Course for investigators taught by the national police school (Escuela Nacional de Policía in the statute) or another authorised entity, at the applicant's cost; plus the basic private security course and a psychological examination by a member of the Colegio de Psicólogos (art. 14(d)-(e), art. 36)
Bond or insurance
Occupational risk policy and civil liability policy with the Instituto Nacional de Seguros; minimum liability cover of 50 times the legal minimum salary for individuals and 200 times for companies (art. 13(f)); self-employed applicants may opt out of the occupational risk policy
Renewal
Authorisation lasts 5 years and is renewable for equal periods (art. 11); the detective's ID card is valid for 2 years (art. 36)
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