Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
329A.025,
329A.070
NECESSITY, FUNCTION AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
329A.025(2) and
329A.070(9)
require the board to establish a fee and a method of verification of the number
of hours worked by a limited employee who works under the direction of a
private investigator or private investigating firm licensed by the board. This
administrative regulation establishes a fee and method for this
verification.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Limited employee" means a person who
engages in private investigating for a licensed private investigator or
licensed private investigating firm for less than 240 hours per year.
(2) "Private investigating" is defined by
KRS
329A.010(4).
Section 2. Registration of Limited
Employees.
(1) Within five (5) business days
of hiring, a licensee of the board shall file with the board a Limited Employee
Registration form for each limited employee who works for that licensee under
the exemption in
KRS
329A.070(9). The Limited
Employee Registration form shall be accompanied by payment of a twenty (20)
dollar fee per limited employee registered.
(2) The board shall assign the limited
employee a tracking number that the licensee shall use on all reporting
forms.
(3) A licensee shall file a
Limited Employee Registration form with the Board to update a limited
employee's information, if changed, or upon termination of
employment.
(4)
(a) Each licensee shall maintain a daily log
listing the dates and hours worked for each limited employee.
(b) Within five (5) business days of the
board's request, the licensee shall provide the daily log to the
board.
(5) A limited
employee may work for more than one (1) licensee during a one (1) year period.
Each licensee employing that person shall comply with the requirements of this
administrative regulation.
Section
3. Annual Reports. Between December 1st and December 31st each
year, the licensee shall submit to the board an Annual Limited Employee Report
listing each registered limited employee and the number of hours each limited
employee worked during that year.
Section
4. Registration Renewal.
(1)
Limited employee registration shall expire one (1) year from the date of
issuance. To renew, a licensee shall submit a Limited Employee Registration
form listing each registered limited employee to be renewed and payment of the
twenty (20) dollar fee per limited employee registered no later than forty-five
(45) days prior to the expiration date.
(2) Failure to timely submit the fee payment
or the Limited Employee Registration form shall automatically suspend the
limited employee's licensure exemption under
KRS
329A.070(9) until the board
receives and processes the payment and completed Limited Employee Registration
form.
Section 5.
Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following
material is incorporated by reference:
(a)
"Limited Employee Registration", 5/2018; and
(b) "Annual Limited Employee Report",
5/2018.
(2) This
material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright
law, at the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Private Investigators, 911 Leawood
Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
329A.025(2),
329A.070(9)
