Portland Maine Private Investigators and Detectives

Maine Private Investigator License

Reference Website: http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/32/title32ch89sec0.html

Contact Information:
Website: http://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/licenses/weapons_permits.html
Email: Bill.Gomane@maine.gov
Weapons Permits & Professional Licensing, State House Station 164, Augusta, Maine, United States, 04333
Phone: (207) 624-7210
Fax: (207) 287-3424

Associations:
Maine Private Investigators Association

Citation Statute:
Maine Revised Statutes
Title 32
Chapter 89: Private Investigators

Website: http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/32/title32ch89sec0.html

Qualifications Requirement:
Possesses a minimum of 6 years of preparation consisting of a combination of:
Work experience, including at least 2 years in a non clerical occupation related to law or the criminal justice system; and
Educational experience, including at least:
Sixty academic credits of post-secondary education acquired at an accredited junior college, college or university; or
An associate degree in law enforcement, based on 2 years of post-secondary instruction, conferred by an established technical college

Reciprocity: The other state or territory grants similar reciprocity to license holders in this State.



Testing: Has passed an examination administered by the commissioner covering subjects pertaining to private investigation to be prescribed by him, provided that a person currently licensed, as described in section 8106, may at no time be required to take any such examination.

Fees: Amount: The fee for an original biennial license is $400, of which $50 must be submitted with the application and $350 must be submitted upon issuance of the license. The fee for an investigative assistant's license is $600, of which $200 must be submitted with the application and $400 must be submitted upon issuance of the license.

Renewal Information: The fee for a 4-year renewal is $400, which is refundable upon denial of renewal.
Expiration: If a previously issued license has expired and not been renewed within a period of 60 days, the application shall be considered the original application and the same fees and all requirements of an original application shall apply.

Maine State requires licensing for Portland Private Investigators, Security Guards and Agencies

State Licensing Authority: Maine Department of Public Safety
Website: http://www.maine.gov/dps/admin.htm
Email: stephen.mccausland@maine.gov
Phone: (207) 626-3800

Only licensed investigators can conduct investigations in Maine. Licenses are only good in Maine, there is no State Reciprocity.

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