As Amended by House Committee
         

         
[As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole]
         

          Session of 1998
                   
Substitute for SENATE BILL No. 322
         
By Committee on Federal and State Affairs
         
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          12             AN ACT concerning licensure and regulation of private detectives and
13             private detective agencies; amending K.S.A. 75-7b01, 75-7b03, 75-
14             7b04, 75-7b05, 75-7b06, 75-7b07, 75-7b08, 75-7b10, 75-7b11, 75-
15             7b13, 75-7b15, 75-7b17 and 75-7b21 and repealing the existing sec-
16             tions; also repealing K.S.A. 75-7b14 and 75-7b16.
17            
18       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
19           Section 1. K.S.A. 75-7b01 is hereby amended to read as follows:
20       75-7b01. As used in this act:
21           (a) ``Detective business'' means the furnishing of, making of or agree-
22       ing to make any investigation for the purpose of obtaining information
23       with reference to:
24           (1) Crime or wrongs done or threatened against the United States or
25       any state or territory of the United States, or any political subdivision
26       thereof when furnished or made by persons other than law enforcement
27       officers;
28           (2) the identity, habits, conduct, business, occupation, honesty, in-
29       tegrity, credibility, knowledge, trustworthiness, efficiency, loyalty, activity,
30       movement, whereabouts, affiliations, associations, transactions, acts, rep-
31       utation or character of any person;
32           (3) the location, disposition or recovery of lost or stolen property;
33           (4) the cause or responsibility for fires, libels, losses, frauds, accidents
34       or damage or injury to persons or to property; or
35           (5) securing evidence to be used before any court, board, officer or
36       investigating committee.
37           (b) ``Private detective'' means any person who, for any consideration
38       whatsoever, engages in detective business.
39           (c) ``Private detective agency'' means a person who regularly employs
40       any other person, other than an organization, to engage in detective busi-
41       ness.
42           (d) ``Private patrol operator'' means a person who, for any consider-
43       ation whatsoever, agrees to furnish or furnishes a watchman, guard, pa-

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  1       trolman or other person to protect persons or property or to prevent the
  2       theft, unlawful taking, loss, embezzlement, misappropriation or conceal-
  3       ment of any goods, wares, merchandise, money, bonds, stocks, notes,
  4       documents, papers or property of any kind, or performs the service of
  5       such watchman, guard, patrolman or other person for any such purposes.
  6           (e) ``Law enforcement officer'' means a law enforcement officer as
  7       defined by K.S.A. 21-3110, and amendments thereto.
  8           (f) ``Organization'' means a corporation, trust, estate, partnership, co-
  9       operative or association.
10           (g) ``Person'' means an individual or organization.
11           (h) ``Firearm permit'' means a permit for the limited authority to
12       carry a firearm concealed on or about the person by one licensed as a
13       private detective.
14           (i) ``Firearm'' means:
15           (1) A pistol or revolver which is designed to be fired by the use of a
16       single hand and which is designed to fire or capable of firing fixed car-
17       tridge ammunition; or
18           (2) any other weapon which will or is designed to expel a projectile
19       by the action of an explosive and which is designed to be fired by the use
20       of a single hand.
21           (j) ``Client'' means any person who engages the services of a private
22       detective.
23           (k) ``Dishonesty or fraud'' means, in addition to other acts not spe-
24       cifically enumerated herein:
25           (1) Knowingly making a false statement relating to evidence or infor-
26       mation obtained in the course of employment, or knowingly publishing a
27       slander or a libel in the course of business;
28           (2) using illegal means in the collection or attempted collection of a
29       debt or obligation;
30           (3) manufacturing or producing any false evidence; and
31           (4) acceptance of employment adverse to a client or former client re-
32       lating to a matter with respect to which the licensee has obtained confi-
33       dential information by reason of or in the course of the licensee's employ-
34       ment by such client or former client.
35           Sec. 2. K.S.A. 75-7b03 is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-
36       7b03. The following persons shall not be deemed to be engaging in de-
37       tective business:
38           (a) A person employed exclusively and regularly by one employer in
39       connection only with the internal affairs or investigations of such em-
40       ployer and where there exists an employer-employee relationship;
41           (b) any officer or employee of the United States, or of this state or a
42       political subdivision thereof while engaged in the performance of the
43       officer's or employee's official duties;

