§ 17-40-202 - Members -- Qualifications.
17-40-202. Members -- Qualifications.
(a) The Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies shall be composed of seven (7) members as follows:
(1) One (1) citizen who is not registered under this chapter and who is not employed by the same person as any other member of the board, appointed by the Governor from a list of three (3) names submitted by the Arkansas Sheriffs Association, subject to confirmation by the Senate;
(2) One (1) municipal law enforcement officer or his or her designee, appointed by the Governor from a list of three (3) names submitted by the Arkansas Municipal Police Association, subject to confirmation by the Senate;
(3) One (1) member who is registered under this chapter, who is a Class A or Class D licensee, who has been engaged for a period of five (5) consecutive years as a private investigator, and who is not employed by the same person as any other member of the board, appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate;
(4) One (1) member who is registered under this chapter, who has been employed for a period of five (5) consecutive years by a security services contractor, and who is not employed by the same person as any other member of the board, appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate;
(5) One (1) polygraph examiner who is registered under 17-39-101 et seq., who has been engaged for a period of five (5) consecutive years as a polygraph examiner, and who is not employed by the same person as any other member of the board, appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate;
(6) One (1) member in business with contract security service responsibilities that does not hold a license under this chapter, appointed by the Governor from a list of three (3) names submitted by the Arkansas Chapter of the American Society of Industrial Security, subject to confirmation by the Senate; and
(7) One (1) member who is registered under this chapter, who has been engaged for a period of five (5) consecutive years in the alarms systems profession, and who is not employed by the same person as any other member of the board, appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(b) The experience qualifications prescribed for membership on the board in subsection (a) of this section shall be satisfied by experience of five (5) years in the particular field as a police officer in the State of Arkansas or in the armed forces of the United States, or both.