§ 25-30-1-5 — Exceptions to licensing requirements

Indiana § 25-30-1-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 30: PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR FIRMS, SECURITY
• Ch. 1: Private Investigator Firm Licensing

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This chapter does not require any of the
following persons to be a licensee:
(1) A law enforcement officer of the United States, a state, or a
political subdivision of a state to the extent that the officer or
employee is engaged in the performance of the officer's or
employee's official duties.
(2) Any person to the extent that the person is engaged in the
business of furnishing and obtaining information concerning the
financial rating of other persons.
(3) A collection agency licensed by the secretary of state or its
employee acting within the scope of the employee's employment,
to the extent that the person is making an investigation incidental
to the business of the agency, including an investigation of the
location of a debtor or a debtor's assets in a property that the client
has an interest in or a lien upon.
(4) An attorney or employee of an attorney to the extent that the
person is engaged in investigative matters incident to the delivery
of professional services that constitute the practice of law.
(5) An insurance adjuster to the extent that the adjuster is
employed in the investigation and settlement of claims made
against insurance companies or persons insured by insurance
companies if the adjuster is a regular employee of the insurance
company and the insurance company is authorized to do business
in Indiana and is complying with the laws regulating insurance
companies in Indiana.
(6) A person primarily engaged in the business of furnishing
information for:
(A) business decisions and transactions in connection with
credit, employment, or marketing; or
(B) insurance underwriting purposes;
including a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair
Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.).
(7) A retail merchant or an employee of the retail merchant to the
extent that the person is hiring a private investigator for the
purposes of loss prevention investigations for the retail merchant's
retail establishment.
(8) A professional engineer registered under IC 25-31 or a person
acting under a registered professional engineer's supervision, to
the extent the professional engineer is engaged in an investigation
incident to the practice of engineering.
(9) An architect with a certificate of registration under IC 25-4, to
the extent the architect is engaged in an investigation incident to
the practice of architecture.
(10) A professional surveyor with a certificate of registration
under IC 25-21.5, to the extent the professional surveyor is
engaged in an investigation incident to the practice of surveying.
(11) A certified public accountant with a certificate under IC 25-2.1-3, to the extent that the person is engaged in an
investigation incident to the practice of accountancy.
(12) An independent consultant employed by the attorney general
under IC 32-34-1.5-60, to the extent that the independent
consultant is engaged in providing services for the attorney
general.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.5. As amended by Acts 1982,
P.L.154, SEC.91; P.L.261-1987, SEC.2; P.L.234-1989, SEC.7;
P.L.245-1995, SEC.1; P.L.42-1999, SEC.1; P.L.185-2007, SEC.11;
P.L.57-2013, SEC.84; P.L.141-2021, SEC.11.