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  1           (c) a person engaged exclusively in the business of obtaining and fur-
  2       nishing information as to the financial rating of persons except that this
  3       exemption does not include a person preparing an investigative consumer
  4       report as defined by K.S.A. 50-702, and amendments thereto;
  5           (d) a charitable philanthropic society or association duly incorporated
  6       under the laws of this state which is organized and maintained for the
  7       public good and not for private profit;
  8           (e) an attorney performing duties as an attorney or a person employed
  9       exclusively and regularly by an attorney or law firm performing duties
10       exclusively on behalf of the attorney or law firm;
11           (f) a licensed collection agency or an employee thereof while acting
12       within the scope of employment, while making an investigation incidental
13       to the business of the agency, including an investigation of the location
14       of a debtor or a debtor's property where the contract with an assignor
15       creditor is for the collection of claims owed or due or asserted to be owed
16       or due or the equivalent thereof;
17           (g) admitted insurers, agents and insurance brokers licensed by the
18       state, performing duties in connection with insurance transacted by them;
19           (h) the legal owner of personal property which has been sold under
20       a conditional sales agreement or a mortgagee under the terms of a chattel
21       mortgage in connection with the recovery of such personal property;
22           (i) any bank subject to the jurisdiction of the state bank commissioner
23       of the state of Kansas or the comptroller of currency of the United States;
24           (j) a person engaged solely in the business of securing information
25       about persons or property from public records;
26           (k) an insurance adjuster which, for the purpose of this act, means
27       any person who, for any consideration whatsoever, adjusts or otherwise
28       participates in the disposal of any claim under or in connection with a
29       policy of insurance or engages in soliciting insurance adjustment business;
30       or
31           (l) a private patrol operator while actually engaged in providing pri-
32       vate patrol services on the property to which private patrol services are
33       being provided; or
34           (m) a person engaged in market research.
35           Sec. 3. K.S.A. 75-7b04 is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-
36       7b04. (a) Every person desiring to be licensed in Kansas as a private
37       detective or private detective agency shall make application therefor to
38       the attorney general. An application for a license under this act shall be
39       on a form prescribed by the attorney general and accompanied by the
40       required application fee. An application shall be verified and shall include:
41           (1) The full name and business address of the applicant;
42           (2) the name under which the applicant intends to do business;
43           (3) a statement as to the general nature of the business in which the

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  1       applicant intends to engage;
  2           (4) a statement as to the classification or classifications under which
  3       the applicant desires to be qualified;
  4           (5) if the applicant is an organization, the full name and residence
  5       address of each of its partners, officers, directors or associates;
  6           (6) two recent photographs of the applicant taken within 30 days
  7       before the date of application, of a type prescribed by the attorney general,
  8       and two classifiable sets of the applicant's fingerprints one of which shall
  9       be submitted to the federal bureau of investigation for a fingerprint check
10       for any criminal history of the applicant;
11           (7) a verified statement of the applicant's experience qualifications
12       employment history; and
13           (8) such other information, evidence, statements or documents as
14       may be required by the attorney general.
15           (b) If an applicant is a resident of this state, the application shall be
16       approved, as to each resident person signing the application, by five or
17       more reputable citizens of the community in which the applicant resides
18       or transacts business, or in which the applicant proposes to own, conduct,
19       manage or maintain the bureau, agency, subagency, office or branch of-
20       fice for which the license is desired. If an applicant is not a resident of
21       this state, the application shall be approved, as to each nonresident person
22       signing the application, by five or more reputable citizens of the com-
23       munity in which the applicant resides and the certificate of approval shall
24       be verified and acknowledged by such nonresident citizens before an
25       officer authorized to take oaths and acknowledgment of deeds.
26           Each citizen approving an application shall subscribe and affirm as true,
27       under the penalties of perjury, that:
28           (1) The citizen has personally known the persons signing the appli-
29       cation for a period of at least five years prior to the filing of the application,
30       except that the attorney general may lessen such period if the person
31       signing the application has been honorably discharged from the military
32       service of the United States within the six-year period immediately pre-
33       ceding the date application is submitted;
34           (2) the citizen has read such application and believes each of the
35       statements made therein to be true;
36           (3) the persons signing the application are honest, of good character
37       and competent and not related or connected by blood or marriage to the
38       citizen.
39           (b) The application shall be accompanied by a certificate of reference
40       signed by five or more reputable persons who have known the applicant
41       for a period of at least 5 years. The certificate of reference shall be verified
42       and acknowledged by such persons before an officer authorized to take
43       oaths and acknowledgment of deeds.

