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SECTION 5-5-3

   § 5-5-3  License qualifications. – In order to be eligible for a license, an applicant must:

   (1) Be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien;

   (2) Not have been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony;

   (3) Not have had any previous private investigator license orregistration revoked or application for that license or registration denied bythe appropriate authority of any local licensing authority;

   (4) Not have been declared by any court of competentjurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease unless the courthas subsequently determined that his or her competency has been restored;

   (5) Not suffer from habitual drunkenness or from narcoticsaddiction or dependence;

   (6) Be of good moral character;

   (7) Have experience that has been gained through:

   (i) At least five (5) years experience as an investigator oras a police officer with a state, county or municipal police department or withan investigative agency of the United States of America or of any state, countyor municipality; or

   (ii) A degree in criminal justice from an accredited collegeor university; or

   (iii) Employment by a private detective as an investigatorfor at least five (5) years; or

   (iv) Substantively equivalent training or experience.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-5 > Chapter-5-5 > 5-5-3

SECTION 5-5-3

   § 5-5-3  License qualifications. – In order to be eligible for a license, an applicant must:

   (1) Be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien;

   (2) Not have been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony;

   (3) Not have had any previous private investigator license orregistration revoked or application for that license or registration denied bythe appropriate authority of any local licensing authority;

   (4) Not have been declared by any court of competentjurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease unless the courthas subsequently determined that his or her competency has been restored;

   (5) Not suffer from habitual drunkenness or from narcoticsaddiction or dependence;

   (6) Be of good moral character;

   (7) Have experience that has been gained through:

   (i) At least five (5) years experience as an investigator oras a police officer with a state, county or municipal police department or withan investigative agency of the United States of America or of any state, countyor municipality; or

   (ii) A degree in criminal justice from an accredited collegeor university; or

   (iii) Employment by a private detective as an investigatorfor at least five (5) years; or

   (iv) Substantively equivalent training or experience.


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-5 > Chapter-5-5 > 5-5-3

SECTION 5-5-3

   § 5-5-3  License qualifications. – In order to be eligible for a license, an applicant must:

   (1) Be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien;

   (2) Not have been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony;

   (3) Not have had any previous private investigator license orregistration revoked or application for that license or registration denied bythe appropriate authority of any local licensing authority;

   (4) Not have been declared by any court of competentjurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease unless the courthas subsequently determined that his or her competency has been restored;

   (5) Not suffer from habitual drunkenness or from narcoticsaddiction or dependence;

   (6) Be of good moral character;

   (7) Have experience that has been gained through:

   (i) At least five (5) years experience as an investigator oras a police officer with a state, county or municipal police department or withan investigative agency of the United States of America or of any state, countyor municipality; or

   (ii) A degree in criminal justice from an accredited collegeor university; or

   (iii) Employment by a private detective as an investigatorfor at least five (5) years; or

   (iv) Substantively equivalent training or experience.