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MI Comp L § 338.837 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 285 of 1965 - Professional Investigator Licensure Act (338.821 - 338.851)|Section 338.837 - Licensees; Employment of Assistants; Records; False Statements; Fingerprints.

338.837 Licensees; employment of assistants; records; false statements; fingerprints.Sec. 17.  (1) A licensee may employ as many persons as considered necessary to assist in his or her work of professional investigator and in the conduct of the business. At all times during the employment, the licensee shall have direct involvement in the day-to-day activities and is accountable for the good conduct in the business of each person so employed.  (2) A licensee shall keep adequate and complete records of all persons he or she employs, which records shall be made available to the department upon request and to police authorities if the police authorities offer legitimate proof for the request in connection with a specific need.  (3) If a licensee falsely states or represents that a person is or has been in his or her employ, the false statement or representation shall be sufficient cause for the suspension or revocation of the license. Any person falsely stating or representing that he or she is or has been a professional investigator or employed by a professional investigator agency is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (4) A licensee shall not knowingly employ any person who does not meet the requirements of this act.  (5) The licensee shall cause fingerprints to be taken of all prospective employees, which fingerprints shall be submitted to the department and the federal bureau of investigation for processing and approval.  (6) The fingerprints required to be taken under subsection (5) may be taken by a law enforcement agency or any other person determined by the department to be qualified to take fingerprints. The licensee shall submit a fingerprint processing fee to the department in accordance with section 3 of 1935 PA 120, MCL 28.273, as well as any costs imposed by the federal bureau of investigation. History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 164, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 474, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 146, Imd. Eff. May 28, 2008
MI Comp L § 338.838 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 285 of 1965 - Professional Investigator Licensure Act (338.821 - 338.851)|Section 338.838 - Hiring of Person Convicted of Certain Felonies or Misdemeanors Prohibited; Refusal to Surrender License or Identification Card.

338.838 Hiring of person convicted of certain felonies or misdemeanors prohibited; refusal to surrender license or identification card. Sec. 18.  (1) A licensee shall not knowingly employ any person who has been convicted of a felony, or convicted of a misdemeanor within the preceding 8 years involving any of the following:  (a) Dishonesty or fraud.  (b) Unauthorized divulging or selling of information or evidence.  (c) Impersonation of a law enforcement officer or employee of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state.  (d) Illegally using, carrying, or possessing a dangerous weapon.  (e) Two or more alcohol related offenses.  (f) Controlled substances under the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211.  (g) An assault.  (2) Any employee or operator who, upon demand, fails to surrender to the licensee his or her identification card and any other property issued to him or her for use in connection with his or her employer's business is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 474, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002
MI Comp L § 338.839 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 285 of 1965 - Professional Investigator Licensure Act (338.821 - 338.851)|Section 338.839 - Carrying Deadly Weapon; License Required.

338.839 Carrying deadly weapon; license required.Sec. 19.  Any person licensed as a professional investigator, or in the employ of a professional investigator agency, is not authorized to carry a deadly weapon unless he is so licensed in accordance with the present laws of this state. History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 146, Imd. Eff. May 28, 2008
MI Comp L § 338.840 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 285 of 1965 - Professional Investigator Licensure Act (338.821 - 338.851)|Section 338.840 - Divulging of Information; Willful Sale of or Furnishing False Information; Penalty; Privileged Communications; Notice and Hearing.

338.840 Divulging of information; willful sale of or furnishing false information; penalty; privileged communications; notice and hearing.Sec. 20.  (1) Any person who is or has been an employee of a licensee shall not divulge to anyone other than his or her employer or former employer, or as the employer shall direct, except as he or she may be required by law, any information acquired by him or her during his or her employment in respect to any of the work to which he or she shall have been assigned by the employer. Any employee violating the provisions of this section and any employee who willfully makes a false report to his or her employer in respect to any work is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (2) Any principal, manager, or employee of a licensee who willfully furnishes false information to clients, or who willfully sells, divulges, or otherwise discloses to other than clients, except as may be required by law, any information acquired during employment by the client is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to summary suspension of license and revocation of license upon satisfactory proof of the offense to the department. Any communications, oral or written, furnished by a professional or client to a licensee, or any information secured in connection with an assignment for a client, is considered privileged with the same authority and dignity as are other privileged communications recognized by the courts of this state.  (3) Suspension, revocation, denial, or other action against a licensee or applicant for a license as described in section 10 shall be accompanied by notice and an opportunity for a hearing under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 474, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 146, Imd. Eff. May 28, 2008
MI Comp L § 338.841 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 285 of 1965 - Professional Investigator Licensure Act (338.821 - 338.851)|Section 338.841 - Violation of Act; Report of Conviction by Prosecuting Attorney.

