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Exemptions
The Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 4749.01 outlines the definitions related to the private investigation and security services industry. This section also references the exemptions to licensing requirements.
Licensing exemptions in ORC 4749.01 include, but are not limited to, commissioned peace officers that are working for a licensee, attorneys or experts hired by attorneys for consultation/litigation purposes, consumer reporting agencies, genealogical researchers, or better business agencies.
If you are not working under one of the exemptions referenced in ORC 4749.01, you are required to be licensed by PISGS, as well as register any security guards or private investigators when providing the services below, for hire:
Security: watchpersons, guards, guard dogs, armored vehicle security services, private patrol officers, or other persons whose primary duties are to protect persons or property. |
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Examples of security services include, but are not limited to, patrolling business perimeter/parking lots, checking visitors before granting access to a facility, standing fire watch, guarding events such as football games or concerts, or providing armored car service. |
Investigation: includes gathering information relevant to any crime committed or threatened. It may also include obtaining information on the identity, habits, conduct, movements, whereabouts, affiliations, transactions, reputation, credibility, or character of any person, or to locate and recover lost or stolen property, or to determine the cause of or responsibility for any libel or slander, or any fire, accident, or damage to property, or to secure evidence for use in any legislative, administrative, or judicial investigation or proceeding.
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Examples of investigation services include, but are not limited to, investigating a house fire, locating a missing person, or conducting surveillance on an individual’s movements or conduct. |
For a full list of exemptions, please refer to ORC 4749.01.
Do you have a question? Or a tip you'd like to share with PISGS licensees? Please send to PISGStips@dps.ohio.gov
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