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Understanding the Purpose of Licensing and Licensing Boards
Understanding the
Purpose of Licensing and Licensing Boards
Because licensing and licensing boards will play an
essential part in your career as a PI, it will
benefit you greatly to understand their purpose and
requirements.
Purpose of State Licensing of Private Investigators
States require private investigators to obtain a
license for the following reasons:
- To promote the safety and general
welfare of citizens
- To ensure that when a citizen hires
a PI, he or she can be certain that the
PI meets the following standards:
- Has the proper training
and on-the-job experience.
- Is ethical.
- Has undergone a
background check and has a
clean record.
- Is up-to-date on the
latest legal and
technological developments
of the profession.
- Knows the many important
privacy-related laws that
that address the protection
of sensitive personal
information, prohibitions
against false impersonation,
and measures to prevent
identity theft.
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Purpose of State Licensing PI Boards
States created licensing PI boards to promote
effective regulation and enforcement of PI-related
regulations and to develop a highly skilled and
productive workforce. For PIs, they do this by:
- Conducting background investigations
on applicants.
- Administering compliance audits of
licensees.
- Preparing disciplinary matters for
Board review.
- Investigating various complaints of
misconduct of a licensee or unlicensed
activity.
- Providing (in some states) secondary
training and education to the licensees,
especially concerning new privacy issues.
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