may contact the board. AUTHORITY: sections 324.1102 and 324.1138, RSMo Supp. 2013.* Original rule filed June 26, 2009, effective Jan. 30, 2010. Amended: Filed Sept. 13, 2013, effective March 30, 2014. *Original authority: 324.1102, RSMo 2007 and 324.1138, RSMo 2007.