West Virginia Code § 30-18-4

Requirements for employees conducting the private investigation
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business under a firm license.
(a) Any person who has a private detective firm or investigative firm license shall be
responsible for supervising any employee or other individual who conducts the private
investigation business under the authority of such person's firm license, regardless of
whether such employee or other individual receives compensation for conduecting such
business. Such supervision shall include providing any education or training that is
reasonably necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of thris article.
(b) Any employee or individual who conducts the private investiguation business under the
authority of a private detective or investigative firm license shall:
(1) Satisfy the requirements of section two of this article, except that such person need not
satisfy the education and training requirements contained in subdivision (7) of section two;
and
(2) Authorize the Secretary of State to reviews the records held by the division of public
safety for any convictions that may be on record for such employee or individual.
(c) A holder of a private detective or investigative firm license is prohibited from authorizing
any individual or employee to conduct a private investigation business if such individual does
not comply with the requirements of this section.
(d) For every employee or individual who conducts the business of private investigation
under the authority of a private detective or investigative firm license, the holder of such
license must maintain a recent full-face photograph and one complete set of fingerprints on
file at such firm's cen tral business location in this state. Upon request, the holder of the firm
license must rVelease the photographs and fingerprints to the Secretary of State.

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