Licensing of individuals providing private investigative services

1. An individual providing private investigative services must obtain a license from the board to provide those services unless the individual is registered as an employee or independent contractor of an agency that is licensed under this chapter and is providing those services within the scope of the individual's relationship with the agency. An agency is responsible for registering its employees and independent contractors under section 93-02-01.1-04. This section does not apply to individuals who are exempt from the board's jurisdiction under North Dakota Century Code section 43-30-02. 2. An individual is qualified to be licensed to provide private investigative services if the individual has passed an examination conducted by or under the supervision of the board within the twelve months preceding the date of the individual's application for the license and has provided two thousand hours of private investigative services as a registered employee of a detective agency. The experience requirement in this subsection does not apply to an individual who holds a license on May 1, 2000, unless the individual's license lapses and is not renewed within one year pursuant to section 93-02-03-03.