75-7b15. Records and reports; inspection, enforcement and investigation by attorney general; subpoena; unlawful acts; misdemeanor. (a) Each private detective or detective agency operating as provided in this act, shall be required to keep a complete record of the business transactions of such detective or detective agency, and shall retain such records for at least three years.

(b) Upon the service of a subpoena issued by the attorney general or court order of a court of competent jurisdiction which is based on the complaint, supported by oath or affirmation and particularly describing the records and reports, any licensed private detective who is the owner, partner, director, corporate officer or custodian of records of business transactions shall give free and full opportunity to inspect the same and to inspect reports made. Any information obtained by the attorney general shall be kept confidential, except as may be necessary to commence and prosecute any legal proceedings. The subpoenas issued by the attorney general to private detective licensees shall comply with any confidentiality standards or legal limitations imposed by privacy acts, fair credit reporting acts, polygraph acts, judicially-recognized privileged communications and the bill of rights of both the United States and Kansas constitutions.

(c) For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this act, and in making investigations relating to any violation thereof or to the character, competency and integrity of the applicants or licensees hereunder, and for the purpose of investigating the business, business practices and business methods of any applicant or licensee, the attorney general shall have limited power to subpoena as heretofore defined, and bring before the attorney general any person in this state and require the production of any books, records or papers which the attorney general deems relevant to the inquiry.

(d) The attorney general also may administer an oath to and take the testimony of any person, or cause such person's deposition to be taken.

(e) A subpoena issued under this section shall be governed by the code of civil procedure. Any person duly subpoenaed, who fails to obey such subpoena without reasonable cause or objection or without such cause refuses to be examined or to answer any legal or pertinent question as to the character or qualification of such applicant or licensee or such applicant's or licensee's business, business practices and methods or such violations, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be guilty of a class A nonperson misdemeanor.

(f) The testimony of witnesses in any investigative proceeding shall be under oath, and willful false swearing in any such proceeding shall be perjury.

History: L. 1972, ch. 315, § 15; L. 1998, ch. 183, § 11; July 1.