An Act To Enhance Professionalism of Private Investigators in this State LR 1286(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1014
Committee Amendment CA_A_H249 (House)
Amends: 32 MRSA §8110, 32 MRSA §8114, 32 MRSA §8117, 32 MRSA §8121

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "!},, to H.P. 735, L.D. 1014, Bill, "An 
Act To Enhance Professionalism of Private Investigators in this 
State" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 32 MRS A §8109, as amended by PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. H, 
§1, is further amended to read: 
§8109. Renewal of license 
Each private investigator's 
license is valid for 
a 
an 
initial term of 2 years and is, unless revoked or suspended, 
renewable sieaaially every 4 years after the initial term. 
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §8110, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 126, 
§2, is amended to read: 
3. 
Term of license. The license is valid for eae.-year 2. 
~ 
from the date of issuance and is not renewablef-eHeep~-~Ra~ 
~Re-~~~~~~-~r-yp9a-~~-sRewaT-~~~~~-lieease 
~er-aay-term-aet-te-eHeeee-9-meatR6. 
Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §8114, sub-§2, lrA, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 
126, §2, is amended to read: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
".~, ~. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/t,, to H.P. 735, L.D. 1014 
A. 
To make any representation wbieb, 
including, but not 
limited, to presentation of a badge, that suggests, or wbieb 
that would reasonably cause another person to believe, that 
be 
the 
licensed 
private 
investigator 
or 
investigative 
assistant is 
a 
sworn peace officer of this State, 
any 
political subdivision thereof, or any other state or of the 
Federal Government; 
Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §8117, sub-§l, as amended by PL 1991, c. 780, 
Pt. H, §2, is further amended to read: 
1. 
Amount. 
The fee for an original biennial license is 
$400, of which $50 must be submitted with the application and 
$350 must be submitted upon issuance of the license. 
The fee for 
a sieaaial 4-year renewal is $a99 tiQQ, which is refundable upon 
denial of renewal. 
The 
fee for an investigative assistant's 
license is $69Q ~, of which $199 1lQQ must be submitted with 
the application and $a99 £iQQ must be submitted upon issuance of 
the license. 
Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §8121 is enacted to read: 
§8121. 
Confidentia1ity when under contract to 1aw enforcement 
agency 
A private investigator or investigative assistant who enters 
into a written contract with a 
law enforcement agency in this 
State to provide investigative serVices or consultation to the 
law enforcement agency is subject to the same provisions of law 
regarding confidentiality as are employees of the law enforcement 
agency 
with which 
the 
private 
investigator or 
investigative 
assistant is under contract.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. 
following: 
The amendment does the 
1. 
It changes 
the 
time 
when 
a 
private investigator's 
license may be renewed after initial licensure from every 2 to 
every 4 years and doubles the renewal fee to $400; 
2. 
It changes the term of an investigative assistant's 
license from one year with a possibility of a 6-month extension 
to 2 years and doubles the fee to $600; 
3. 
It clarifies that presentation of a badge by a private 
investigator 
or 
an 
investigative assistant 
to 
cause 
another 
person to believe that the private investigator or investigative 
assistant is a sworn peace officer is a Class D crime; and 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. /t .. to H.P. 735, L.D. 1014 
4. It clarifies that a private investigator or investigative 
assistant who contracts with a state law enforcement agency is 
bound by that agency's confidentiality obligations. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/29103 ;tov'ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1014 
An Act To Enhance Professionalism of Private Investigators in this State 
LR 1286(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: YES 
Fiscal Note 
No Net Fiscal Impact. 
Projections 
Projections 
2003-04 
2004-05 
2005-06 
2006-07 
($32,000) 
($51,000) 
$32,000 
$51,01 
$32,000 
$51,000 
($32,000) 
($51,000) 
Changing the manner and terms of how private investigator licenses are renewed will result in the redistribution of 
General Fund revenues collected by the Department of Public Safety from license fees; the department will collect 
additional amounts of $32,000 and $51,000 in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05, respectively. In the long term, these 
revenue increases are offset by revenue losses of the same amounts in fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07. 
LR1286(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1