How to Become a Private Investigator
Alabama
There is no P.I. licensing requirement in Alabama, although some cities, such as Birmingham and Mobile, have their own, and a state business license is required to operate any business in Alabama.
State Law
State P.I. Association
Alaska
There is no P.I. licensing requirement in Alaska, although some cities, such as Fairbanks, have their own, and a state business license is required to operate any business in Alaska.
City of Fairbanks
State P.I. Association
Arizona
Dept. of Public Safety, Licensing Division
P. O. Box 6328
Phoenix, AZ 85005
(602) 223-2361.
Web Site | No Web License Check Available
State Law (scroll down to chapter 24)
State P.I. Association | State P.I. Association #2 NEW!
Arkansas
Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies
#1 State Police Plaza Dr.
Little Rock, Arkansas 72209
(501) 618-8600
State P.I. Association
State Police web site – contact for further information
Fees and exemptions
California
Licensing Division, Bureau of Security and Investigative Services
400 R Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(800) 952-5210
Web Site | License Check
State law
State P.I. Association | State P.I. Association Members
Colorado
None required.
State P.I. Association
Connecticut
Department of Public Safety, Division of State Police
294 Colony St.
Meriden, CT 06450-2098
Current Licensee List (PDF)
Web site
State P.I. Association | State P.I. Association Members
Delaware
Detective Licensing, Delaware State Police
P. O. Box 430
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 672-5304
State Police Web Site
District of Columbia
Security Officers Management Branch, Metro Police
Security Unit 2000
14th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 671-0500
Florida
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Division of Licensing, Bureau of License Issuance
P.O. Box 6687
Tallahassee, Fla. 32314-6687
(850) 488-5381
Web Site | License Check
State Law
State P.I. Association
Georgia
State Board of Private Security Agencies
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
(478) 207-1460
License Check (Individuals not agencies)
License Check (Agencies not individuals)
Web Site
State Law
Hawaii
Board of Private Detectives & Guards
DCCA, PVL, Licensing Branch
1010 Richards St.
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801.
(808) 586-3000 or (808) 586-2701
License check (Use code PD for individuals, PDA for firms)
Idaho
No license required by the state.
Illinois
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
320 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
Web page
State law
State P.I. Association
Indiana
Private Detective Licensing Board
100 N. Senae Ave., Rm 1021
Indiana Government Center North
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2246
(317) 232-2980
Web Page | License Check
State Law
Iowa
Administrative Services Division, Iowa Department of Public Safety
Wallace State Office Bldg.
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 725-6230
State law
State P.I. Association
Kansas
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
1620 SW Tyler
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-8200
License Check
Web Site
State P.I. Association
Kentucky
License Check
State website
Copy of new state licensing law
State P.I. Association
Louisiana
L.S.B.P.I.E.
2051 Silverside Drive, Suite 190
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Web Site | License Check
State P.I. Association
Maine
State Police Licensing Division
State House Station #164
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-7216
State Law
State P.I. Association
Maryland
Maryland State Police, PI Licensing Division
Jessup, MD
(410) 653-4500, ext. 3, then ext. 1
No Web License Check Available | State Law
State P.I. Association | Other State P.I. Association
Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Police
Special Licensing Unit
485 Maple Street
Danvers, MA 01923
978-538-6128 voice
978-538-6021 fax
All Licensees List (XLS File) | All Licensees List (Google HTML Page of XLS file)
State P.I. Association
Michigan
The Department of Consumer & Industry Services
P.O. Box 30018
Lansing, Michigan 48909
(517) 241-5645
Web Site | License Check
State Law (use arrows beside ‘Documents’ to navigate through pages)
State P.I. Association
Minnesota
Department of Public Safety Private Detective & Protective Agent Services Board
445 Minnesota St.St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 793-2666
Web Site | No Web License Check Available
State law
State P.I. Association
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Oklahoma
Council on Law Enforcement Education & Training
Private Security Division
P. O. Box 11476-Cimarron Station
Oklahoma City, OK 73136-0476
(405) 239-5110
State Law
State P.I. Association
Oregon
Department of Public Safety Standards and Training
4190 Aumsville Hwy SE
Salem, Oregon 97317
Phone: 503-378-8531
Fax: 503-378-4600
Web Site | License Check
State law
State P.I. Association
Pennsylvania
State law
State P.I. Association
Puerto Rico
Policia De Puerto Rico
GPO Box 70166
San Juan, PR 00936
(787) 793-1234
Rhode Island
State of Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
345 Harris Ave.
Providence, RI 29221
(401) 277-2000
State Law
South Carolina
State Law Enforcement Division
Regulatory Services
P. O. Box 21398
Columbia, SC 29221-1398
(803) 896-7015
Fax: (803) 896-7041
State Law (Pop Up Word File) | State Website | No web license check available
State P.I. Association | State P.I. Association Members
South Dakota
No P.I. license, but business license through Department of Revenue required.
