1. A. Application for a license shall be made on forms provided by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training and shall be submitted in writing by the applicant under oath. The application shall require the furnishing of information reasonably required by the Council to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act, Section 1750.1 et seq. of this title, including classifiable fingerprints to enable the search of criminal indices for evidence of a prior criminal record.

   Upon request of the Council, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and other state and local law enforcement agencies shall furnish a copy of any existent criminal history data relating to an applicant, including investigation reports which are otherwise required by law to be deemed confidential, to enable the Council to determine the qualifications and fitness of such applicant for a license.

2. B. The original application and any license renewal shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of Sixty Dollars ($60.00) for the original application and Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for the renewal of a private investigator or an unarmed security guard, Eighty-five Dollars ($85.00) for the original application and Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for the renewal of an armed security guard, Seven Dollars ($7.00) for a special event, and Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for either the original application or the renewal for a security agency or investigative agency.

   A licensee whose license has been suspended may apply for reinstatement of license after the term of the suspension has passed. Any application for reinstatement following a suspension of licensure shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for the reinstatement of a private investigator or unarmed security guard, Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for the reinstatement of an armed security guard, and Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for reinstatement of a security or investigative agency.

   A licensee who fails to file a renewal application on or before the expiration of a license shall pay a late fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for an individual license and a late fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for an agency license.

   Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, said fees, penalties and fines shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund. Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) of the fee for the original application for a private investigator, an unarmed security guard or an armed security guard shall be deposited in the OSBI Revolving Fund.

3. C. A Security Guard License, Armed Security Guard License, or Private Investigator License shall be valid for a period of two (2) years and may be renewed for additional two-year terms. A Security Agency License or Investigative Agency License shall be valid for a period of five (5) years and may be renewed for additional five-year terms. A special event license shall be valid only for the duration of the event for which it is expressly issued. Any individual may be issued up to two special event licenses during any calendar year.
4. D. The Council shall devise a system for issuance of licenses, such system to be operational through July 1989, for the purpose of evenly distributing the expiration dates of such licenses. Licenses issued during this period shall be for a period of one (1) year or for a period of two (2) years, at the discretion of the Council.
5. E. Pursuant to its rules and regulations, the Council may issue a duplicate license to a person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act. The Council may assess a fee of Four Dollars ($4.00) for the issuance of a duplicate license. Said fee must accompany the request for a duplicate license.

Laws 1986, HB 1282, c. 224, § 6, emerg. eff. July 1, 1987; Amended by Laws 1987, HB 1461, c. 193, § 6, emerg. eff. July 1, 1987; Amended by Laws 1988, SB 416, c. 200, § 4, emerg. eff. July 1, 1988; Amended by Laws 1989, SB 345, c. 225, § 3, emerg. eff. May 9, 1989; Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1158, c. 63, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993.