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- Alabama
There is no state licensing for private investigation agencies in the state
of Alabama.
You do need a state businerss license. <http://www.ador.state.al.us/>
Check your local county/city rules. Related
State Law
Alaska
At this time there is no P.I. Licensing requirements in Alaska. There is a
Process Server Lic. Requirement through Alaska DPS. The only License a P.I.
needs in Alaska is a State Business Lic. Bob Nesvick, Ketchikan, Alaska <bnesvinv@ktn.net>
Fairbanks City Licensing Law
Arizona
Dept. of Public Safety, Licensing, Box 6638, Phoenix AZ 85005.Phone:(602)
223-2361
Web Site: http://www.dps.state.az.us/
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Private Investigators and Private Security
Agencies
- #1 State Police Plaza Dr. Little Rock, Arkansas 72209 Phone (501) 618-8600
Fax: (501) 618-8621
- Cpl. Wes Adams, Administrator
Web Site:http://www.asp.state.ar.us/pl/pl.html
State Law: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/32/title32.htm
California
- Department Of Consumer Affairs, Licensing Division, Bureau of Security and
Investigative Services
400 "R" Street, Suite 3040, Sacramento, CA 95814-6200 Phone:(800)
952-5210 (916) 445-1254
Web Site:http://www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/
State Law: http://www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/piact.htm
Colorado
There is no statewide control over persons who seek to operate a Detective
business, nor any bonding requirements.
Connecticut
Dept of Public Safety, Division of State Police,294 Colony Street, Meriden
CT 06450 Phone (860) 685-8470 Fax (860) 685-8353
Web Site: http://www.state.ct.us/dps/SLFU/PrivateDetectivesHome.htm
Delaware
Detective Licensing, Delaware State Police, P. O. Box 430, Dover, DE 19903,
(302) 736-5900.
Web Site:http://www.state.de.us/dsp/
District of Columbia
Security Officers Mgmt Branch, Metro Police, Security Unit 2000, 14th St.
NW, Washington, DC 20009. (202) 939-8722
Website: http://mpdc.dc.gov/main.shtm
Florida
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Licensing, Box
6687, Tallahassee FL 32314
Phone (850) 487-0482
Web Site:http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/
Check Investigator License:http://licgweb.dos.state.fl.us/access/individual.html
Handbook http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/investigations/index.html
State Law: http://tinyurl.com/3d935
Georgia
State Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies, 237 Coliseum Drive,
Macon GA 31217. Phone (478) 207-1460
- Web Site: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/detective/default.htm
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Hawaii
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, DCCA-PVL ATT: PDG, P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801, Phone (808) 586-2701
Email: detective@dcca.hawaii.gov
Website: http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl/areas_private_detective.html
State Law: http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/hrs/index.html
Idaho
There is no Licensing Regulatory Agency in the state of Idaho.
Illinois
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, 320 West Washington Street,
3rd Floor, Springfield, IL 62786
Phone (217)785-0800 Fax: (217)782-7645 FAX
Website: http://www.ildpr.com/WHO/dtct.asp
State Law: http://tinyurl.com/4ls6l
Indiana
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, (Attn: Private Detectives Licensing
Board), 302 W. Washington Street, Room E034
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Staff Phone Number: (317) 234-3040 Staff email: pla11@pla.state.in.us
- Website: http://www.in.gov/pla/bandc/detective/
State Law:
http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title25/ar30/
Iowa
Administrative Services Div., Iowa Dept of Public Safety, Wallace State Office
Bldg, Des Moines, IA 50319. (515) 281-3211.
STATE LAW:
http://www.state.ia.us/government/dps/iowacode/cd9780a.htm
Kansas
Bureau of Investigation, 1620 SW Tyler, Topeka KS 66612, Phone (785)
296-8200
Email link page: http://www.accesskansas.org/kbi/email.shtml
Website: http://www.accesskansas.org/kbi/
Kentucky
Kentucky Board of Licensure for Private Investigators,Box 1360, Frankfort
KY 40601, Lisa Shelley Office (502) 564-3296 ext. 239
Fax: (502) 564-4818 Email: Lisa.Shelley@ky.gov
Website: http://occupations.ky.gov/privateinvestigators/
Kentucky Private Investigative License Law: http://24.145.211.47/kpia/legislation.htm
Louisiana
LA State Board of Private Investigators Examiners 2051 Silverside Drive, Suite
190, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone (225) 763-3556 Fax(225) 763-3536 Web site:
http://www.lsbpie.com Email: lsbpie@intersurf.com
Maine
Department of Public Safety, Licensing and Inspection Unit, 164 State House
Station, Augusta, ME 04333, Telephone: (207) 624-8775
Website: http://www.state.me.us/dps/
Maryland
Maryland State Police, PI Licensing Division, 7751 Washington Boulevard, Jessup
MD 20794, Phone: (410) 799-0191 or (800) 525-5555
Website:
http://www.mdsp.maryland.gov/mdsp/default.asp
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.Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Police, Special Licensing Unit, 20 Somerset St., Boston,
MA 02108, Phone 617-727-6128, Fax (617) 727-6021.
