1. (1) To receive experience credit for on-the-job training for licensure as a private investigator, the training must be:

   1. (a) conducted under an employer-employee relationship with a private investigator supervisor who is licensed in good standing and without disciplinary action in the past five years;
   2. (b) directly supervised to include daily contact and weekly meetings (in person or by videoconference); and
   3. (c) documented by the trainee and signed off by the supervisor as directed by a form or online submission to the department on a quarterly basis.

2. (2) The content of the training must include:

   1. (a) role and function of the private investigator;
   2. (b) federal, state, and local statutes and rules applicable to the practice of private investigators;
   3. (c) interaction and cooperation with law enforcement;
   4. (d) criminal justice administration and information;
   5. (e) limitations on the use of force and self-defense and the use-of-force continuum;
   6. (f) emergency procedures and hazardous material preparedness;
   7. (g) interviews, interrogations, and report writing;
   8. (h) crisis intervention;
   9. (i) preservation of crime scene and handling of evidence;

   10. (j) ethical and legal issues, including, but not limited to:

       1. (i) Private Investigator Practice Act and related rules;
       2. (ii) criminal law and criminal procedure;
       3. (iii) confidentiality and right of privacy;
       4. (iv) searches of persons and property;
       5. (v) limitations on the power to arrest and detain suspects; and
       6. (vi) treatment of juveniles, persons with physical or mental disabilities, and other special classes (e.g., gender, racial, religious, or cultural);
   11. (k) distinctions between and special issues involved in the following types of investigations: accidents, arson, assets, background, civil, criminal, domestic, industrial/employee conduct, insurance, personal injury (other than auto), and missing person;
   12. (l) investigative photography;
   13. (m) surveillance; and
   14. (n) skip tracing.
3. (3) Both a supervisor and a trainee must notify the department within 10 days of the termination of the trainee's employment.

Authorizing statute(s): 37-60-202, 37-60-303, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 37-60-202, 37-60-303, MCA

History: NEW, 2017 MAR p. 1957, Eff. 10/28/17; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 1744, Eff. 12/9/23.