Ala. Admin. Code r. 741-X-7-.01

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 741-X-7-.01 - Education

(1) Each licensee shall complete eight (8) hours of continuing professional education acceptable to the Board in each calendar year. A private investigator shall be individually accountable for continued competence to provide private investigation services and shall maintain documentation to support all continuing education necessary for renewal.

(2) The Board may prescribe a continuing education program for reentry into practice.

(3) Units of measure for continuing education shall be:

(a) 1 contact hour = 50 minutes

(b) 0.5 contact hour = 25 minutes

(c) 15 contact hours = 1 academic semester credit hour

(d) 10 contact hours = 1 academic quarter credit hour

(4) Hours required.

(a) Each licensed private investigator shall complete sixteen (16) contact hours of continuing education over the two-year licensure period. Of these required hours, two (2) hours in Ethics will be required over the two-year licensure period.

(b) Any course accepted for credit shall be at least 25 minutes in length.

(5) Waiver or extension of continuing education.

(a) The Board may grant an extension of the deadline to complete the required hours of continuing education if it can be shown that compliance was beyond the control of the person seeking the waiver.

(b) Deadline extensions will be considered only on an individual basis and may be requested by submitting the following items to the Board office:

1. A written request for a deadline extension and a written and signed explanation of the reason for the request; and

2. Any documentation, which supports the reason(s) for the deadline extension requested or which is subsequently requested by the Board.

(c) A deadline extension approved by the Board is effective only for the renewal period for which the waiver is sought.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 741-X-7-.01

New Rule: Filed March 7, 2014; effective April 11, 2014.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXV, Issue No. 09, June 30, 2016, eff. 8/5/2017.

Author: The Alabama Private Investigation Board

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-25B-l through 34-25B-29.