As used in sections 324.1100 to 324.1148, the following terms mean:

1. (1) "Board", the board of private investigator examiners established in section 324.1102;
2. (2) "Client", any person who engages the services of a private investigator;
3. (3) "Department", the department of insurance, financial institutions and professional registration;
4. (4) "Director", the director of the division of professional registration;
5. (5) "Division", the division of professional registration;
6. (6) "Law enforcement officer", a law enforcement officer as defined in section 556.061;
7. (7) "Organization", a corporation, trust, estate, partnership, cooperative, or association;
8. (8) "Person", an individual or organization;
9. (9) "Private investigator", any person who receives any consideration, either directly or indirectly, for engaging in the private investigator business;
10. (10) "Private investigator agency", a person who regularly employs any other person, other than an organization, to engage in the private investigator business;

11. (11) "Private investigator business", the furnishing of, making of, or agreeing to make, any investigation for the purpose of obtaining information pertaining to:

    1. (a) Crimes or wrongs done or threatened against the United States or any state or territory of the United States;
    2. (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;
    3. (c) The location, disposition, or recovery of lost or stolen property;
    4. (d) Securing evidence to be used before any court, board, officer, or investigating committee;
    5. (e) Sale of personal identification information to the public; or
    6. (f) The cause of responsibility for libel, losses, accident, or damage or injury to persons or property or protection of life or property.

(L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308, A.L. 2010 H.B. 2226, et al.)