Section 25-30-1-8 - Qualifications for license; grounds for denial(a) The board may not issue a private investigator firm license to an individual unless the individual: (1) is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and(2) demonstrates the necessary knowledge and skills, as determined by the board, to conduct a private investigator firm competently.(b) The board may not issue a private investigator firm license to a business entity unless: (1) one (1) officer, in the case of a corporation; or(2) one (1) partner, in the case of a partnership; meets the personal qualifications as set out in subsection (a), unless otherwise provided.
(c) The board may deny a license unless the applicant makes a showing satisfactory to the board that the applicant or, if the applicant is a business entity, the officer or partner referred to in subsection (b):(1) has not committed an act which, if committed by a licensee, would be grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license under this chapter;(2) has not been convicted of a: (B) misdemeanor that has a direct bearing upon the applicant's ability to practice competently;(3) has not been refused a license under this chapter or had a license revoked;(4) has not, while unlicensed, committed or aided and abetted in the commission of an act for which a license is required by this chapter;(5) is not on probation or parole; and(6) is not being sought under an active warrant against the applicant, officer, or partner.(Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.8.) As amended by Acts1978 , P.L. 2, SEC.2549; P.L. 261-1987, SEC.3; P.L. 234-1989, SEC.13; P.L. 214-1993, SEC.69; P.L. 185-2007, SEC.15; P.L. 3-2008, SEC.197.