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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1750.6: Application for license, renewal of license and

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 59

reinstatement of license - Forms - Information required - Criminal

history data - Fees - Term of license - Special event licenses -

System for issuance - Duplicate licenses.

A. 1. 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 applicant to furnish information

reasonably required by the Council to implement the provisions of

the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act, including

classifiable fingerprints to enable the search of criminal indices

for evidence of a prior criminal record, including, but not limited

to, a national criminal history record check as defined by Section

150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

2. 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.

3. A retired peace officer applying for an armed security guard

license or armed private investigator license or a combination

thereof shall not be required to provide a set of classifiable

fingerprints to the Council and shall be exempt from the provisions

of paragraph 2 of this subsection upon submitting to the Council a

notarized letter confirming that the peace officer retired in good

standing from a law enforcement agency within this state.

B. 1. a. An original application and any license renewal shall

be accompanied by a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for

each original application and renewal of a private

investigator or an unarmed security guard, One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) for each original application and

renewal of an armed security guard or an armed private

investigator; provided however, an active certified

peace officer upon application or renewal of an armed

security guard or armed private investigator shall be

charged only twenty percent (20%) of the required fee,

Seven Dollars ($7.00) for each special event license,

and Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for either the

original application or each renewal for a security

agency or investigative agency. If an individual or

agency does not qualify for the type of license or

renewal license requested, CLEET shall retain twenty

percent (20%) of the licensing fee as a processing fee

and refund the remaining amount, if any, to the

remitter. The individual license fee paid by a

licensed agency will be refunded to the agency.

b. In addition to the fees provided in this subsection,

the original application of an unarmed private

investigator, unarmed security guard, armed security

guard or armed private investigator shall be

accompanied by a nonrefundable fee for a national

criminal history record with fingerprint analysis, as

provided in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

c. A refund request for any reason other than

disqualification or denial shall be made in writing

and submitted within six (6) months of the date

payment was received.

2. 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 or armed private investigator, and Two

Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for reinstatement of a security or

investigative agency.

3. A licensee who fails to file a renewal application on or

ccompanied 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 or armed private investigator, and Two

Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for reinstatement of a security or

investigative agency.

3. A licensee who fails to file a renewal application on or

before the expiration of a license shall pay a non-refundable 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. A

license application received more than thirty (30) days after the

expiration date is not renewable and the applicant must complete a

new application.

4. The fees charged and collected pursuant to the provisions of

this subsection shall be deposited to the credit of the CLEET

Private Security Revolving Fund. The prevailing fingerprint

processing fee for the original application for a private

investigator, an unarmed security guard, an armed security guard or

an armed private investigator shall be deposited in the OSBI

Revolving Fund.

C. A Security Guard License, Armed Security Guard License,

Private Investigator License, or Armed Private Investigator License

shall be valid for a period of three (3) years and may be renewed

for additional three-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.

D. The Council shall devise a system for issuance of licenses

for the purpose of evenly distributing the expiration dates of the

licenses.

E. Pursuant to its rules, 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 Ten Dollars ($10.00) for the issuance of a

duplicate license. The fee must accompany the request for a

duplicate license.

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