Section 433-3-005 - PRIVATE DETECTIVE and PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCY LICENSING REQUIREMENTS005.01 Before being approved by the Secretary of State all applicants for a private detective license or a private detective agency license must meet or exceed the following requirements: 005.01A. Minimum of 3000 hours of verifiable investigative experience, or005.01B. A minimum of 2500 hours of verifiable investigative experience if the applicant has completed an associate degree in Criminal Justice, or a closely related field, from an accredited, regionally recognized, degree-awarding university, college or community college, or005.01C. A minimum of 2000 hours of verifiable investigative experience if the applicant has completed a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, or a closely related field, from an accredited, regionally recognized, degree-awarding university or college, and005.01D. A minimum score of 80% on the license exam.005.02 For purposes of section 001 of this chapter, verifiable investigative experience shall mean and include previous investigative experience working as a city, county, state or federal law enforcement officer, military police officer, private investigator in another state, or licensed plain-clothes investigator in this state and may include other relevant investigative experience approved by the Secretary of State.005.03 If the application is for a private detective agency license, at least one person designated on the application shall meet the requirements of section 001 of this chapter. The person so designated must have overall management responsibility of the day to day affairs and investigations of the agency and oversee or supervise any plain clothes investigators working under the agency license. If the applicant is a corporation the designee shall be an officer or director of the corporation, if the applicant is a limited liability company the designee shall be a member or manager of the limited liability company, if the applicant is a partnership or some other type of business organization the designee shall be a partner or manager. Any officer or managing partner must complete and submit finger print cards for a criminal background check prior to issuance of an agency license.005.04 In addition to the requirements set forth in these rules, before being approved by the Secretary of State all applicants for a private detective license or a private detective agency license must meet all requirements set forth for licensure under the Private Detective Licensing Act.005.05 Any person or persons conducting investigations as an employee of a private detective agency license holder must have a plain clothes investigations license.433 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 3, § 005