Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 172 - Private Detective and Protective Agent Services Board
Chapter 7506 - PRIVATE DETECTIVES AND PROTECTIVE AGENTS
CERTIFIED TRAINING PROGRAMS
Part 7506.2700 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Subpart 1. License renewal.

Every employee, as well as license holders, qualified representatives, Minnesota managers, or partners, shall complete six hours of training in board-certified continuing training programs annually. In addition, armed license holders and employees must complete an additional six hours of training in the weapons used in the course of their employment. At the time of license renewal, license holders shall submit to the board an affidavit listing all employees and attesting to the fact that they have met all training requirements. A private detective or protective agent license must not be renewed without written proof that all employees have met all training requirements.

Subp. 2. Continuing education.

Continuing education for all license holders and employees means mandatory, board-certified training directly related to the field of private detective/investigator or protective agent. Armed license holders and employees must:

Subp. 3. Equivalent training.

A particular subject area in subpart 1 may be waived by the board upon satisfactory evidence of approved, equivalent training.

Subp. 4. Certificate of completion.

At the conclusion of each certified training course, each student who has successfully completed training must be provided by the presenting instructor or person administering the course with evidence of completion, showing the subject area covered by each course completed and the number of hours completed.

Subp. 5. Teaching credit.

Continuing education credit awarded to presenting instructors for teaching in a certified course must be equivalent to the amount of time spent in preparing for and teaching the course.