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  1           Each person signing the certificate of reference shall subscribe and af-
  2       firm as true, under the penalties of perjury, that:
  3           (1) The person has known the applicant personally for a period of at
  4       least five years prior to the filing of the application. The attorney general
  5       may lessen such period if the applicant has been discharged honorably
  6       from the military service of the United States within the six-year period
  7       immediately preceding the date the application is submitted;
  8           (2) the person has read such application and believes each of the
  9       statements made therein to be true;
10           (3) the applicant is honest, of good character and competent and not
11       related or connected by blood or marriage to such person.
12           (c) Before an application for a license may be granted, the applicant
13       or, if the applicant is an organization, all of the officers, directors, partners
14       or associates shall:
15           (1) Be at least 21 years of age;
16           (2) be a citizen of the United States;
17           (3) be of good moral character; and
18           (4) comply with such other qualifications as the attorney general
19       adopts by rules and regulations.
20           (d) After a hearing conducted In accordance with the summary pro-
21       ceedings provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, the at-
22       torney general may deny a license unless the applicant makes a showing
23       satisfactory to the attorney general that the applicant or, if the applicant
24       is an organization, that each of its officers, directors, partners or associates
25       has not if the applicant has:
26           (1) Committed any act which, if committed by a licensee, would be
27       grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license under this act;
28           (2) committed any act constituting dishonesty or fraud;
29           (3) a bad moral character or a bad reputation for truth, honesty, and
30       integrity;
31           (4) been convicted of a felony or, within 10 years immediately prior
32       to the date of application, been convicted of any crime involving moral
33       turpitude, dishonesty, vehicular homicide, assault, battery, assault of a
34       law enforcement officer, misdemeanor battery against a law enforcement
35       officer, criminal restraint, sexual battery, endangering a child, intimida-
36       tion of a witness or victim or illegally using, carrying, or possessing a
37       dangerous weapon within 10 years immediately prior to the date of ap-
38       plication;
39           (5) been refused a license under this act or had a license suspended
40       or revoked in this state or in any other jurisdiction or had a license cen-
41       sured, limited or conditioned two or more times in this state or in any
42       other jurisdiction;
43           (6) been an officer, director, partner, or associate or manager of any

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  1       person who has been refused a license under this act or whose license
  2       has been suspended or revoked in this state or in any other jurisdiction
  3       or had a license censured, limited or conditioned two or more times in
  4       this state or in any other jurisdiction;
  5           (7) while unlicensed, committed or aided and abetted the commis-
  6       sion of any act for which a license is required by this act; or
  7           (8) knowingly made any false statement in the application.
  8           (e) The attorney general may charge a fee for initial application forms
  9       and materials in an amount fixed by the attorney general pursuant to
10       section 13, and amendments thereto. Such fee shall be credited against
11       the application fee of any person who subsequently submits an applica-
12       tion.
13           Sec. 4. K.S.A. 75-7b05 is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-
14       7b05. (a) On and after January 1, 1999, every [Every] application here-
15       under for an initial or a renewal license [which will be effective on and
16       after January 1, 1999,] shall be accompanied by an annual a fee of
17       $120, except that: in an amount fixed by the attorney general pursuant
18       to section 13, and amendments thereto. [The application fee for a an
19       initial license issued during calendar year 1998, shall not exceed
20       $120.]
21           (a) If (b) In addition to the application fee imposed pursuant to
22       subsection (a), if the applicant is an organization and any of its officers,
23       directors, partners or associates intends to engage in the business of such
24       organization as a private detective, such officer, director, partner or as-
25       sociate shall make a separate application for a license and pay a fee of
26       $18; in an amount fixed by the attorney general pursuant to section 13,
27       and amendments thereto.
28           (b) if the applicant is an individual who submits a verified statement
29       by a licensee that the applicant is or will be employed by such licensee,
30       the license fee for such applicant shall be $18; or
31           (c) If a license is issued for a period of less than one year two years,
32       the fee fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be prorated for the
33       months, or fraction thereof, for which the license is issued.
34        Sec. 5. K.S.A. 75-7b06 is hereby amended to read as follows:
35       75-7b06. (a) The license, when issued, shall be in such form as may
36       be determined by the attorney general and shall include the:
37           (1) Name of the licensee;
38           (2) name under which the licensee is to operate; and
39           (3) number and date of the license.
40           (b) The license at all times shall be posted in a conspicuous
41       place in the principal place of business of the licensee. Upon the
42       issuance of a license, a pocket card of such size, design and content
43       as determined by the attorney general shall be issued without