Website: http://www.mass.gov/msp/massachu.htm
State Private Investigator Law: http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/147-22.htm
Michigan
Private Security and Investigator Unit,7150 Harris Drive, Lansing,
MI 48913 Phone (517) 322-1966 Fax (517) 322-5551
Department of Consumer & Industry Services, Licensing Division--Private Detectives,
Box 30018, Lansing MI 48909
Phone:(517) 241-5645 or (517) 373-9808
Website:
http://www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-10557_12992_21297---,00.html
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Minnesota
Board of Private Detective & Protective Agent Services, 1430 Maryland Avenue
East, St. Paul MN 55106
Phone: (651)793-2666 Fax: (651)793-7065
Website: http://www.dps.state.mn.us/pdb/
Email: mn.pdb@state.mn.us
State Private Investigator Licensing Law: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/7506/
Mississippi
None
Missouri
None
Montana
Board of Private Security Officers & Investigators, 301 South Park, Room 430
Box 200513, Helena MT 59620 Phone: (406) 841-2300
Website: http://www.discoveringmontana.com/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/psp_board/board_page.asp
Nebraska
Secretary of State, Suite 2300 State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68509. (402) 471-2554.
Web Site: http://www.sos.state.ne.us/Privatedetectives/pd.htm
State Law:
http://www.sos.state.ne.us/Privatedetectives/pdregs.htm
Nevada
Private Investigator's Licensing Board, 100 N. Carson Street, Carson City,
NV 89701-4717, Phone (775) 687-3223
Website: http://ag.state.nv.us/faqs/workingaspi.htm
State Law: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-648.html
New Hampshire
State Police, Div of Licenses and Permits, 10 Hazen Drive, Room 106, Concord
NH 03305 Phone (603) 271-3575
Website: http://www.nh.gov/safety/nhsp/pluda.html
New Jersey
State Police, Dept of Law & Public Safety, Private Detective Unit, P.
O. Box 7068, W. Trenton, NJ 08688-0068. (609) 882-2000.
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/njsp/about/srb.html#pdu
Rules::http://www.state.nj.us/lps/njsp/about/pdet_rules.html
- New Mexico
Private Investigator and Polygraph Board, 2550 Cerrillos Road, P.O. Box 25101,
Santa Fe, NM 87504-5101
Phone: (505)476-4650 Fax: (505) 476-464
Website: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/b&c/pipolygraph/index.htm
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New York
New York State Department of State, Division of Licensing Services
84 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208-3490
E-mail: licensing@dos.state.ny.us
Telephone: (518) 474-4429 Fax: (518) 473-6648
Web Site: http://appsext5.dos.state.ny.us/lcns_public/chk_load
North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Justice, Private Protective Services,1631 Midtown
Place, Suite 104, Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: (919) 716-6400
Web Site: http://www.ncdoj.com/law_enforcement/cle_pps.jsp
State Private Investigator Law: http://tinyurl.com/3jvqy
North Dakota
State of North Dakota Private Investigation and Security Board, 513 Bismarck
Expressway, Suite 5. Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone (701) 222-3063 Email: ndpisb@midco.net
Website: http://www.state.nd.us/pisb/
Licensing Law: http://www.state.nd.us/pisb/elig.html
Ohio
The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Professional Licensing
77 South High Street, 20th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215-6133, (614) 466-4100,
(614) 466-4130
Email: REPLD@com.state.oh.us Website:
http://www.com.state.oh.us/odoc/real/pisgmain.htm
This website gives you state license lookups, links to laws and rules, forms
and publications, contact info and anything else you need to know.
Pennsylvania
No state licensing--done on the county by county level.
Puerto Rico
Police, GPO Box 70166, San Juan, PR 00936. (809) 781-0227.
Rhode Island
Licensed by each city and town by state law.
South Dakota
No state license required. Some cities and towns require a license.
Texas
Texas Commission On Private Security, 4616 Howard Lane #140,Austin, Texas
78728, Phone 512-238-5858, Fax -512-238-5853
Board of Private Investigators & Private Security Agencies, P. O. Box
13509, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711. (512) 463-5545.
Website: http://hera.tcps.state.tx.us/
Law: http://www.tcps.state.tx.us/pi.aspx
- Wisconsin
Department of Regulation and Licensing, PO Box 8935 Madison, WI 53708-8935
Phone: (608) 266-5511 Fax 608) 267-3816. Website: http://www.drl.state.wi.us/Regulation/
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