(A) As set forth in
section 4749.03 of the Revised Code, "two years experience" shall be
defined as a minimum of four thousand working hours over the
twenty-four month period immediately preceding the date an
application for licensure is received by the department of public
safety (department).
(B)
(A) Except
as provided in paragraphs (C)
(B) and (D)
(C) of
this rule, an applicant for a class B license shall have at least
four thousand working hours of experience in investigatory work, an
applicant for a class C license shall have at least four thousand
working hours of experience in security services work, and an
applicant for a class A license shall have at least four thousand
working hours of experience consisting of at least one thousand
working hours of experience in investigatory work and at least one
thousand working hours of experience in security services work, and
the remaining hours of working experience in either investigatory or
security service work, or both. An applicant
must have completed the hours required in this paragraph in the
twenty-four month period immediately preceding the date an
application for licensure is received by the department of public
safety.
(C)
(B)
Equivalent experience such as, but not limited to, specialized
education in criminal justice or law enforcement, or honorable
service in the military police or similar military security position
in any of the branches of the armed forces of the United States, or
significant experience as a law enforcement officer, as defined in
division (A)(11) of section
2901.01 of the Revised
Code, or as a peace officer as defined in division (B) of section
2935.01 of the Revised
Code obtained within the last ten years prior to the date of
application, may be deemed by the director of public safety to be
sufficient to satisfy the experience requirement.
(D)
(C) If specialized education as defined in
paragraph (C)
(B) of this rule is submitted as equivalent
experience, an applicant for a class A license shall also have at
least one thousand working hours of experience in investigatory work
and at least one thousand working hours in security services work, an
applicant for a class B license shall have at least two thousand
working hours of experience in investigatory work, and an applicant
for a class C license shall have at least two thousand working hours
of experience in security services work.
(E)
(D)
Equivalent experience such as, but not limited to, management in the
business of private investigation, management in the business of
security services, or both, may be deemed by the director of public
safety to be sufficient to satisfy the experience requirement as
defined in paragraph (A) of this rule.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 4501:7-1-06
Effective:
3/1/2021
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
6/26/2020 and
06/01/2025
Promulgated Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority:
4749.02
Rule Amplifies:
4749.03
Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/1970, 08/10/1989,
02/15/1998, 11/16/2001, 10/07/2004,
01/01/2015