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  1       charge to each licensee or, if the licensee is an organization, to
  2       each of its officers, directors, partners or associates. Such card
  3       shall be evidence that the licensee is duly licensed pursuant to this
  4       act. When any person to whom a card is issued terminates such
  5       person's position, office or association with the licensee, the card
  6       shall be surrendered to the licensee and, within five days there-
  7       after, shall be mailed or delivered by the licensee to the attorney
  8       general for cancellation. Within 30 days after any change of ad-
  9       dress or of any change in its officers, directors, partners or asso-
10       ciates, a licensee shall notify the attorney general thereof. The
11       principal place of business may be at a residence or at a business
12       address, but it shall be the place at which the licensee maintains a
13       permanent office.
14           (c) Applications, on forms prescribed by the attorney general,
15       shall be submitted by all new officers or partners. The attorney
16       general may suspend or revoke a license issued under this act if
17       the attorney general determines that, at the time such person be-
18       came an officer or partner of a licensee, such person did not meet
19       the requirements of K.S.A. 75-7b04 and amendments thereto.
20           (d) Every licensee possessing a valid firearm permit shall report to
21       the attorney general any loss of the badge within 72 hours.
22           Sec. 5 6. K.S.A. 75-7b07 is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-
23       7b07. (a) Any license issued under this act shall expire on December 31
24       of the year of its issuance. On and after January 1, 1999, any license
25       issued under this act shall expire on December 31 of the year following
26       the year when issued and may be renewed every two years thereafter.
27       Renewal of any such license shall be made in the manner prescribed for
28       obtaining an original license, including payment of the appropriate fee
29       required by K.S.A. 75-7b05, and amendments thereto, except that:
30           (1) The signing of the application by five or more citizens as required
31       by K.S.A. 75-7b04, and amendments thereto, shall not be required if such
32       application for renewal is verified and acknowledged by the applicant
33       before an officer authorized to administer oaths;
34           (2) the application upon renewal need only provide for renewal shall
35       provide the information required of original applicants if the information
36       shown on the original application or any renewal thereof on file with the
37       attorney general is no longer accurate;
38           (3) a new photograph shall be submitted with the application for re-
39       newal only if the photograph on file with the attorney general has been
40       on file more than two years; and
41           (4) additional information may be required by rules and regulations
42       adopted by the attorney general.
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  1       conduct of each of the licensee's employees or agents while engaged in
  2       the business of the licensee, and the licensee is legally responsible for any
  3       acts committed by such licensee's employees or agents which are in vio-
  4       lation of this act.
  5           (c) A license issued under this act shall not be assignable.
  6           Sec. 6 7. K.S.A. 75-7b08 is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-
  7       7b08. (a) Any licensee or individual who is an officer, director, partner
  8       or associate thereof shall divulge to the attorney general, any law enforce-
  9       ment officer or county attorney, or his or her representative, any infor-
10       mation he or she may acquire as to any criminal offense, but he or she
11       shall not divulge notify the appropriate law enforcement agency with ju-
12       risdiction over the matter of any information the licensee or individual
13       may acquire as to any criminal offense. Notification shall not be required
14       if such information pertains to the client of the licensee or individual. The
15       licensee or individual shall not disclose to any other person, except as he
16       or she the licensee or individual may be required by law so to do, any
17       information acquired by him or her the licensee or individual except at
18       the direction of the employer or client for whom the information was
19       obtained.
20           (b) No licensee or individual who is an officer, director, partner, as-
21       sociate or employee thereof shall:
22           (1) Knowingly make any false report to his or her the licensee's or
23       individual's employer or client for whom information was being obtained;
24           (2) cause any written report to be submitted to a client except by the
25       licensee or a designee of the licensee, and the person submitting the report
26       shall exercise diligence in ascertaining whether or not the facts and in-
27       formation in such report are true and correct;
28           (3) Furnish or perform any services on a contingent or percentage
29       basis, or make or enter into any agreement for furnishing services of any
30       kind or character, by the terms or conditions of which agreement the
31       compensation to be paid for such services to the licensee is partially or
32       wholly contingent, or based upon a percentage of the amount of money
33       or property recovered, or dependent in any way upon the result achieved.
34           (4) use a badge in connection with the activities of the licensee's busi-
35       ness other than a firearms permit identification badge authorized
36       by this act;
37           (5) (4) use a title, wear a uniform, use an insignia or an identification
38       card or make any statement with the intent to give an impression that he
39       or she the licensee or individual is connected in any way with the federal
40       government, a state government or any political subdivision of a state
41       government.;
42           (6) (5) use an alias in connection with the activities of the licensee's
43       business except for covert or undercover investigative activities;

