324.1100. Definitions. - Missouri Statutes

Definitions.

324.1100. As used in sections 324.1100 to 324.1148, the followingterms mean:

(1) "Board", the board of private investigator examiners establishedin section 324.1102;

(2) "Client", any person who engages the services of a privateinvestigator;

(3) "Department", the department of insurance, financial institutionsand professional registration;

(4) "Law enforcement officer", a law enforcement officer as definedin section 556.061, RSMo;

(5) "Organization", a corporation, trust, estate, partnership,cooperative, or association;

(6) "Person", an individual or organization;

(7) "Private investigator", any person who receives anyconsideration, either directly or indirectly, for engaging in the privateinvestigator business;

(8) "Private investigator agency", a person who regularly employs anyother person, other than an organization, to engage in the privateinvestigator business;

(9) "Private investigator business", the furnishing of, making of, oragreeing to make, any investigation for the purpose of obtaininginformation pertaining to:

(a) Crimes or wrongs done or threatened against the United States orany state or territory of the United States;

(b) The identity, habits, conduct, business, occupation, honesty,integrity, credibility, knowledge, trustworthiness, efficiency, loyalty,activity, movement, whereabouts, affiliations, associations, transactions,acts, reputation, or character of any person;

(c) The location, disposition, or recovery of lost or stolenproperty;

(d) Securing evidence to be used before any court, board, officer, orinvestigating committee;

(e) Sale of personal identification information to the public; or

(f) The cause of responsibility for libel, losses, accident, ordamage or injury to persons or property or protection of life or property.

(L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)