493.6203  License requirements.--In addition to the license requirements set forth elsewhere in this chapter, each individual or agency shall comply with the following additional requirements:

(1)  Each agency or branch office shall designate a minimum of one appropriately licensed individual to act as manager, directing the activities of the Class "C" or Class "CC" employees.

(2)  An applicant for a Class "MA" license shall have 2 years of lawfully gained, verifiable, full-time experience, or training in:

(a)  Private investigative work or related fields of work that provided equivalent experience or training;

(b)  Work as a Class "CC" licensed intern;

(c)  Any combination of paragraphs (a) and (b);

(d)  Experience described in paragraph (a) for 1 year and experience described in paragraph (e) for 1 year;

(e)  No more than 1 year using:

1.  College coursework related to criminal justice, criminology, or law enforcement administration; or

2.  Successfully completed law enforcement-related training received from any federal, state, county, or municipal agency; or

(f)  Experience described in paragraph (a) for 1 year and work in a managerial or supervisory capacity for 1 year.

(3)  An applicant for a Class "M" license shall qualify for licensure as a Class "MA" manager as outlined under subsection (2) and as a Class "MB" manager as outlined under s. 493.6303(2).

(4)  An applicant for a Class "C" license shall have 2 years of lawfully gained, verifiable, full-time experience, or training in one, or a combination of more than one, of the following:

(a)  Private investigative work or related fields of work that provided equivalent experience or training.

(b)  College coursework related to criminal justice, criminology, or law enforcement administration, or successful completion of any law enforcement-related training received from any federal, state, county, or municipal agency, except that no more than 1 year may be used from this category.

(c)  Work as a Class "CC" licensed intern.

(5)  A Class "CC" licensee shall serve an internship under the direction and control of a designated sponsor, who is a Class "C," Class "MA," or Class "M" licensee.

(6)  In addition to any other requirement, an applicant for a Class "G" license shall satisfy the firearms training set forth in s. 493.6115.