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  1           (7) (6) enter any private building or portion thereof without the con-
  2       sent of the owner or of the person in legal possession thereof unless such
  3       private property is normally accessible to the public;
  4           (8) (7) appear as an assignee party in any proceeding involving claim
  5       and delivery, replevin or other possessory action, action to foreclose a
  6       chattel mortgage, mechanic's lien, materialman's lien, or any other lien.;
  7           (9) (8) permit an unlicensed employee or agent in his or her the
  8       employee's or agent's own name to advertise, engage clients, furnish re-
  9       ports or present bills to clients, or in any manner whatever conduct busi-
10       ness for which a license is required under this act; and all or conduct
11       business of the licensee shall be conducted other than in the name of and
12       under the control of the licensee; or
13           (10) (9) manufacture or produce any false evidence.
14           Sec. 7 8. K.S.A. 75-7b10 is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-
15       7b10. Every An advertisement by a licensee soliciting or advertising busi-
16       ness shall contain his or her name and address as they appear in the
17       records of the attorney general not contain any false, misleading or de-
18       ceptive information. A licensee shall not advertise or conduct business
19       from any location other than that shown on the records of the attorney
20       general as his or her the licensee's principal place of business unless he
21       or she the licensee has received a branch office certificate for such location
22       after compliance with the provisions of this act and such additional
23       requirements necessary for the protection of the public as the attorney
24       general may prescribe by regulation rules and regulations. A licensee shall
25       notify the attorney general in writing within ten (10) 10 days after closing
26       or changing the location of a branch office.
27           Sec. 8 9. K.S.A. 75-7b11 is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-
28       7b11. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no license shall be issued
29       under this act unless the applicant: (1) Files with the attorney general a
30       corporate surety bond executed by a company authorized to do business
31       in this state in the sum of $10,000, or an amount of $100,000 or more;
32       (2) files with the attorney general a certificate of insurance showing that
33       the applicant has general liability insurance providing coverage in an
34       amount of $100,000 or more for bodily injury or property damage caused
35       by negligence, and errors or omissions, or intentional acts (including as-
36       sault and battery) and for personal injury caused by libel, slander, false
37       arrest, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, wrongful entry, wrongful
38       eviction or malicious prosecution,; or (3) deposits $10,000 $100,000 or
39       more in cash with the state treasurer. The bond or return of the deposit
40       shall be conditioned on the faithful and honest conduct of business by
41       such the applicant.
42           (b) No applicant who is or will be employed by a licensee to engage
43       in the business of the licensee shall be required to obtain such the bond

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  1       or certificate of insurance or make such the deposit provided for by this
  2       section.
  3           (c) The attorney general shall approve each bond filed under this
  4       section as to form, execution and sufficiency of the sureties. Such bond
  5       shall be taken in the name of the people of this state and may be contin-
  6       uing in nature. The attorney general shall approve any certificate of in-
  7       surance filed under this section as to form, execution and sufficiency of
  8       coverage evidenced thereby.
  9           (d) Any person injured by any unlawful act of an applicant or an
10       applicant's employees or agents, whether licensed or not, may bring an
11       action on the applicant's bond or deposit in such person's own name to
12       recover damages suffered by reason of such unlawful act.
13           Sec. 9 10. K.S.A. 75-7b13 is hereby amended to read as follows:
14       75-7b13. (a) The attorney general may censure, limit, condition, suspend
15       or revoke a license issued under this act if, after notice and opportunity
16       for hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative
17       procedure act, the attorney general determines that the licensee or, if the
18       licensee is an organization, any of its officers, directors, partners or as-
19       sociates has:
20           (1) Made any false statement or given any false information in con-
21       nection with an application for a license or a renewal or reinstatement
22       thereof;
23           (2) violated any provisions of this act;
24           (3) violated any rule rules and regulations of the attorney general
25       adopted pursuant to the authority contained in this act;
26           (4) been convicted of a felony, vehicular homicide, assault, battery,
27       assault of a law enforcement officer, misdemeanor battery against a law
28       enforcement officer, criminal restraint, sexual battery, endangering a
29       child, intimidation of a witness or victim or any crime involving moral
30       turpitude or illegally using, carrying, or possessing a dangerous weapon
31       subsequent to or within ten (10) years prior to the issuance of the license;
32           (5) impersonated, or permitted or aided and abetted an employee to
33       impersonate, a law enforcement officer or employee of the United States
34       of America, or of any state or political subdivision thereof;
35           (6) committed or permitted any employee to commit any act, while
36       the license was expired, which would be cause for the suspension or
37       revocation of a license, or grounds for the denial of an application for a
38       license;
39           (7) willfully failed or refused to render to a client services or a report
40       as agreed between the parties, and for which compensation has been paid
41       or tendered in accordance with the agreement of the parties;
42           (8) committed assault, battery or kidnapping, or used force or vio-
43       lence on any person without proper justification;

