Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3176
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3176
- Director: means the Director of the Office. See
- Office: means the Office of Professional Regulation. See
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, or other business entity. See
- Private investigator: means any person who, for consideration engages in or solicits business, accepts employment, or holds himself or herself out to the public as someone who will investigate, obtain information, or provide security of persons incident to, but not limited to, the following:
- Security: means a person engaged for compensation in the business of protecting property or persons by providing armed or unarmed security service, or armed transport service, or the use of guard dogs. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 3176. Employees of agencies
(a) An agency licensed under this chapter may employ private investigators or security guards.
(b) An agency shall register all agency investigative and security employees with the Office. Employees shall carry identification indicating the licensee by whom the person is employed.
(c) An employee of a licensee shall not function as an armed private investigator, armed guard, armed courier, or handler of guard dogs unless the employee holds an active specialty designation authorizing the use of firearms or guard dogs, as applicable.
(d) The Director may make inquiries it deems necessary into the character, integrity, and reputation of the employee.
(e) As a prerequisite to registration, all investigative and security employees shall take and successfully complete a training program approved by the Director.
(f) A licensed agency or other entity conducting a training program approved by the Director pursuant to this section shall maintain training records for not less than five years. The retained records shall include, at a minimum, records of the courses taught, subjects covered, and persons who have received instruction. Training records shall be made available to the Office upon request. A licensed agency shall maintain its training records at its regular place of business within the State of Vermont. (Added 1981, No. 98, § 1; amended 1989, No 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 70; 1995, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 30, eff. June 27, 2002; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 33; 2007, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 32; 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 33; 2013, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 2017, No. 48, § 21; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)