No person shall engage in the business of, or solicit business as, a private detective, or make representations to be or advertise as a private detective or as furnishing detective or investigating services, without first obtaining a license from the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
(1949 Rev., S. 3737; 1953, S. 2021d; 1969, P.A. 756, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 04-192, S. 2; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)
History: 1969 act extended applicability of provisions to include engaging in business as and soliciting business as watchman, guard or patrol service and deleted provision re license fees for private detectives and private detective agencies; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of state police with commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 04-192 eliminated references to investigator and watchman, guard or patrol service and made a conforming change; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1977–1995 · leading case:
Smith v. Fussenich, 440 F. Supp. 1077 (D. Conn. 1977).
Smith v. Fussenich, 440 F. Supp. 1077 (D. Conn. 1977).
· cites it 8× “I Under Connecticut law, Conn.Gen.Stat. § 29-153 et seq., all private investigators and security guards must be licensed by and registered with the Public Safety Section of the Department of State Police (hereinafter "Department").”
Wilhelm v. Sunrise Ne., Inc., 923 F. Supp. 330 (D. Conn. 1995).
· cites it 2× “§ 46a-81c; ii) discrimination on account of union activity; iii) utilizing interrogation methods that were malicious, fraudulent, and interfered with an ongoing law enforcement investigation; and iv) utilizing unlicensed private investigators in violation of C.G.S. § 29-153. 3 .…”
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