RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 478 (SB 86) 2024 Regular Session Edmonds
Prior law required the La. State Board of Private Investigator Examiners (board) to assess
the following nonrefundable fees on a private investigator agency:
(1) Application fee - $50.00.
(2) Examination fee - $50.00.
(3) Reexamination fee - $25.00.
(4) Initial license fee - $250.00.
(5) Annual Renewal license fee - $250.00.
(6) Replacement fee for a lost, destroyed, or mutilated license - $25.00.
New law retains certain prior law fees, including the application fee, and license replacement
fee, and increases other fees, including the examination fee from $50 to $100, the
reexamination fee from $25 to $50, the initial license fee from $250 to $300, and the annual
renewal license fee from $250 to $300.
Prior law required the board to assess the following nonrefundable fees on a private
investigator or apprentice investigator:
(1) Application fee - $50.00.
(2) Examination fee - $50.00.
(3) Reexamination fee - $25.00.
(4) Initial license fee per investigator or apprentice - $100.00.
(5) Annual Renewal license fee - $100.00.
New law retains certain prior law fees, including the application fee, and increases other fees,
including the examination fee from $50 to $100, the reexamination fee from $25 to $50, the
initial license fee per individual or apprentice from $100 to $150, and the annual renewal
license fee from $100 to $150.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 37:3516(A)(1) and (2))

Statutes affected:
SB86 Original: 37:3516(A)(1)
SB86 Engrossed: 37:3516(A)(1)
SB86 Enrolled: 37:3516(A)(1)
SB86 Act : 37:3516(A)(1)