Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 31 - Credentialing Requirements And Procedures For Private Detective Agency, Private Detective And Security Person › Section SPS 31.04 - Examination for private detective licensure

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ADMINISTRATION.
				  At least once every month the department shall administer or cause to be
				  administered an examination for the licensure of private detectives.
(3) SUBJECTS TESTED. The examination shall
				  test the applicant's knowledge or competence in those areas which the
				  department, after consultation with subject matter experts, determines are
				  appropriate for testing the applicant's knowledge for protection of public
				  health and safety.
(4) DISHONEST
				  ACT. An applicant may not engage in dishonest acts relating to the examination.
				  The actions taken by the department when dishonest acts occur shall be related
				  to the seriousness of the offense. These actions may include withholding the
				  applicant's score, entering a failing grade for the applicant, and suspending
				  the ability of the applicant to sit for an examination for a specific period of
				  time after the examination in which the dishonest acts occurred.
(5) PASSING SCORE. The score required to pass
				  the examination shall be based on the department's determination of the level
				  of examination performance required for minimum acceptable competence in the
				  profession. The department shall make the determination after consultation with
				  subject matter experts who have reviewed a representative sample of the
				  examination questions and available candidate performance statistics, and shall
				  set the passing score for the examination at that point which represents
				  minimum acceptable competence in the profession.
(6) EXAMINATION REVIEW.
(a) An applicant who fails the examination
				  may request a review of that examination by filing a written request with the
				  department within 30 days after the date on which examination results were
				  mailed to the applicant.
(b) An
				  examination review shall be conducted under the following conditions:
1. The time for review shall be limited to
				  one hour.
2. The examination shall
				  be reviewed only by the applicant and in the presence of a proctor.
3. The proctor may not respond to inquiries
				  by the applicant regarding allegations of examination error.
4. Any comments or claims of error regarding
				  specific questions or procedures in the examination may be placed in writing on
				  the form provided for this purpose. The department shall review the comments or
				  claims in consultation with a subject matter expert. The department shall
				  notify the applicant in writing of the department's decision. If the decision
				  does not result in a passing grade, the applicant may retake the examination or
				  file a claim of examination error pursuant to sub. (7).
5. An applicant shall be permitted only one
				  review of the failed examination each time it is taken and failed.