Registration of employees and independent contractors of detective agencies

1. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms "employee" and "employment" refer to an employer-employee relationship in which the employee is working for compensation, the employer directly or indirectly controls the employee's conduct, and the employer pays taxes or makes other payments because of the employment. 2. An individual providing private investigative services as an employee or independent contractor of a detective agency who is not licensed to provide those services must have a registration from the board. The agency is responsible for obtaining registration for all of its employees and independent contractors. 3. A detective agency may not employ or contract with an unregistered or unlicensed person to provide private investigative services on behalf of the agency. A person employed or contracted by a detective agency who does not provide any private investigative services need not be registered or licensed. 4. A detective agency is responsible for any activities of its licensed or registered employees and independent contractors and may be subject to administrative action by the board for the activities of its licensed or registered employees and independent contractors. 5. A registered employee or independent contractor may not provide private investigative services unless the employee or independent contractor is under the supervision of an individual who is licensed to provide private investigative services.