Partnerships no longer eligible for private detective or protective agent licenses

Partnerships will be removed from the class of parties entitled to apply for a license from the Board of Private Detectives and Protective Agent Services.

This change will allow the board to have full access to the FBI’s criminal records databases to vet private detective or protective agent license applicants.

If a corporation is the license applicant, its chief executive officer, chief financial officer, qualified representative and Minnesota manager must all meet the licensing requirements (rather than just one member of the corporation under current law) and submit fingerprints for a criminal history check.

Rep. Jeff Witte (R-Lakeville) and Sen. Warren Limmer (R-Maple Grove) sponsor the law that takes effect Aug. 1, 2026.

HF4151*/SF3827/CH83

HF4151* / SF3827 / CH83