Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §8109-A is enacted to read:

§8109-A.__Confidentiality of personal information

If the commissioner requires an applicant or licensee to provide a personal residence address, telephone number or e- mail address for the purposes of original licensure or license renewal, the commissioner may not disclose that information to any person except as required by law.

Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §8112, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 126, §2, is amended to read:

§8112. Ineligibility of public officials

No A person is not eligible for a license under this chapter who if that person derives plenary or special law enforcement powers from the State or any political subdivision thereof of the State. This section does not apply to an investigative consultant.__For the purposes of this section, "investigative consultant" means a person licensed under this chapter who has entered into a contract with a law enforcement agency in this State to provide investigative services or consultation to the law enforcement agency.__An investigative consultant is subject to all confidentiality requirements of the law enforcement agency with which the investigative consultant is under contract.

Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §8114, sub-§2, ķA, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 126, §2, is amended to read:

A. To make any representation which, including, but not limited to, presentation of a badge, that suggests, or which that would reasonably cause another person to believe, that he the licensed private investigator is a sworn peace officer of this State, any political subdivision thereof, or any other state or of the Federal Government;

SUMMARY

This bill makes several changes to the current licensing requirements for private investigators. The bill allows, under certain circumstances, a private investigator licensed in a state or territory that has a reciprocal agreement with Maine to conduct an investigation in Maine without a Maine private investigator's license. The bill also requires a private investigative assistant to complete 1,700 hours of employment,