338.841 Violation of act; report of conviction by prosecuting attorney. Sec. 21.  The prosecuting attorney of the county in which any conviction for a violation of any provision of this act shall, within 10 days thereafter, make and file with the department a report showing the date of the conviction, the name of the person convicted, and the nature of the charge. History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 474, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002
MI Comp L § 338.842 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 285 of 1965 - Professional Investigator Licensure Act (338.821 - 338.851)|Section 338.842 - Advertising; Contents; Discontinuing Misleading Advertising; Notice.

338.842 Advertising; contents; discontinuing misleading advertising; notice.Sec. 22.  (1) An advertisement by a licensee soliciting or advertising for business shall contain his or her name and address as they appear in the records of the department.  (2) A licensee shall, on notice from the department, discontinue any advertising or the use of any advertisement, seal, or card, that the department determines to be misleading to the public. Failure to comply with such an order is cause for suspension or revocation of the license.   (3) Unless licensed under this act, a person shall not advertise his or her business to be that of a professional investigator regardless of the name or title actually used. History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 474, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 146, Imd. Eff. May 28, 2008
MI Comp L § 338.843 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 285 of 1965 - Professional Investigator Licensure Act (338.821 - 338.851)|Section 338.843 - Trade Names; Approval by Department.

338.843 Trade names; approval by department. Sec. 23.  A licensee shall not use any designation or trade name which has not been first approved by the department and shall not use any designation or trade name that implies any association with any municipal, county, township, or state government or the federal government, or any agency thereof. History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 474, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002
MI Comp L § 338.844 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 285 of 1965 - Professional Investigator Licensure Act (338.821 - 338.851)|Section 338.844 - Record of Business Transaction and Reports; Retention.

338.844 Record of business transaction and reports; retention.Sec. 24.  (1) Each person, partnership, firm, company, limited liability company, or corporation licensed and operating under this act shall make a complete written record of the business transactions and reports made in connection with the operation of the agency.  (2) A professional investigator agency that receives or generates a written or electronic report shall keep the report on file in the office of the professional investigator for at least 2 years unless the file is returned to the client or agent. History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 474, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 146, Imd. Eff. May 28, 2008
MI Comp L § 338.845 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 285 of 1965 - Professional Investigator Licensure Act (338.821 - 338.851)|Section 338.845 - Investigation of Applicants; Complaints; Subpoenas; Fees; Failure to Obey; Penalty; Testimony Under Oath.

338.845 Investigation of applicants; complaints; subpoenas; fees; failure to obey; penalty; testimony under oath. Sec. 25.  (1) For the purpose of investigating the character, competency, and integrity of the applicants, or for the purpose of investigating complaints made against the licensee, the director of the department may issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses. All subpoenas shall be issued under the hand of the director of the department and upon service the witness shall be tendered the fees to which he or she would be entitled to receive if subpoenaed in a court of law.   (2) A person duly subpoenaed who fails to obey the subpoena or, without cause, refuses to be examined or to answer any legal or pertinent questions as to the character, qualifications, or alleged misdeeds of the applicant or licensee is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (3) The testimony of such witnesses shall be under oath, which a designee of the director of the department may administer. Willful false swearing in any such proceeding is considered perjury. History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 474, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002
MI Comp L § 338.846 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 285 of 1965 - Professional Investigator Licensure Act (338.821 - 338.851)|Section 338.846 - License; Renewal; Fee; Bond.

