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Attorney General Opinion No.

Kansas Attorney General Reports

Decided March 4, 1998Published

1Opinion of the Court

Larry Welch, Director Kansas Bureau of Investigation 1620 S.W. Tyler Topeka, Kansas 66612

Dear Mr. Welch:

As Director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, you ask whether the Kansas Private Investigative or Security Operations Act (Act) requires persons who conduct polygraph examinations to be licensed as private detectives. Under the Act (with enumerated exemptions) it is unlawful for any person to engage in detective business unless licensed. K.S.A. 75-7b02; 75-7b03. Detective business is defined as:

The furnishing of, making of or agreeing to make any investigation for the purpose of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. WebberSupreme Court of Kansas · 1996
  2. State v. BlosserSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
  3. United States v. GalbrethDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1995
  4. Mason v. PeasleeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
  5. Lavine v. WrightDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1976

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