Main Department of Revenue Office number: 800-829-9188
State Revenue Offices
Tennessee
Department of Commerce & Insurance
Private Protective Services Division
500 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-1158
(615) 741-6382
Web Site | License Check
State P.I. Association
Texas
Texas Commission on Private Security
4930 S. Congress, Suite C-305
Austin, TX 78745
P. O. Box 13509
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 463-5545
FAX: (512) 452-2307License Check
Web Site
State Law
State P.I. Association
Utah
Department of Public Safety & Law Enforcement Services
Bureau of Regulatory Licensing
4501 South 2700 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
(801) 965-4544State Website (No online license verification available.)
State Law
State P.I. Association
Vermont
Board of Private Investigative and Armed Security Services
Office of Professional Regulation
109 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05609-1101
(802) 828-2837
Web Site
State Law
State P.I. Association | State P.I. Association Members
Virginia
Department of Criminal Justice Services
Private Security Section
P.O. Box 10110
Richmond, Virginia 23240-9998
(804) 786-4700License Check
State Law (click on Legislative & Regulator link, to left of screen)
State P.I. Association
Another State P.I. Association
Washington
Department of Licensing, Public Protection Unit
405 Black Lake Boulevard
P.O. Box 9649
Olympia, WA 98507-9649
Web Site
State Law
State P.I. Association (WALI) | State P.I. Association Members
Pacific Northwest Association of InvestigatorsWest Virginia
Secretary of State
Licensing Division
Private Investigator Licensing
Charleston, WV 25301
Web site | License Check
Info on requirements (Scroll down to S.)Wisconsin
Department of Regulation & Licensing
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
(608) 266-0829
Web site | Individual License Check | Agency License Check
State P.I. AssociationWyoming
Regulated by local jurisdictions.
Mississippi
None required.
MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 4484
Meridian, MS 39304
Missouri
P.O. Box 720
Jefferson City, MO 65102
None required on the state level, but Kansas City, St Louis, Joplin, St Joseph and Springfield require licensing.
Montana
Board of Private Security Patrol Officers and Investigators
301 S Park, Room 430
PO Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
(406) 841-2387, Fax: (406) 841-2309
Web Site | License Check
Nebraska
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Suite 2300
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2554
Web site | Agency List PDF | Individual License PDF
State law
Nevada
Private Investigator’s Licensing Board
3476 Executive Pointe Way, Suite 14
Carson City, NV 89706
(775) 687-3223
Current Licensee List
Employees of Licensees
State law
New Hampshire
State Police
Division of Licenses and Permits
Hazen DR., Concord, NH 03305
(603) 271-3575
State Law | No web license check available
State P.I. Association | State P.I. Association Members
New Jersey
State Police
Department of Law & Public Safety
Private Detective Unit
P. O. Box 7068
W. Trenton, NJ 08688-0068
(609) 633-9352
Web site | No web license check available
State P.I. Association | State P.I. Association Members
New Mexico
Bureau of Private Investigators
P.O. Box 25101
Santa Fe, NM 87504
(505) 476-7080
License Check
Web Site
State Law
New York
Department of State
Division of Licensing Services
84 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208-3490
License Check (Business name search only.)
Web site
State Law
State P.I. Association
North Carolina
Private Protective Services Board
1631 Midtown Place, Suite 104
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 875-3611
(919) 875-3609 fax
Website | License Check (.PDF)
State P.I. Association
North Dakota
Private Investigative & Security Board
P.O. Box 7026
Bismarck, ND 58505
(701) 222-3063
Web Site | License Check
Ohio
Divison of Homeland Security/PI/SG Unit
1970 W. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43223
office: (614) 466-4130
fax: (614) 752-6380
e-mail: pisg@dps.state.oh.us
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How To Find A Long Lost Loved One Or Friend
Have you lost touch with your best childhood friend? For some of us, we have not seen or heard from them in many years, but remember fondly the good times we shared while growing up. Imagine what it would be like to see them again…the stories you could share…the times forgotten that are brought back to life! It would be like reliving those good times all over again, if only for a moment!
Being able to love and laugh again with old friends is a joy to cherish.
Perhaps you have wondered what ever happened to a lost love. Or you have a close family member or loved one that has gone missing from your life. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could see them again?
But how do you go about locating a person? How do you even get started trying to find an old friend or loved one? And what if they don’t want to be found? Is there any way to find them?