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  1           (9) knowingly violated, or advised, encouraged or assisted the viola-
  2       tion of, any court order or injunction in the course of business as a li-
  3       censee;
  4           (10) acted as a runner or capper for any attorney; or
  5           (11) committed any act which is a ground for denial of an application
  6       for a license under this act.;
  7           (12) used any letterhead, advertisement or other printed matter, or
  8       in any manner whatever represented that such person is an instrumen-
  9       tality of the federal government, a state or any political subdivision
10       thereof;
11           (13) used false, misleading or deceptive information in any advertise-
12       ment, solicitation or contract for business; or
13           (14) has committed any act in the course of the licensee's business
14       constituting dishonesty or fraud.
15           (b) The record of conviction, or a certified copy thereof, shall be
16       conclusive evidence of such conviction as that term is used in this section
17       or in K.S.A. 75-7b04, and amendments thereto, and a plea or verdict of
18       guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be
19       a conviction within the meaning thereof.
20           Sec. 10 11. K.S.A. 75-7b15 is hereby amended to read as follows:
21       75-7b15. (a) Each private detective or detective agency operating as pro-
22       vided in this act, shall be required to keep a complete record of the
23       business transactions of such detective or detective agency, and shall re-
24       tain such records for at least three years.
25           (b) Upon the service of a subpoena order of issued by the attorney
26       general, or court order of a court of competent jurisdiction which is based
27       on the complaint, supported by oath or affirmation and particularly de-
28       scribing the records and reports, any licensed private detective who is the
29       owner, partner, director, corporate officer or custodian of records of busi-
30       ness transactions shall give free and full opportunity to inspect the same
31       and to inspect reports made; but. Any information obtained by the attor-
32       ney general shall be kept confidential, except as may be necessary to
33       commence and prosecute any legal proceedings. When any detective or
34       detective agency requires any report of an agent or employee to be made
35       verbally, a digest shall be made of such verbal report and this digest,
36       together with the written reports, shall be kept on file in the office of the
37       private detective or detective agency. The subpoenas issued by the attor-
38       ney general to private detective licensees shall comply with any confiden-
39       tiality standards or legal limitations imposed by privacy acts, fair credit
40       reporting acts, polygraph acts, judicially-recognized privileged commu-
41       nications and the bill of rights of both the United States and Kansas con-
42       stitutions.
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  1       making investigations relating to any violation thereof or to the character,
  2       competency and integrity of the applicants or licensees hereunder, and
  3       for the purpose of investigating the business, business practices and busi-
  4       ness methods of any applicant or licensee, or of the officers, directors,
  5       partners or associates thereof, the attorney general shall have the limited
  6       power to subpoena as heretofore defined, and bring before him or her
  7       the attorney general any person in this state and require the production
  8       of any books, records or papers which he or she the attorney general
  9       deems relevant to the inquiry.
10           (d) The attorney general also may administer an oath to and take the
11       testimony of any person, or cause his or her such person's deposition to
12       be taken, except that any applicant or licensee or officer, director, partner
13       or associate thereof shall not be entitled to any fees or mileage.
14           (e) A subpoena issued under this section shall be governed by the
15       code of civil procedure. Any person duly subpoenaed, who fails to obey
16       such subpoena without reasonable cause or objection or without such
17       cause refuses to be examined or to answer any legal or pertinent question
18       as to the character or qualification of such applicant or licensee or such
19       applicant's or licensee's business, business practices and methods or such
20       violations, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be
21       guilty of a class A nonperson misdemeanor.
22           (f) The testimony of witnesses in any investigative proceeding shall
23       be under oath, and willful false swearing in any such proceeding shall be
24       perjury.
25           Sec. 11 12. K.S.A. 75-7b17 is hereby amended to read as follows:
26       75-7b17. (a) No licensee may carry a firearm concealed on or about the
27       licensee's person unless the licensee obtains a permit therefor, upon ap-
28       plication to the attorney general. No permit shall be issued to any licensee
29       unless such licensee:
30           (1) Demonstrates to the attorney general the need to carry a firearm
31       in order to protect the licensee's life or property or to protect the life or
32       property of a client of licensee and submits such proof as required by the
33       attorney general to establish the necessity for the issuance of a firearm
34       permit; and
35           (2) has received training in the handling of firearms and the lawful
36       use of force from a trainer certified pursuant to K.S.A. 75-7b20 75-7b21,
37       and amendments thereto, and submits such proof as required by the
38       attorney general to show satisfactory completion of such training.
39           (b) An application for a firearm permit [which will be effective on
40       and after January 1, 1999,] by a licensee shall be made in the manner
41       and form prescribed by the attorney general and shall be accompanied
42       by a fee of $10. Each such in an amount fixed by the attorney general
43       pursuant to section 13, and amendments thereto. [The application fee

