Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
329A.025,
329A.040(1)(b),
329A.045(4),
329A.070(9)
329A.070(9)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
329A.025(2)(b) requires the
board to establish fees associated with the licensure of private investigators
and private investigating companies. 329A.040(1)(b) requires the board to
establish an application fee for licensure and for state criminal history
background checks.
KRS
329A.045(4) requires the
board to establish a license renewal fee. This administrative regulation
establishes the application and related fees, the licensure renewal fees, and
the fee procedure for the licensure examination.
Section 1. Private Investigator Application
Fees. An applicant for licensure as a private investigator shall submit the
following fees:
(1)
(a) The initial application fee for licensure
as a private investigator shall be $400.
(b) The fee shall be submitted to the board
as follows:
1. $100 shall be due within thirty
(30) days of submission of the application. This fee shall be non-refundable;
and
2. $300 shall be due at the
time the applicant submits proof of a passing examination score. This fee shall
be refunded if the applicant is denied a license.
(2)
(a) The fee for the criminal history,
background check, and fingerprinting shall be remitted to the Kentucky State
Treasurer in an amount pursuant to
502
KAR 30:060 and
28 C.F.R.
16.33.
(b) Contact the Department of Professional
Licensing for the current fee amount or check the board's Web site at
http://kpi.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx.
Section 2. Private
Investigator Company Application Fees.
(1) The
initial application fee for licensure as a private investigator company shall
be:
(a) $100 for a sole proprietorship;
or
(b) $400 for a firm,
association, partnership, corporation, nonprofit organization, or
institution.
(2) The
initial application fee shall be submitted within thirty (30) days of the
application.
Section 3.
Examination Fee.
(1) The examination fee shall
be the actual amount charged by the examination service for the examination
pursuant to a contractual agreement with the board.
(2) The examination fee shall be paid
directly to the examination service.
Section 4. Biennial Renewal License Fee.
(1) The fee for renewal of a private
investigator license shall be $250.
(2) The fee for renewal of a private
investigating company license shall be $250.
Section 5. Late Renewal Fee.
(1) Late renewal fees shall be in addition to
license renewal fees established in Section 4 of this administrative
regulation.
(2) The fee for late
renewal of a private investigator license, submitted for renewal between July 1
and August 31, shall be $250.
(3)
The fee for late renewal of a private investigating company license, submitted
for renewal between July 1 and August 31, shall be $250.
Section 6. Reinstatement Fee.
(1) Reinstatement fees shall be in addition
to license renewal fees established in Section 4 of this administrative
regulation and late renewal fees established in Section 5 of this
administrative regulation.
(2) The
fee for reinstatement of a private investigator's license terminated pursuant
to
KRS
329A.045(8) shall be
$100.
(3) The fee for reinstatement
of a private investigating company license terminated pursuant to
KRS
329A.045(8) shall be
$100.
Section 7.
Inactive Status Fee.
(1) The fee for placing a
license in inactive status shall be $100.
(2) The fee for renewal of a license in
inactive status shall be $100.
(3)
The fee to reactivate an inactive license pursuant to
201 KAR 41:065
shall be $250.
Section
8. Duplicate License Fee. The fee for a duplicate license or
certificate shall be twenty-five (25) dollars.
Section 9. Continuing Education Program
Application Fee.
(1) The annual fee for an
application for approval of a continuing education program shall be fifty (50)
dollars.
(2) The fee shall be
applicable to all continuing education providers except those who do not
require board approval pursuant to
201 KAR
41:070, Section 3.
Section 10. Temporary Employee Registration
Fee. A private investigator or private investigating firm employing a person
for less than 240 hours per year pursuant to
201 KAR
41:100 shall pay a fee of twenty (20) dollars per
temporary employee at the time of registration.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
329A.025(2)(b),
329A.040(1)(b),
329A.045(4),
