24.182.403    PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD

(1) Effective July 1, 2024, each private security firm and electronic security firm must, for each security guard or alarm installer they employ:  

(a) provide a laminated photograph identification card using the design specifications in (2);  

(b) update the card when the photograph does not clearly and accurately represent the appearance of the individual;

(c) require the individual to wear or carry the card while performing services and show it upon request; and

(d) collect the card when the employment relationship ends.

(2) Each card must be the size of a standard credit card laminated or made with durable materials and contain the following on the front of the card: 

(a) a clear, recent photograph of the individual displayed prominently on the card;

(b) the first and last name of the individual;

(c) the individual's license type;

(d)  the name of the firm;

(e)  the supervising private investigator if applicable;

(f) the individual's license number preceded by the words "the Department of Labor and Industry License Number";

(g) the card issuance date; and

(h) the QR code from the department-issued license.

(3) Each private investigator and any trainee under the private investigator's supervision must carry a photographic identification card described in (2).

History: 37-60-202, MCA; IMP, 37-60-407, MCA; NEW, 1984 MAR p. 589, Eff. 4/13/84; AMD, 1987 MAR p. 1779, Eff. 10/16/87; TRANS, from Commerce, & AMD, 2005 MAR p. 1926, Eff. 10/7/05; AMD, 2017 MAR p. 1957, Eff. 10/28/17; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 1744, Eff. 12/9/23.