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| Slovenia | |
|---|---|
| Status | Licence required |
| Regulator | Detektivska zbornica Republike Slovenije (Detective Chamber of Slovenia) |
| Who holds the licence | Individuals and agencies |
| Experience | None required; applicants must not have worked for the police, as an authorised official or in defence intelligence in the two years before applying |
| Exam | Yes |
| Training | Professional training for detective candidates (run by the Detective Chamber) before the detective exam; minimum first-cycle (bachelor's) degree |
| Bond or insurance | Detectives and detective companies: liability insurance of at least EUR 42,000 per claim and EUR 84,000 per insurance year (ZDD-2 art. 8) |
| Renewal | Licence has no fixed term: it ends only if the detective gives it up or dies, or the Chamber withdraws it (ZDD-2 art. 22); periodic training every 4 years |
| Continuing education | Periodic training (obdobno usposabljanje) every 4 years, run by the Chamber at least once a year (ZDD-2 art. 32) |
| Reciprocity | EU qualifications recognised under the general system; cross-border or occasional work needs prior permission from the competent authority |
| Recording calls | All-party consent |
| GPS trackers | ZDD-2 art. 39 lists the technical means a detective may use (cameras, audio recorders with written consent, forensic and testing kit, counter-surveillance, field radios); tracking devices are not among them, and covert investigative measures reserved to police are banned (art. 40). Observation is capped at four months per mandate (art. 38). |
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