Ok,
I just emailed "the dog" and got a reply regarding licensing. Below is the email I sent and the reply.
I have fowarded it to the Indiana Licensing Board as evidence that they were informed should they still attempt to act as an investigator or recovery agent in Indiana without proper licensing.
You will see from the rather short and to the point reply their intention is to proceed without licensing.
----- Original Message -----
From: DON SWAIN
To:
dogshawaiianhuntress@msn.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 4:45 AM
Subject: Gary Indiana - Melvin Keeling - Indiana Licensing Requirements
Greetings,
It has been made known that you may be coming into Indiana in an attempt to assist locating a Melvin Keeling who was last seen in Gary Indiana.
If this is true please be advised of the following criteria to act as an out of state private investigator in the State of Indiana:
Please note that an Indiana Recovery License is also required if you will be doing any recoveries of individuals who have skipped bail and are located in the State of Indiana.
This information should help you obtain the proper licensing for the State of Indiana.
http://www.in.gov/pla/bandc/detective/
http://www.in.gov/idoi/bailbond/
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Private Detective License.
The completed application should include the following:
______COMPLETED APPLICATION
______APPLICATION FEE - $150.00
______AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEE APPLICATION (if applicable)
______COMPLETED FINGERPRINT CARD
______CRIMINAL HISTORIES (city, county and state)
______CERTIFICATION OF EXPERIENCE FORM
______AUTHORITY TO RELEASE INFORMATION FORM
______CERTIFICATION OF OUT OF STATE LICENSE (if applicable)
______PROOF OF SURETY BOND OR LIABILITY INSURANCE
______CURRENT PROOF OF INCORPORATION (if applicable)
APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE BOARD MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD
Pursuant to Qualifications for License, IC 25-30-1-8 (b), if the applicant is a corporation or a partnership, one (1) officer in the case of the corporation, or one (1) partner in the case of a partnership, must meet the personal qualifications as set out in subsection (a), unless otherwise provided.
OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS ONLY
All non-resident applicants must comply with the above instructions in addition to the following:
Must obtain an Indiana state review challenge (criminal history).
Submit a letter of certification of licensure and a copy of valid private detective license from each state of licensure for each applicant (if applicable).
Must have an Indiana Resident Licensee with a valid Indiana private detective agency license. A letter from the Indiana licensee stating that he/she has agreed to be your Indiana licensee along with the name of the agency, license number and address will satisfy this requirement. Please refer to IC 25-30-1-14 for the duties of an Indiana Resident Licensee.
IC 25-30-1-2
Definitions
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter:
(1) "Person" means an individual, a firm, a company, an association, an organization, a partnership, or a corporation.
(2) "Licensee" means a person licensed under this chapter.
(3) "Private detective" means a person who conducts a private detective business with or without the assistance of an employee.
(4) "Private detective business" means the business of:
(A) making, for hire or reward, investigation or investigations for the purpose of obtaining information with reference to:
(i) a crime against the state or wrongs done or threatened;
(ii) the habits, conduct, movements, whereabouts, association, transactions, reputation, or character of a person;
(iii) credibility of witnesses or other persons;
(iv) the location or recovery of lost or stolen property;
(v) the causes, origin, or responsibility for fires or accidents or injuries to real or personal property; or
(vi) the truth or falsity of a statement or representation;
(B) securing, for hire or reward, evidence to be used for
authorized investigation committees or boards of award or arbitration or in the trial of civil or criminal cases; or
(C) furnishing, for hire or reward, a guard or guards or other persons to protect persons or property or to prevent the misappropriation or concealment of goods, wares and merchandise, money, bonds, stocks, choses in action, notes, or other valuable documents or papers.
(5) "Industrial plant" means a factory, business, or concern that is engaged primarily in the manufacture or assembly of goods or the processing of raw materials, or both.
(6) "Board" refers to the private detectives licensing board established under section 5.1 of this chapter.
(7) "Licensing agency" refers to the Indiana professional licensing agency established under IC 25-1-6.
(8) "Resident" means a person who has established an actual domicile in Indiana.
(Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.2; Acts 1965, c.162, s.1; Acts 1967, c.171, s.1.) As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.88; P.L.261-1987, SEC.1; P.L.234-1989, SEC.5; P.L.214-1993, SEC.66; P.L.236-1995, SEC.46.
IC 25-30-1-3
Necessity of license
Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for a person, partnership, or corporation to engage in the business of private detective, or to solicit or advertise for business as a private detective, or represent or hold the person, partnership, or corporation out to be a private detective unless the person, partnership, or corporation is licensed under this chapter and complies with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.
(Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.3.) As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.89; P.L.234-1989, SEC.6.
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.214-1993, SEC.91.)
THE REPLY
----- Original Message -----
From: Alice Smith
To: DON SWAIN
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: Gary Indiana - Melvin Keeling - Indiana Licensing Requirements
dog is a bounty hunter he is not an investigator he is a man hunter and you have no laws about that ........... be advised that you also have the citizens right to arrest act ...
that’s all we need thanks for your concern