338.846 License; renewal; fee; bond. Sec. 26.  (1) A license granted under this act may be renewed upon application and the payment of a renewal fee of $300.00, unless reduced under section 9(5), and filing of a renewal surety bond or liability insurance policy in the amount equivalent to that specified in section 9.  (2) A renewal license shall be dated as of the expiration date of the previously existing license. For the renewal of a license, the licensee shall submit an application in such form as prescribed by the department. Upon receipt of a completed application, payment of the renewal fee subject to section 9(5), and proof acceptable to the department of bond or insurance, the department shall renew a license. The department may defer the renewal if there are uninvestigated complaints then outstanding against the licensee or if there is a criminal complaint then pending against the licensee. History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 474, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 260, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2004
MI Comp L § 338.847 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 285 of 1965 - Professional Investigator Licensure Act (338.821 - 338.851)|Section 338.847 - Death of Licensee; Carrying on Business; Notice to Department; Sale of Business.

338.847 Death of licensee; carrying on business; notice to department; sale of business.Sec. 27.  (1) Upon the death of a licensee, the business of the decedent may be carried on for a period of 90 days by any of the following:  (a) In the case of an individual licensee, the surviving spouse, or if there is none, the personal representative of the estate of the decedent.   (b) In the case of a partner, the surviving partners.  (c) In the case of an officer of a firm, company, association, limited liability company, or corporation, the officers.  (2) Within 10 days following the death of a licensee, the department shall be notified by a person described in subsection (1) in writing. The notification shall state the name of the person legally authorized to carry on the business of the deceased.  (3) Upon the authorization of the department, the business may be carried on for a further period of time when necessary to complete any investigation or assist in any litigation pending at the death of the decedent.  (4) This section does not authorize the solicitation or acceptance of any business after the death of the decedent except as otherwise provided by this act.  (5) This section shall not be construed to restrict the sale of a professional investigator business if the vendee qualifies for a license under the provisions of this act. History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 474, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 146, Imd. Eff. May 28, 2008
MI Comp L § 338.848 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 285 of 1965 - Professional Investigator Licensure Act (338.821 - 338.851)|Section 338.848 - Employment of Agents; Rules.

338.848 Employment of agents; rules. Sec. 28.  (1) The department may employ such agents as are necessary to carry out and to enforce this act.  (2) The department may promulgate rules to enforce and administer this act pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 474, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002
MI Comp L § 338.849 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 285 of 1965 - Professional Investigator Licensure Act (338.821 - 338.851)|Section 338.849 - Application of Act as to License Applications and Renewals.

338.849 Application of act as to license applications and renewals.Sec. 29.  The requirements of this act as to license applications shall apply to all professional investigators, except those who already have been granted a license under prior laws of this state. The requirements as to renewal of license certificates shall apply to all professional investigators licensed under this act or any prior law of this state. History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 146, Imd. Eff. May 28, 2008
MI Comp L § 338.850 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 285 of 1965 - Professional Investigator Licensure Act (338.821 - 338.851)|Section 338.850 - Repeals.

338.850 Repeals. Sec. 30.  Act No. 383 of the Public Acts of 1927, as amended, being sections 338.801 to 338.813 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is repealed. History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965
MI Comp L § 338.851 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 285 of 1965 - Professional Investigator Licensure Act (338.821 - 338.851)|Section 338.851 - Violation; Penalty.

338.851 Violation; penalty. Sec. 31.  A licensee, manager, or employee of a licensee who violates this act or a rule promulgated under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or by a fine of not more than $500.00, or both. History: Add. 1974, Act 114, Eff. July 1, 1974 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 474, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002 Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 338.851, deriving from Act 229 of 1939 and pertaining to a state board of embalmers and funeral directors, was repealed by Act 268 of 1949.
MI Comp L § 338.1051 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 330 of 1968 - Private Security Business and Security Alarm Act (338.1051 - 338.1092)|Section 338.1051 - Short Title.

