Senate Bill 2735

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI PRIVATE INVESTIGATION REGULATORY ACT; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR SUCH ACT; TO PROVIDE ALL PERSONS ACTING AS PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS BE LICENSED; TO CREATE THE PRIVATE INVESTIGATION BOARD; TO PROVIDE FOR MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS OF THE MEMBERS OF SUCH BOARD; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD IS A QUASI-JUDICIAL BODY; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI PRIVATE INVESTIGATION BOARD FUND; TO PROHIBIT UNLICENSED PERSONS FROM ACTING AS PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS; TO PROVIDE THE CRITERIA FOR OBTAINING A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR'S LICENSE; TO GRANDFATHER-IN CERTAIN PERSONS OPERATING AS PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNDER THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO CREATE PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR LICENSES; TO REQUIRE A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR TO HAVE SUCH LICENSE WHILE WORKING AS AN INVESTIGATOR; TO PROVIDE FEES FOR SUCH LICENSE; TO PROVIDE FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN PERSONS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO CREATE THE DIVISION OF INVESTIGATION AS THE BOARD'S OFFICIAL INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the Senate

• Josh Harkins

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In the Senate Jan 16 – Jan 31

1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committees on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency and on Judiciary, Division A
2. Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate