Maine § 32 §8105 Private investigator's license qualifications

Maine Statutes

§ 32 §8105 — Private investigator's license qualifications

Maine § 32 §8105

Title 32PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 89PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 32 §8105 (2026).

Text

A person is qualified to be licensed as a professional investigator who:

1.Age. Is at least 21 years of age;

2.Citizenship. Is a citizen or resident alien of the United States;

3.Graduation. Is a graduate of an accredited high school or has been granted high school equivalency status by the State;

4.Character. Has demonstrated good moral character and has not been convicted of a crime that is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment equal to or exceeding one year, or a crime enumerated in this chapter. The determination of good moral character must be made in writing, based upon evidence recorded by a governmental entity. The chief shall consider matters recorded within the previous 5 years including, but not limited to, the following:

5.Application. Submits an application approve

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A person is qualified to be licensed as a professional investigator who:
1.
Age.
Is at least 21 years of age;
2.
Citizenship.
Is a citizen or resident alien of the United States;
3.
Graduation.
Is a graduate of an accredited high school or has been granted high school equivalency status by the State;
4.
Character.
Has demonstrated good moral character and has not been convicted of a crime that is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment equal to or exceeding one year, or a crime enumerated in this chapter. The determination of good moral character must be made in writing, based upon evidence recorded by a governmental entity. The chief shall consider matters recorded within the previous 5 years including, but not limited to, the following:
5.
Application.
Submits an application approved by the chief that, at a minimum, includes the following information:
6.
Military discharge.
Has not been dishonorably discharged from military service;
7.
Employment.
7-A.
Experience.
Meets at least one of the following criteria:
8.
Examination.
Has passed an examination administered by the chief covering subjects pertaining to private investigation to be prescribed by the chief, except that a person currently licensed, as described in section 8106, may at no time be required to take any such examination.

Legislative History

PL 1981, c. 126, §2 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 141, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 602, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 443, §90 (AMD). RR 1991, c. 2, §118 (COR). PL 1995, c. 694, §D56 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 298, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2009, c. 20, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 366, §§28-33 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. D, §11 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. B, §60 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. B, §65 (AFF). PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV).