246 Pa. Super. 180 - In Re Harding’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. ““(a) ‘Private detective business’ shall mean and include the business of private detective, private detective business, the business of investigator, or the business of watch, guard, or patrol agency. “(b) ‘Private detective business’ shall also mean and include, separately or collectively, the making, for hire, reward, or for any consideration whatsoever, of any investigation or investigations for the purpose of obtaining information with reference to any of the following matters, notwithstanding the fact that oth er functions and services may also be performed for fee, hire, or reward: “(1) Crime or wrongs done or threatened against the government of the United States of America or any state or territory of the United States of America. “(2) The identity, habits, conduct, movements, whereabouts, affiliations, transactions, reputation, or character, of any person, group of persons, association, organization, society, other groups of persons, partnership, or corporation. “(3) The credibility of witnesses or other persons. “(4) The whereabouts of missing persons. “(5) The location or recovery of lost or stolen property. “(6) The causes and origin of, or responsibility for, fires, or libels, or losses, or accidents, or damage, or injuries, to real or personal property. “(7) The affiliation, connection, or relation, of any person, partnership, or corporation, with any union, organization, society, or association, or with any official member or representative thereof. “(8) With r”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Sentry Security, Inc.

2. ““. . . regularly employed as a detective ... or member of a city police department of a rank or grade higher than that of patrolman, for a period of not less than three years.” 22 P.S. § 14(a). (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Sentry Security, Inc.