The words and phrases used herein, unless the context otherwise indicates, shall have the following meanings:
DETECTIVE AGENCY: Any person who, as principal or employer, engages in or advertises or holds himself out as being engaged in the private detective or investigative business.
LICENSING AUTHORITY: Shoshone County through its board of county commissioners.
PRIVATE DETECTIVE: Any natural person of either sex who engages in, or who advertises or holds himself out as being engaged in, the private detective business as agent or employee of a duly licensed detective agency or for himself. The words "private detective" shall not include those employed for the limited purposes of night watchman or guard and involves no investigation in the course of their duties.
PRIVATE DETECTIVE OR INVESTIGATIVE BUSINESS: The business of, or the representation of being engaged in the business of, making investigation for hire or reward, with reference to any of the following matters:
A. Detecting, discovering or revealing crime or criminals, or securing secret information or evidence relating thereto;
B. Discovering or revealing the identity, whereabouts, character or actions of any person or thing;
C. The habits, conduct, movements, whereabouts, associations, transactions, reputations or character of any person, firm or corporation;
D. The credibility of witnesses or other persons;
E. The cause, origin or responsibility for fires or accidents or injuries to persons or real or personal property;
F. The truth or falsity of any statement or representation;
G. The business of securing for hire or reward evidence to be used before authorized investigating committees, boards, or in the trial of civil or criminal cases.
Nothing in this chapter shall apply to any officer or employee of the united states, any state, county, city or town, appointed or elected by due authority of law when so employed by such governmental agency; to any person, firm or corporation, whose business is the furnishing of information as to the business and financial standing and credit of persons, firms or corporations; to any person, firm, or corporation inquiring as to financial responsibilities of applicants for insurance, indemnity bonds, or commercial credit; nor to any business employing individuals as night watchmen or security guards hired to prevent theft, fire or similar happenings solely to the employer's property.
SPECIAL DETECTIVE: Those employed as investigators or detectives on a part-time or associated basis and shall be licensed as a private detective and under valid agency license. (Ord. 28, 2-9-1982)