S 0581 General Bill, By Drummond
    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 40-17-55 so as to provide the qualifications of applicants and requirements of applications for private detective businesses; to amend Section 40-17-20, relating to definitions in the Private Detective and Private Security Agencies Act, so as to change the reference to licensed private detective to registered private detective; to amend Section 40-17-30, relating to the powers and duties of the Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, so as to provide separate powers and duties for private security and detective businesses; to amend Section 40-17-50, relating to qualifications of applicants and requirements of applications for private security and detective businesses, so as to delete references to private detective businesses and the character requirement; to amend Section 40-17-60, relating to bonds of applicants, so as to provide for the bond requirements to apply to private security businesses; to amend Section 40-17-70, relating to licenses for private detective and security businesses, so as to provide for registration instead of licensing of private detectives and delete the character requirement; to amend Section 40-17-80, relating to registration of employees of licensees, so as to delete the references to agents and character; to amend Section 40-17-120, relating to permits to carry firearms, so as to change the reference to licensed private detective to registered private detective; to amend Section 40-17-140, relating to suspension and revocation of licenses and registrations, so as to provide for the Section to apply to registered private detectives; and to reauthorize the existence of the Private Detective and Private Security Program for six years.
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02/05/91	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-7
02/05/91	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-8