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Industry stakeholders urge changes to AB 1244, warn it would burden small PIs and new firms
Summary
At a Bureau of Security and Investigative Services advisory meeting, private investigators, industry groups and some officers opposed AB 1244(Assemblymember Holden), saying the bill would require many sole-practice investigators and small companies to obtain a second "qualified manager" credential and could limit competition.
Members of the private security and private investigator communities pressed the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS) and the billauthor's office to revise AB 1244 during a public-comment period at a BSIS advisory committee meeting held virtually. The bill, introduced by Assemblymember Chris Holden, would change qualification and experience rules for qualified managers for private patrol operators (PPOs) and private investigators (PIs).
Why it matters: dozens of licensed PIs and industry representatives said the bill, in its current form, would force many sole proprietors to buy an additional license to act as their own qualified manager, increasing costs and regulatory burden for small operators and potentially reducing competition in the sector.
The committee chair opened the legislative…
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