| Committee of Jurisdiction: | Government, Military and Veterans Affairs |
| Occupation Regulated: | Private Detectives, Private Detective Agencies, Plain Clothes Investigator |
| Occupational Board: | N/A - Secretary of State |
| Contact: | David Wilson |
| Purpose: | Ensure that persons doing private police work and un-uniformed security are properly regulated, protecting the public from potential harm. Private Detectives have access to sensitive information about subjects of investigation and access to non-public information databases. A licensee could potentially harm someone if this information is not correctly protected or used in a harmful manner. Additionally, clients of Private Detectives entrust the licensees with their money and information. |
| Regulated Professionals: | 320 |
| Year Created: | 1959 |
| Year Active: | 1959 |
| Sunset Date: | None |
| Statutory Authorization: | 71-3204 |
| Parent Agency: | Secretary of State |
| Number of Members: | N/A |
| Who Appoints: | N/A |
| Legislative Approval: | N/A |
| Qualifications of Members: | N/A |
| Per Diem: | |
| Expense Reimbursement: | |
| Term Length: | N/A |
| Terms Rotate or Expire at Once: |
| Required FY 2024-2023: | 0 |
| Held FY 2024-2023: | 0 |
| Required FY 2023-2022: | 0 |
| Held FY 2023-2022: | 0 |
| Required FY 2022-2021: | 0 |
| Held FY 2022-2021: | 0 |
| Required FY 2021-2020: | 0 |
| Held FY 2021-2020: | 0 |
| Required FY 2020-2019: | 0 |
| Held FY 2020-2019: | 0 |
| Support Staff: | 2 |
| Shared or Separate: | Shared |
| FY 2024-2023 Budget: | 20018 |
| FY 2023-2022 Budget: | 22054 |
| FY 2022-2021 Budget: | 32389 |
| FY 2021-2020 Budget: | 0 |
| FY 2020-2019 Budget: | 0 |
| Other Funding Sources: | None |
| Spending Authority: | 71-3201 to 3213 |
| Government Certificates Issued: | 323 |
| Issued Certificate Descriptions: | 296 represents all licenses newly issued since 1/1/2014 for all three categories. Private Detectives - 57 Private Detective Agencies - 77 Plain Clothes Investigators - 189 All licenses must be renewed by June 30th of even-numbered years. |
| Government Certificates Revoked: | 0 |
| Revoked Certificate Descriptions: | N/A |
| Government Certificates Denied: | 0 |
| Denied Certificate Descriptions: | N/A |
| Government Certificates Penalties Against: | 0 |
| Penalty Certificate Descriptions: | N/A |
| Explanation of Effectiveness: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1730404599.pdf |
| Potential Harm | Inexperienced or incompetent private detectives will be given access to private, sensitive information—either their clients’ or through secure databases they are granted access to—which could cause harm if improperly disclosed. Persons with a history of serious criminal behavior, fraud, dishonesty, or lack of integrity could be investigating members of the public, impugning them unfairly during or after, or pursuing lost or stolen property attempting to recover it. Persons involved in those investigations or harmed by them may not believe that they are being properly protected and their interests properly considered. Clients who hire these licensees may not receive competent work and may not trust the results of the investigation they paid for. |
| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1730404599.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | No |
| Survey Submitted: | October 31, 2024 02:56 PM |