Thanks to advances in technology, today it is possible to locate a person in many ways. The Internet is full of billions of bytes of data, some of which may be the very information you are seeking. With a little patience and technical know-how, you may be able to locate your long lost loved one or friend through an Internet People Finder Search .
First, gather up any information you can get about the person you are trying to find. Basic information like their name, last known address or phone number, their social security number, or any email addresses they may have used will get you started. Information like where they lived and when, or their birth date, may turn up some clues in your search.
Here in the USA, a person’s social security number is used for many things that can help you locate a person. They must use that number to get a job, to get unemployment benefits, to get any social security or medicaid benefits, to get a bank account, to get a loan, to rent an apartment or buy a home, to register for school, and a myriad of other things. Some of this information is public information that you can access if you look in the right places. If you can find out their social security number, you can find out where they are now.
Another bit of information that can help you to locate a long lost loved one or friend is their email address. Once you can get that, you can find them also. Using a reverse email search, you can locate anyone that has used the Internet for communicating by email, at forums, in chatrooms, or on social sites.
Even a Google search for their name or any other information you have about them can turn up a clue as to their whereabouts.
If you feel that it is too overwhelming or time consuming for you to chase down these clues, you can still locate a person by visiting one of the online companies that will do this for you. For example, EmailRevealer.com is well known and trusted in this field. Simply order your search from them, and they will used their advanced technology to find your childhood friend, your long lost love, or any other person you may want to locate.
Good luck with your search, and have many joyful reunions!
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Why Hiring a Professional Is the Best Way to Do an Email Trace
If you have decided to do an e-mail trace, you might want to consider hiring a professional investigator to do the trace for you. A professional investigator can trace the e-mail that was sent to you and not only find out who the sender is but tell you from where the sender has been e-mailing you. Here are a few reasons you should think about hiring a professional instead of doing the tracing yourself:
Traces can be difficult because the person e-mailing you might not want to be found. Luckily there are ways around this—if you know what you are doing. If you don’t have experience, this can be a tough search.
There are plenty of tools available to help you with your e-mail trace. The internet is helpful because there are plenty of websites that offer reverse e-mail lookups. If, however, you aren’t sure about the circumstances surrounding your e-mail, you should seriously think about hiring a professional investigator to do the trace for you. A professional will be able to locate the sender, tell you who they are and where they are.
What’s more, when you hire a private investigator to trace an e-mail your identity is kept confidential. This can be especially helpful if someone is using e-mail to harass you. If you feel like you’ve been harassed, the last thing that you want to do is make it obvious that you are the person doing the searching.
Another reason you might want to hire a professional investigator involves cyber stalking and the defamation of your character. A professional investigator will have the best tools and access to the best information available to help you figure out who has been stalking you and defaming you via e-mail tracing.
Yet another reason not to do the e-mail tracing yourself is that, while there are websites that offer free tracing, most of them are out of date. Free tracing services and websites aren’t usually kept up to date because there is no financial incentive for it. A private investigation company will be able to access the newest software available and their e-mail traces will be fast and reasonably priced. This helps you stay under the radar while you find out who has been e-mailing you.
A private investigator will be able to furnish you with your sender’s name, address, phone number, place of employment, internet browser, computer operating system and a lot of other information—really, whatever they turn up will be presented to you.
The internet can be a scary place and because you won’t ever be able to be sure who has been harassing you without help, you shouldn’t put off hiring a professional investigator to trace your e-mails. A professional will do the hard work for you and help you stop the harassment in its tracks.
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10 Reasons Why YOU May Want To Become an EmailRevealer.com Affiliate
As an affiliate marketer, do you like to keep a sharp lookout for lucrative niches that can bring you some new, substantial, income streams?
Imagine discovering a niche where thousands of hungry buyers – desperate for a solution – search the Internet every month, and yet the masses of other affiliate marketers haven’t got a clue! Now put yourself into the picture. YOU are the one leading those desperate customers to the solution they seek! One after another, they whip out that credit card and gratefully purchase the product you so conveniently recommended to them.
Does this sound like the stuff your dreams are made of? Perhaps it does, but you can make it your reality today, with Ed Opperman’s EmailRevealer.com affiliate program!
Master affiliate marketers search out these niches that have high customer demand and low competition. This is one technique which brings them the big bucks. One such niche today is online investigations. Jump on this niche now, and you can enjoy the privileges reserved for only the best!
