Maryland Business Occupations and Professions Section 13-303

      (a)      In this section, "organized police agency" means:

            (1)      a police department of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State;

            (2)      a private police department that is allowed to enroll its officers in approved Maryland Police Training Commission schools and academies; or

            (3)      a law enforcement agency of the United States, of any state, or of any county or municipal corporation of any state.

      (b)      An individual applicant or, if the applicant is a firm, the representative member shall have:

            (1)      at least 5 years of experience as a full-time certified or licensed private detective;

            (2)      at least:

                  (i)      5 years of experience as a full-time police officer with an organized police agency; and

                  (ii)      completed successfully a police officer training course that is recognized and approved by the Maryland Police Training Commission;

            (3)      at least 3 years of experience in an investigative capacity as a detective while serving as a police officer with an organized police agency;

            (4)      at least:

                  (i)      3 years of experience in an investigative capacity in any unit of the United States, of the State, or of a county or municipal corporation of the State for the purpose of law enforcement; and

                  (ii)      completed successfully the police officer training required by the Maryland Police Training Commission; or

            (5)      at least:

                  (i)      5 years of experience as a full-time fire investigator for a fire department or law enforcement agency of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State; and

                  (ii)      completed successfully the training certified by the Maryland Police Training Commission or the Maryland Fire-Rescue Education and Training Commission.