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In order to become a private investigator, every state except Alaska,
Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, South Dakota, and
Wyoming require obtaining a private investigator’s license in order to
practice as a private investigator. In all other states, practicing
without a license in is against the law and subject to jail time.
But, what exactly is private investigation? Thirty one of the states
requiring a private investigator’s license define private investigation
as “the investigation by a person or persons for the purpose of
obtaining information with reference to any of the following matters:
The causes and origin of, or responsibility for, fires, libels,
slanders, losses, accidents, damage or injuries to real or personal
property. The business of securing evidence to be used before
investigating committees or boards of award or arbitration or in the
trial of civil or criminal cases and the preparation thereof."
Guidelines for obtaining a private investigator’s license, however, vary
from state to state. In addition, individual counties and cities may
have additional guidelines. For example the city of Fairbanks in Alaska
and the cities of Joplin, Kansas City, St. Joseph, St. Louis, and
Springfield in Missouri have private investigator license requirement,
despite there being no state requirements in these states. Therefore,
when looking to get a private investigator’s license, it is important to
check on both the state and local level to ensure all requirements are
met.
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