HF 2510

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/02/2023 02:13pm

A bill for an act
relating to private detectives; modifying license requirements; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2022, section 326.3361, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326.3361, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Required contents.

The rules adopted by the board must require:

(1) 12 hours of preassignment or on-the-job certified training within the first 21 days of
employment, or evidence that the employee has successfully completed equivalent training
before the start of employment new text begin . Notwithstanding any statute or rule to the contrary, this
clause is satisfied if the employee provides a prospective employer with a certificate or a
copy of a certificate demonstrating that the employee successfully completed this training
prior to employment with a different Minnesota licensee and completed this training within
three previous calendar years, or successfully completed this training with a Minnesota
licensee while previously employed with a Minnesota licensee. The certificate or a copy of
the certificate is the property of the employee who completed the training, regardless of
who paid for the training or how training was provided. Upon a current or former employee's
request, a current or former licensed employer must provide a copy of a certificate
demonstrating the employee's successful completion of training to the current or former
employee. The current or former licensed employer must not charge the employee a fee for
a copy of the certificate. The employee who completed the training is entitled to access a
copy of the certificate at no charge according to sections 181.960 to 181.966. A current or
former employer must comply with sections 181.90 to 181.966 new text end ;

(2) certification by the board of completion of certified training for a license holder,
qualified representative, Minnesota manager, partner, and employee to carry or use a firearm,
a weapon other than a firearm, or an immobilizing or restraint technique; and

(3) six hours a year of certified continuing training for all license holders, qualified
representatives, Minnesota managers, partners, and employees, and an additional six hours
a year for individuals who are armed with firearms or armed with weapons, which must
include annual certification of the individual.

An individual may not carry or use a weapon while undergoing on-the-job training under
this subdivision.