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  1       for a firearm permit issued during calendar year 1998, shall not
  2       exceed $10.] Such application shall be made a part of and supplemental
  3       to such licensee's application for a license under this act. The application
  4       shall contain:
  5           (1) The applicant's name and business and residence addresses;
  6           (2) the make or manufacturer's name, model, serial number, caliber,
  7       gauge and any other identifying information concerning the firearm or
  8       firearms to be carried by the applicant;
  9           (3) a full set of the applicant's fingerprints;
10           (4) a color photograph of the applicant taken within 30 days prior to
11       date of application and suitable for identification purposes;
12           (5) such other information as deemed necessary by the attorney gen-
13       eral.
14           (c) If the attorney general is satisfied that it is necessary for an ap-
15       plicant under this section to carry a firearm, the attorney general shall
16       issue to such licensee a firearm permit identification card, the form of
17       which shall be approved by the attorney general. Such card shall bear the
18       licensee's color photograph, thumb prints and signature and a description
19       of the firearm or firearms to be carried. Such permit shall be valid only
20       for the calendar year in which it is issued, and the The licensee shall have
21       such permit in the licensee's possession when carrying a firearm. Identi-
22       fication cards and firearm permits shall be numbered consecutively, and
23       the attorney general shall maintain a current file of all valid firearm per-
24       mits.
25           (d) Any licensee granted a firearm permit must shall present the per-
26       mit identification card or firearm permit badge upon request by a
27       proper authority, including private persons upon private property law
28       enforcement officer acting within the officer's jurisdictional authority, or
29       by a private person upon private property if the person owns or has legal
30       control of the private property, to demonstrate the licensee's permit to
31       carry a firearm. Every licensee possessing a valid firearm permit shall
32       report to the attorney general any change of employment status, change
33       of firearm or firearms to be carried, loss of identification card or change
34       of personal or business address. Every licensee who discharges a firearm
35       for any reason other than test firing, firearm training or target practice
36       shall report the discharge to the attorney general within 24 hours, to-
37       gether with a written report giving full particulars and reason for such
38       discharge.
39           (e) The attorney general may suspend or shall revoke any firearm
40       permit for cause if the licensee's private detective license has been sus-
41       pended or revoked. The attorney general may suspend or revoke any
42       firearm permit if the licensee has used a firearm in a manner inconsistent
43       with the lawful use of force or if the licensee can no longer demonstrate

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  1       a need to carry a firearm, pursuant to subsection (a)(1). An order of
  2       suspension or revocation, and hearing thereon, shall be subject to the
  3       provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. The attorney gen-
  4       eral may shall recall any suspended or revoked firearm permit identifi-
  5       cation card when in the attorney general's opinion the holder thereof no
  6       longer requires such firearm permit.
  7           (f) A licensee to whom a firearm permit is granted hereunder under
  8       this section shall be deemed to have no greater justification in the use of
  9       force than a private person as prescribed by the Kansas criminal code,
10       and nothing. Nothing in this act shall be construed as limiting the civil
11       liability of any such licensee with respect to the use of force.
12           (g) No firearm permit shall be issued to any:
13           (1) Organization;
14           (2) individual who has been declared, by any court of competent ju-
15       risdiction, to be incapacitated or mentally ill and has not been restored
16       to capacity or mental health; or
17           (3) individual who suffers from alcohol or narcotics addiction or de-
18       pendence.
19           (h) A firearm permit issued under this act shall expire on December
20       31 of the year of its issuance, except that on and after January 1, 1999, a
21       firearm permit issued under this act shall expire on December 31 of the
22       year following the year when issued. Renewal of any such firearm permit
23       shall be made in a form and manner prescribed by the attorney general
24       and subject to such conditions as required by rules and regulations
25       adopted by the attorney general. Renewal of a firearm permit shall be
26       based on a demonstrated continuing need to carry a firearm in accordance
27       with subsection (a)(1).
28        (i) Licensees issued a firearm permit under this act to carry a
29       concealed firearm, for the purpose of safety and emergency iden-
30       tification, may carry a firearm permit badge. Such badge shall be
31       silver in color and shall clearly state on such badge's face ``licensed
32       private detective.'' The attorney general shall develop a prototype
33       badge which shall be used in substantially that form. Cost of the
34       badge shall be borne by the licensee. Any misuse of this badge
35       shall result in administrative proceedings for both the firearms
36       permit and private detective licenses. Upon final disposition, the
37       attorney general may recommend that criminal action be taken
38       for misuse of the badge on the basis of impersonation of a law
39       enforcement officer.
40           Sec. 12 13. K.S.A. 75-7b21 is hereby amended to read as follows:
41       75-7b21. (a) The attorney general shall certify persons who are qualified
42       to train private detectives in the handling of firearms and the lawful use
43       of force.

