Experience requirements

(1) In addition to the requirements of Sections 58-92-303 and 58-92-304 an applicant for: (a) a private investigator agent license shall demonstrate in a form the division approves a minimum of 5,000 hours of investigative experience; and (b) a private investigator registrant license shall demonstrate in a form the division approves a minimum of 2,000 hours of investigative experience. (2) An applicant for a private investigator apprentice is not required to demonstrate any hours of investigative experience. (3) An applicant may obtain the hours of investigative experience required under Subsection (1) as: (a) a licensed private investigator registrant or private investigator apprentice; (b) an investigator in the private sector; (c) an investigator for an agency or branch of the federal government; or (d) an investigator for the state, county, or municipal government. (4) At least 1,000 hours of the investigative experience required under Subsection (1)(b) shall have been performed in the 10 years before the day on which the applicant submits an application for licensure. (5) If an applicant is unable to supply written certification of experience from an employer in whole or in part, an applicant may offer written certification from a person other than an employer covering the same subject matter for consideration by the division. (6) The burden of proving completion of the required experience is on the applicant and the division may verify or reject any part of an applicant's certification under a rule the division makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.