338.1051 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "private security business and security alarm act".  History: 1968, Act 330, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1968 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 411, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001 Constitutionality: This act, which requires the licensing of guards, does not demonstrate the requisite degree of state action to bring the activities of guards under color of state law so as to subject their activities to constitutional restraint and to require guards to give suspects warnings of their constitutional rights before eliciting inculpatory statements, and especially does not subject the activities of private police who are employed to protect the property and employees of their employer to constitutional restraint because such guards need not be licensed under the act. Grand Rapids v Impens, 414 Mich 667; 327 NW2d 278 (1982).Participation by an off-duty deputy sheriff from another county, employed as a private guard, with other guards in the apprehension and detention of a shoplifting suspect did not provide a sufficient relationship so as to bring the activities of the guards under color of state law and require warnings of the suspect's constitutional rights before eliciting inculpatory statements by the suspect where the deputy did not obtain the statements and identified himself to the suspect only as a store employee. Grand Rapids v Impens, 414 Mich 667; 327 NW2d 278 (1982).
MI Comp L § 338.1053 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 330 of 1968 - Private Security Business and Security Alarm Act (338.1051 - 338.1092)|Section 338.1053 - License Required; Permission for Device Delivering Recorded Message to Public Service, Utility, or Police Agency Required; Violation; Penalty.

338.1053 License required; permission for device delivering recorded message to public service, utility, or police agency required; violation; penalty.Sec. 3.  (1) Unless licensed under this act, a sole proprietorship, firm, company, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation shall not engage in the business of security alarm system contractor, private security guard, private security police, private college security force, patrol service, or an agency furnishing those services. A person, firm, company, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation shall not advertise its business to be that of security alarm system contractor, security alarm system agent, private security guard agency, or an agency furnishing those services without having first obtained from the department a license to do so for each office and branch office to be owned, conducted, managed, or maintained for the conduct of that business.  (2) A person shall not sell, install, operate, adjust, arrange for, or contract to provide a device which upon activation, either mechanically, electronically, or by any other means, initiates the automatic calling or dialing of, or makes a connection directly to, a telephone assigned to a public service, utility, or police agency, for the purpose of delivering a recorded message, without first receiving written permission from that service, utility, or agency.  (3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both. History: 1968, Act 330, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1968 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 113, Eff. July 1, 1974 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1975 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 432, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 1978 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 411, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 473, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 68, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010
MI Comp L § 338.1054 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 330 of 1968 - Private Security Business and Security Alarm Act (338.1051 - 338.1092)|Section 338.1054 - Issuance of Separate Licenses for Different Security Services; Private Detective or Investigator Services.

338.1054 Issuance of separate licenses for different security services; private detective or investigator services.Sec. 4.  The department may issue separate licenses to security alarm system contractors, private college security forces, private security police, and private security guard agencies. This section does not prevent a private detective or private investigator licensed under the professional investigator licensure act, 1965 PA 285, MCL 338.821 to 338.851, from performing the services of a private security guard or private security police except that a private security guard or private security police may not perform the services of a private detective or private investigator without obtaining a private detective or private investigator license. History: 1968, Act 330, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1968 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1975 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 411, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 68, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010
MI Comp L § 338.1055 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 330 of 1968 - Private Security Business and Security Alarm Act (338.1051 - 338.1092)|Section 338.1055 - License; Issuance; Term; Local License Not Required.

338.1055 License; issuance; term; local license not required. Sec. 5.  The department, upon proper application and upon being satisfied that the applicant is qualified, shall issue the applicant a license to conduct business as an alarm system contractor or a private security guard or agency for a period of 2 years from date of issuance. Upon the issuance of a license to conduct business as an alarm system contractor or a private security guard or agency, the applicant shall not be required to obtain any other license from a municipality or political subdivision of this state. History: 1968, Act 330, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1968 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1975
MI Comp L § 338.1056a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations|Act 330 of 1968 - Private Security Business and Security Alarm Act (338.1051 - 338.1092)|Section 338.1056a - License to Operate Private College Security Force; Issuance to Private College or University.

338.1056a License to operate private college security force; issuance to private college or university.Sec. 6a.  The department may issue a license to operate a private college security force to a private college or university, but shall not issue that license until the private college or university has demonstrated compliance with the requirements of sections 37 to 42. History: Add. 2010, Act 68, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010