EmailRevealer.com has the perfect affiliate program to help bring you success in this niche. Why? There are lots of reasons, and here are 10 of them that can make a real difference in your paycheck:
1. Email Revealer has thoroughly established itself as one of the leading companies in this niche. Your customers can buy with confidence from an established authority. Any Google search for relevant terms, such as online infidelity investigation or cyber investigations, points to Email Revealer as THE place to trust.
2. Ed Opperman, the owner of Email Revealer, is personally involved in the day to day operation of the company. What this means to you is that you always have someone who really cares to answer your important questions.
3. The market for this particular niche is huge. There are literally thousands of people looking for help with tracking down missing people, checking to see if their spouse is cheating on them, or finding out who is harassing them online. In spite of this great demand, few affiliate marketers have discovered this goldmine.
4. The EmailRevealer.com affiliate program makes it easy for you to start making money right away. It only takes a few minutes to complete the affiliate application. As soon as you’re done, you’re in! You get instant, automatic approval.
5. The generous commission structure puts more money in your wallet per sale than most affiliate products on the market today.
6. Do you worry about another affiliate stealing your sales? You can rest easy with this affiliate program. When your prospect visits EmailRevealer.com through your affiliate link, they get a 30 day cookie. This means that if they leave the site, whenever they return for the next 30 days you will still be credited with their sale – even if they come back through another affiliate’s link!
7. Ed Opperman pays your affiliate commissions directly to your Paypal account. You get the ease and convenience of direct payments to the largest payment processor on the Net. No waiting for your check to arrive in the mail!
8. You’ll never have to wonder if your ad campaigns are working, because an email is instantly sent to you every time you make a sale. Not only does this provide you with ongoing motivation, but you can monitor your campaigns in real time.
9. Your privacy and security is protected. No one has access to your affiliate stats except for you.
10. Last, but not least, with the EmailRevealer.com affiliate program, the world is your marketplace. Cyber investigations is an international industry, and people all over the planet need, want, and use Email Revealer services. As an affiliate, YOU can be the one bringing it to them, and earning some great commissions for your recommendations.
Are 10 great reasons enough to get you excited? Now is the time to take action! Now is your chance to get in early and rake in the profits before the news of this highly lucrative niche spreads to the masses. Ed Opperman will be glad to help you get acquainted with this unique niche through the EmailRevealer.com affiliate program. Go for it!
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10 Reasons To Do A Reverse Email Search
The Internet is an amazing community within which a multiplicity of good things can and do take place continuously. Conversely, there is a dark side, one that many people are unaware. Some however, know it all too well from first hand experience.
Online lurkers and harassers can’t hide any longer because there are various ways to search, track and reveal who they are. If you’re experiencing online harassment through email or blog posts directed toward you a little tool called reverse e-mail search can reveal the identity of your antagonist and put a stop to it.
Not only does such correspondence make you uncomfortable but further depletes your sense of safety and security. Moreover, that’s just one of several reasons why you might like to do a reverse e-mail search; let’s examine some others:
1. Getting email is a necessary part of online life yet you’re finding that just one person is sending you more than normal. You’re becoming somewhat uneasy.
2. It isn’t apparent why you are receiving this unwanted email. What’s worse, you’re not even sure if you know or do not know the sender. You need immediate help.
3. Suddenly, you’re receiving tons of unwanted junk email. Although it seems to be coming from an unknown place, you want to uncover the source and stop it.
4. With unwanted emails comes the threat of damaging spy ware, malware, viruses, and Trojans that can take down your computer, destroy all of your work and completely crash your hard drive.
5. Spam is annoying but you do expect to get at least some daily. However, fear intrudes when your spam compliment is multiplying beyond normal expectations. Spam filters don’t seem to help any longer; it’s now become more than just a small annoyance.
6. A new source sent an email requesting you provide some sensitive information. Determining the legitimacy of the person and the request will help ensure that your job and its confidentiality remain in tact.
7. Character assassination is easy when one is hiding behind the anonymity of the Internet. But, you can stop it by using reverse e-mail search as a means to uncover the culprit and make them accountable for their actions.
8. Keeping track of your children is important to you but it seems that someone else is tracking them via emails also. You need to know immediately who is responsible.
9. Some emails you’re receiving contain veiled threats of harm to you, family, friends, co-workers, etc. This has gone beyond harassment; it has now moved into the area of criminal intent.
10. Although you’re experiencing this, you’re limited in what you can do about it. That’s when the services of highly skilled professionals are necessary to conduct reverse e-mail searches. They’ll get results you can rely upon to help you stop the harassment.
These 10 reasons to do a reverse e-mail search can provide you with some peace of mind in the sometimes-threatening world of the Internet. Whether you do it yourself or hire someone to do it for you, the results can be worthwhile.
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