Delaware § 1313 - License and identification card requirements and submission of fingerprints.

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§ 1313. License and identification card requirements and submission of fingerprints.

(a) No person shall act as a private investigator, private security guard or armored car guard or engage in the business of a private investigative agency, private security agency, or armored car agency without first obtaining a license or identification card from the Professional Licensing Section.

(b) No person shall be issued an identification card or license unless the individual and all officers submit to the State Bureau of Identification their name, social security number, age, race, sex, date of birth, height, weight, hair and eye color, address of legal residence and the other such information as may be necessary to obtain a report of the person’s entire state criminal record history and entire federal criminal history pursuant the Federal Bureau of Investigation appropriation of Title II of Public Law 92-544.

69 Del. Laws, c. 285, §  4;  77 Del. Laws, c. 457, §  3;  80 Del. Laws, c. 176, §  2;  81 Del. Laws, c. 99, § 12; 

Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 1313 ("License and identification card requirements and submission of fingerprints.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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