California Business and Professions Code

§ 7541

BPC § 7541 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 3 · Ch. 11.3 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise provided by this section, an applicant, or his or her manager, for a license as a private investigator shall have had at least three years’ experience in investigation work. One year’s experience shall consist of not less than 2,000 hours of actual compensated work performed by each applicant preceding the filing of an application.

(1)An applicant who holds a law degree or bachelor’s degree in police science, criminal justice, criminal law, or the equivalent thereof from an accredited college shall be credited with 2,000 hours of experience in investigation work.

(2)An applicant who holds an associate degree in police science, criminal justice, criminal law, or the equivalent thereof from an accredited college shall be credited with 1,000 hours of experience in investigation work.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 569, Sec. 31. (SB 559) Effective January 1, 2018.