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House passes SB177 raising private-investigator licensing experience threshold amid amendment fight
Summary
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 177 on March 10, 2011, raising initial private-investigator licensure requirements and adding insurance protections. An amendment to reduce the new 10,000-hour experience threshold to 4,000 hours and to change residency language failed after debate about industry negotiation and public protection.
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 177 on March 10, 2011, by a recorded vote of 40 yes and 27 no. The bill, sponsored in the House by Representative Grover, raises initial qualification requirements for private investigators, requires minimum liability insurance for agencies, allows certain college credits and POST standards to count toward licensing, and was presented as a negotiated, industry-led effort to improve quality and keep Utah jobs in-state.
Representative Grover, the House sponsor, framed the bill as "an attempt by the private investigators to regulate their own industry," saying the package had been worked on for months with the attorney…
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