Utah Private Investigator Licensing Requirement Changes Affect Process Servers

• May 06, 2014
• by Kimberly Faber
• Associations
• Legislation

On April 1st, changes to the private investigator licensing in Utah were signed into law. Senate Bill 53 modified a portion of the Private Investigator Regulation Act, the Process Server Act, and other portions, specifically amending provisions governing the licensing and requirements of private investigators.

Highlighted Provisions

The bill . . .

• requires the Bureau of Criminal Identification to provide renewal notices to licensed private investigators;
• extends the time that a licensee can renew a license after expiration;
• modifies the experience requirements for licensure;
• requires that an applicant for a licensure renewal be a resident of the state;
• modifies license and registration fees;
• modifies the information a process server, including a private investigator when acting as a process server, is required to include in a return of service; and
• makes technical changes.

Licensees will now receive notice when their license is up for renewal.

Key changes for process servers:

• The date and time of service must now be documented on the front page of the document being served
• The process server's name and telephone number must be printed on the return of service.
• If the process server is a peace officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff, the badge number of the process server must be printed on the return of service.
• If the process server is a private investigator, the private investigator's identification number must be printed on the return of service.

Amendments to Private Investigator Regulations

If you are having trouble viewing the regulations, click Amendments to Private Investigator Regulations.