State v. Guardsmark, Inc.

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

The principal issue to be decided is whether under Iowa law an organization which furnishes its own guards to others but does no investigative work must have a detective license.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety issues detective licenses to applicants who qualify under statutory provisions. The Department investigates applicants, and that takes from four to six weeks. Thereafter applicants take an examination, which is given three times annually in January, May, and September. Successful applicants are then issued a license upon posting a bond and paying a license fee.

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