Maine § 32 §8114 Unlawful acts

Maine Statutes

§ 32 §8114 — Unlawful acts

Maine § 32 §8114

Title 32PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 89PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 32 §8114 (2026).

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A person is guilty of improper conduct in private investigation if the person commits any of the acts described in this section. Improper conduct in private investigation is a Class D crime.

1.Acting without license; false representation. A person acts without a license or commits false representation if that person intentionally or knowingly:

2.Representation as peace officer; employment of certain convicted persons; failure to surrender license. A licensed professional investigator or investigative assistant commits misrepresentation as a peace officer, employment of a certain convicted person or failing to surrender if that professional investigator or investigative assistant intentionally or knowingly:

3.Employing unlicensed individual. A licensed professional investigator commits i

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A person is guilty of improper conduct in private investigation if the person commits any of the acts described in this section. Improper conduct in private investigation is a Class D crime.
1.
Acting without license; false representation.
A person acts without a license or commits false representation if that person intentionally or knowingly:
2.
Representation as peace officer; employment of certain convicted persons; failure to surrender license.
A licensed professional investigator or investigative assistant commits misrepresentation as a peace officer, employment of a certain convicted person or failing to surrender if that professional investigator or investigative assistant intentionally or knowingly:
3.
Employing unlicensed individual.
A licensed professional investigator commits improper employment conduct if the professional investigator intentionally or knowingly employs or engages any other person to act as a professional investigator unless the person so employed or engaged is licensed as a professional investigator or investigative assistant.
4.
Failure of assistant to return equipment.
5.
Other unlawful acts.
A person licensed under this chapter or any person employed by the person commits improper investigative conduct if that person intentionally or knowingly: