Effective: March 24, 2003 Latest Legislation: House Bill 188 – 124th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) “Private investigator” means any person who engages in the business of private investigation. (B) “Business of private investigation” means, except when performed by one excluded under division (H) of this section, the conducting, for hire, in […]
Effective: June 29, 2005 Latest Legislation: House Bill 68 – 126th General Assembly The director of public safety shall administer this chapter, and for that purpose, may appoint employees and adopt rules that the director considers necessary. The director shall implement electronic licensing and registration procedures under this chapter not later than December 31, 2006. […]
Effective: September 16, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 230 – 125th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the Ohio private investigation and security services commission, consisting of the director of public safety or the director’s designee, who shall be a nonvoting member; the superintendent of the highway patrol or the superintendent’s designee, who shall […]
Effective: October 9, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 263 – 133rd General Assembly (A)(1) Any individual, including a partner in a partnership, may be licensed as a private investigator under a class B license, or as a security guard provider under a class C license, or as a private investigator and a security guard provider […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) The department of public safety shall be a participating public office for purposes of the retained applicant fingerprint database established under section 109.5721 of the Revised Code. The department shall elect to participate in the continuous record monitoring service for all […]
Effective: September 28, 2012 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 337 – 129th General Assembly (A) The director of public safety may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew, when a renewal form has been submitted, the license of any private investigator or security guard provider, or the registration of any employee of a private investigator or security […]
Effective: July 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 230 – 125th General Assembly (A) Each class A, B, or C licensee shall report the location of branch offices to the department of public safety, and to the sheriff of the county and the police chief of any municipal corporation in which the office is located, […]
Effective: September 28, 2012 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 337 – 129th General Assembly (A) Each class A, B, or C licensee shall register the licensee’s investigator or security guard employees, with the department of public safety, which shall maintain a record of each licensee and registered employee and make it available, upon request, to any […]
Effective: July 1, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 53 – 131st General Assembly (A) After refund of any license fees as required by section 4749.03 of the Revised Code, the department of public safety shall pay all fees and penalties received pursuant to this chapter to the treasurer of state, to be credited to the […]
Effective: July 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 230 – 125th General Assembly (A) No class A, B, or C licensee, or registered employee of a class A, B, or C licensee shall be considered, because of licensure or registration under this chapter, a law enforcement officer for any purpose. Nothing in this chapter shall […]
Effective: November 27, 1985 Latest Legislation: House Bill 402 – 116th General Assembly Any class A, B, or C licensee, or registered employee of a class A, B, or C licensee, who operates in a municipal corporation that provides by ordinance for the licensing, registering, or regulation of private investigators, security guard providers, or their […]
Effective: July 1, 2005 Latest Legislation: House Bill 68 – 126th General Assembly (A) No class A, B, or C licensee and no registered employee of a class A, B, or C licensee shall carry a firearm, as defined in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code, in the course of engaging in the business of […]
Effective: July 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 230 – 125th General Assembly (A) The director of public safety may investigate any applicant for a class A, B, or C license, any principal officer or qualifying agent of a corporation who is specified in an application for licensure as satisfying the requirements of divisions (A)(1) […]
Effective: July 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 230 – 125th General Assembly (A) A person who is a resident of another state; is licensed as a private investigator, security guard provider, or as a private investigator and a security guard provider in another state; and wishes to engage in the business of private investigation, […]
Effective: July 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 230 – 125th General Assembly (A) No person shall engage in the business of private investigation, the business of security services, or both businesses in this state unless the person is licensed pursuant to this chapter. Each day of continuing violation constitutes a separate offense. Nothing in […]
Effective: July 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 230 – 125th General Assembly On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the director of public safety shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with […]
Effective: March 22, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 247 – 129th General Assembly The director of public safety shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.
Effective: July 1, 1996 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 2 – 121st General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates division (A) of section 4749.13 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Whoever violates division (A) of section 4749.13 of the Revised Code and previously has […]
