Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §8104, sub-§2, ¶¶J and K, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 126, §2, are amended to read:

J. A person possessing a valid private investigator's license granted under any prior existing provision of law of this State, provided that, upon expiration of the license, the person shall be is governed by this section; or

K. An employee of a person not licensed under this chapter to do private investigative work, including a proprietary security organization, provided that the employee performs investigative functions solely for the employer and relating to the conduct of the employer's business. ; or

Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §8104, sub-§2, ¶L is enacted to read:

L.__An individual who holds a valid private investigator's license from another state or territory of the United States and is investigating a case in this State, if:

(1) The state or territory in which the individual is licensed grants reciprocity to private investigators licensed in this State;

(2) The case being investigated by the individual originated in the state or territory in which the individual is licensed;

(3) The individual has spent no more than 15 days investigating the case in this State;

(4) The individual does not solicit private investigation business in this State during the individual's investigation of the case; and

(5) The individual does not establish a residence or a private investigation business in this State during the individual's investigation of the case.

Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §8105, sub-§7-A, ¶A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 298, §3, is further amended to read:

A. Has been employed for consideration under the direct supervision of a licensed private investigator for a minimum of 1,700 hours as an investigative assistant possessing a valid license issued by the commissioner. The 1,700 hours must have been completed within 2 years 18 months after the date of issuance of the investigative assistant license but