Full text of Utah Utah Code § 58-92-311 — Private investigation agency -- Licensure -- Requirements. (Effective 9/1/2026), with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
A private investigator agent may create a private investigation agency that complies with the requirements of this section.
(2)
If a private investigator agent creates a private investigation agency:
(a)
the private investigation agency may not transfer to another private investigator agent;
(b)
the private investigation agency is considered to be under the control of the private investigator agent; and
(c)
the private investigator agent shall file an application with the division for a private investigation agency license.
(3)
When applying for a private investigation agency license, a private investigator agent shall:
(a)
state in the application that the private investigator agent:
(i)
is licensed and in good standing as a private investigator agent under this chapter;
(ii)
is not involved in an activity that would conflict with the private investigator agent's duties and responsibilities under this chapter; and
(iii)
is not an employee of a government agency; and
(b)
file with the application evidence of:
(i)
registration with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code and as required by applicable law with the:
(A)
Unemployment Insurance Division in the Department of Workforce Services, in accordance with Title 35A, Chapter 4, Employment Security Act;
(B)
State Tax Commission; and
(C)
Internal Revenue Service; and
(ii)
comprehensive general liability insurance in a form and in an amount the division establishes by rule in collaboration with the board and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
(iii)
workers' compensation insurance that covers any employee of the applicant in accordance with applicable laws of this state.
(4)
(a)
The division shall issue a private investigation agency license to a private investigator agent that meets the requirements of this section.
(b)
A private investigation agency license the division issues under this Subsection (4):
(i)
may not transfer from the private investigator agent that receives the private investigation agency license to another private investigator agent; and
(ii)
expires on the day on which the private investigator agent's license expires.
(5)
On or after the day on which the division issues the private investigator agent a private investigation agency license, the private investigator agent:
(a)
may:
(i)
employ or contract with a private investigator agent, a private investigator registrant, or private investigator apprentice to engage in private investigation; and
(ii)
employ other employees as necessary to carry out the private investigator agent's business; and
(b)
shall meet with the division and the board, if requested, and demonstrate that the private investigator agent's private investigation agency meets the requirements of this section.
Section 58-92-311 ("Private investigation agency -- Licensure -- Requirements. (Effective 9/1/2026)") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. 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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