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  1           (b) In order to be certified as a trainer under this section, a trainer
  2       or, if a trainer is an organization, each officer, director, partner or asso-
  3       ciate an applicant shall:
  4           (1) Is Be 21 or more years of age;
  5           (2) has have a minimum of one-year supervisory experience with a
  6       private detective agency, a private patrol operator, a proprietary investi-
  7       gative or security organization or any federal, United States military, state,
  8       county or city law enforcement agency; and
  9           (3) is be personally qualified to train private detectives in the handling
10       of firearms and the lawful use of force.; and
11           (4) not have been convicted of a felony or, within 10 years immedi-
12       ately prior to the date of application, been convicted of a misdemeanor.
13       If the applicant is not licensed as a private detective, the applicant shall
14       submit two classifiable sets of the applicant's fingerprints one of which
15       shall be submitted to the federal bureau of investigation for a fingerprint
16       check for any criminal history of the applicant.
17           (c) Persons wishing to become certified trainers shall make applica-
18       tion to the attorney general on a form prescribed by the attorney general
19       and[. Applications for a firearm training certificate which will be
20       effective on and after January 1, 1999, shall be] accompanied by a
21       fee of $25 in an amount fixed by the attorney general pursuant to section
22       13, and amendments thereto. [The fee for a firearm training certificate
23       issued during calendar year 1998, shall not exceed $25.] The appli-
24       cation shall contain a statement of the plan of operation of for the training
25       offered by the applicant and the materials and aids to be used and any
26       other information required by the attorney general.
27           (d) A certificate shall be granted to a trainer if the attorney general
28       finds that the applicant or, if the applicant is an organization, each officer,
29       director, partner or associate:
30           (1) Meets the requirements of subsection (b);
31           (2) is a person of good character and reputation;
32           (3) has sufficient knowledge of private detective business, firearms
33       training and the lawful use of force to be a suitable person to train private
34       detectives in the handling of firearms and the lawful use of force;
35           (4) has supplied all required information to the attorney general; and
36           (5) has paid the required fee.
37           (e) The certificate issued pursuant to this section shall expire on De-
38       cember 31 of the year in which following the year when issued and shall
39       be renewable annually biennially upon application and payment of an
40       annual fee of $25 a fee in an amount fixed by the attorney general pur-
41       suant to section 13, and amendments thereto.
42           New Sec. 13 14. (a) In each fiscal year, the attorney general shall
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  1       ensuing fiscal year to properly administer the laws which the attorney
  2       general is directed to enforce and administer relating to the licensure and
  3       regulation of private detectives and private detective agencies. The attor-
  4       ney general, by the adoption of rules and regulations, shall fix fees in
  5       accordance with this section in such reasonable sums as may be necessary
  6       for such purposes.
  7           (b) After fixing such fees, the attorney general may charge and collect
  8       the fees, in advance for the following purposes, subject to the following
  9       limitations:
10       For initial application forms and materials, not to exceed $ 15
11       For application for licensure, not to exceed 250
12       For application by an officer, director, partner or associate of an organi-zation, if required to be licensed pursuant to K.S.A. 75-7b05, andamendments thereto, not to exceed 100
13       For renewal of license, not to exceed 250 100
14       For renewal of license of an officer, director, partner or associate of anorganization, if required to be licensed by K.S.A. 75-7b05, and amend-ments thereto, not to exceed 100
15       For application for a firearm permit, not to exceed 50
16       For renewal of a firearm permit, not to exceed 50
17       For application for a firearm trainers permit, not to exceed 100
18       For renewal of a firearm trainers permit, not to exceed[cm100
19           (c) A duplicate license shall be issued upon the filing of a statement
20       covering the loss of the license and the payment of a fee of $5 for the
21       issuance of a duplicate license. Each duplicate license shall have the word
22       ``duplicate'' stamped across the face thereof and shall bear the same num-
23       ber as the original.
24           New Sec. 14 15. The attorney general shall remit all moneys re-
25       ceived from fees or charges imposed pursuant to this act to the state
26       treasurer at least monthly. Upon receipt the entire amount shall be de-
27       posited in the state treasury and credited to the private detective fee fund,
28       which is hereby created. Moneys in the private detective fee fund shall
29       be used solely for the purpose of administering and implementing K.S.A.
30       75-7b01 through 75-7b21, and amendments thereto, and any other law
31       relating to the licensure and regulation of private detectives and private
32       detective agencies. All expenditures from such fund shall be made in
33       accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of ac-
34       counts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the attorney
35       general or by a person or persons designated by the attorney general.
36           Sec. 15 16. K.S.A. 75-7b01, 75-7b03, 75-7b04, 75-7b05, 75-7b06,
37       75-7b07, 75-7b08, 75-7b10, 75-7b11, 75-7b13, 75-7b14, 75-7b15, 75-
38       7b16, 75-7b17 and 75-7b21 are hereby repealed.

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  1           Sec. 16 17. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after
  2       its publication in the statute book.
  3