Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXII. Occupations and Professions § 324.1100. Definitions

(1) “Board”, the board of private investigator and private fire investigator examiners established in section 324.1102;

(2) “Client”, any person who engages the services of a private investigator or a private fire investigator;

(3) “Department”, the department of insurance, financial institutions and professional registration;

(4) “Director”, the director of the division of professional registration;

(5) “Division”, the division of professional registration;

(6) “Insurance adjuster”, any person who receives any consideration, either directly or indirectly, for adjusting in the disposal of any claim under or in connection with a policy of insurance or engaging in soliciting insurance adjustment business;

(7) “Law enforcement officer”, a law enforcement officer as defined in section 556.061;

(8) “Organization”, a corporation, trust, estate, partnership, cooperative, or association;

(9) “Person”, an individual or organization;

(10) “Principal place of business”, the place where the licensee maintains a permanent office, which may be a residence or business address;

(11) “Private fire investigation”, the furnishing of, making of, or agreeing to make any investigation of a fire to determine the origin or cause of such fire, or responsibility for such fire;

(12) “Private fire investigator”, any person who receives any consideration, either directly or indirectly, for engaging in private fire investigation;

(13) “Private fire investigator agency”, a person or firm that employees any person to engage in private fire investigations;

(14) “Private investigator”, any person who receives any consideration, either directly or indirectly, for engaging in the private investigator business;

(15) “Private investigator agency”, a person who regularly employs any other person, other than an organization, to engage in the private investigator business;

(16) “Private investigator business”, the furnishing of, making of, or agreeing to make, any investigation for the purpose of obtaining information pertaining to: