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| Delaware | |
|---|---|
| Status | Licence required |
| Regulator | Delaware State Police, Professional Licensing Section (for the Board of Examiners of Private Investigative, Private Security and Armored Car Agencies) |
| Who holds the licence | Individuals and agencies |
| Minimum age | 21 |
| Experience | Agency licence: 5 years investigative experience, or service as a police officer who graduated from a certified academy (age 25 for agency) |
| Bond or insurance | Agency: $10,000 surety bond ($5,000 for sole proprietors) and $1,000,000 commercial general liability insurance per occurrence |
| Fees | Class A agency licence $300 (in-state), $500 (out-of-state), $250 (sole proprietor with no employees); agency licence holder application $105 paid through IdentoGO (fingerprints included, varies outside Delaware) |
| Processing time | Individual applications are processed once background results arrive; agency applications wait for the Board's quarterly meeting |
| Renewal | Individual licences and ID cards every 5 years (on the fifth birthday after issue); agency renewals are sent by notification letter and approved by the Board |
| Recording calls | Depends on the setting |
| Firearms | Licensees may carry a weapon only if the Board approves that weapon and they are trained by a Board-approved instructor; concealed carry also needs a Delaware concealed deadly weapons permit (24 Del. C. 1321) |
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