1. (a) In this section, “organized police agency” means:

   1. (1) a police department of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State;
   2. (2) a private police department that is allowed to enroll its officers in approved Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission schools and academies; or
   3. (3) a law enforcement agency of the United States, of any state, or of any county or municipal corporation of any state.

2. (b) An individual applicant or, if the applicant is a firm, the representative member shall have:

   1. (1) at least 5 years experience as a full-time private detective certified under Title 13 of this article;

   2. (2) at least:

      1. (i) 5 years of experience as a full-time police officer with an organized police agency; and
      2. (ii) completed successfully a police officer training course that is recognized and approved by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission;
   3. (3) at least 3 years of experience in an investigative capacity as a detective while serving as a police officer with an organized police agency;

   4. (4) at least:

      1. (i) 3 years of experience in an investigative capacity in any unit of the United States, of the State, or of a county or municipal corporation of the State for the purpose of law enforcement; and
      2. (ii) completed successfully the police officer training that is recognized and approved by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission;

   5. (5) at least:

      1. (i) 5 years of experience as a full-time fire investigator for a fire department or law enforcement agency of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State; and
      2. (ii) completed successfully the training certified by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission or the Maryland Fire-Rescue Education and Training Commission; or

   6. (6) at least:

      1. (i) 5 years of experience as a full-time correctional supervisor in a correctional facility in the State; and
      2. (ii) completed successfully the training required by the Correctional Training Commission.

Added by Acts 1996, c. 602, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1996. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 27, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, c. 649, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2016, c. 8, § 5.