State Licensing Information:
NO PI LICENSE NEEDED
If you fall into the following Categories:
- NO LICENSE NEEDED FOR Private Investigator or any person regularly employed as special agent, detective or investigator exclusively by one employer in connection with the affairs of that employer only
- NO LICENSE NEEDED FOR Private Investigator employe of any such company while performing any investigatory activities engaged in by his employer
- NO LICENSE NEEDED FOR Private Investigators in the employment of credit bureaus
- NO LICENSE NEEDED FOR Private Investigators employed by insurance companies to investigate the personal habits and financial responsibility of applicants for insurance, indemnity bonds, or commercial credit,
- NO LICENSE NEEDED FOR Private Investigators employed by insurance companies to investigate claimants under insurance policies,
- NO LICENSE NEEDED FOR Private Investigates or any person, partnership, association, or corporation or any bureau or agency, whose business is exclusively the furnishing of information as to the business and financial standing and credit responsibility of persons, partnerships, associations, or corporations;
- NO LICENSE NEEDED FOR Private Investigators whose corporation is duly authorized by the Commonwealth to operate a fire alarm protection business,
- NO LICENSE NEEDED FOR Private Investigators or any person while engaged in the business of adjuster for an insurance company,
- NO LICENSE NEEDED FOR Private Investigators or any charitable or philanthropic society or association duly incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth and which is organized and maintained for the public good and not for private profit
- NO LICENSE NEEDED FOR Private Investigator employed by an attorney: nor shall anything in this act contained be construed to affect in any way attorneys or counselors at law in the regular practice of their profession, but such exemption shall not enure to the benefit of any employe or representative of such attorney or counselor at law who is not employed solely, exclusively and regularly by such attorney or counselor at law
- NO LICENSE NEEDED FOR Private Investigators or persons in the exclusive employment of common carriers subject to regulation by the interstate commerce commission or the Public Utility Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, nor any telephone, telegraph or other telecommunications company subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission or the Public Utility Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- NO LICENSE NEEDED FOR Private Investigators who are a detective officer or employee belonging to the Pennsylvania State Police, or to the police force of any county, city, borough, township, or incorporated town, or any employe of such State Police, or such police force, appointed or elected by due authority of law, while engaged in the performance of their official duties;
FURTHER: "Nothing in this act (PI Licensing Statutes) shall prohibit the right of any person to become affiliated with, or to continue as a member of, any union, association, society, or organization of his own choosing."
Source:Pennsylvania Private Detective Exemptions
IF YOU WANT A PI LICENSE:
Quote:
Private Detective Act of 1953, as amended:
"Every such applicant, if he be a person in the case of a partnership, association, or corporation, at lease one member of such partnership, association, or corporation, has been regularly employed as a detective, or shall have been a member of the U.S. government investigative service, a sheriff, or member of a city police department of a rank or grade higher than that of patrolman, for the period of not less than three years.
"The application/petition shall state the full name, age, residence, present and previous occupations, of each person or individual; citizen of U.S.; address of principal place of business and any branch office, bureau, agency, sub-agency; affidavits signed by at least five (5) reputable citizens attesting to the good character of applicant; if the applicant is a corporation, the amount of the corporation's outstanding paid up capital stock and whether paid in cash or property and if in property, the nature of the same, and accompanied by a certified copy its certificate of incorporation; two (2) photographs of each individual and corporate officer (passport size); two (2) fingerprint cards for each individual/corporate officer; Corporate Bond in the sum of $10,000 executed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Preliminary and Final Order of Court for Judge to sign.
- Present Original Application/Petition to the Court of Common Pleas Motions Judge for hearing date.
- Copy of Application and Order with hearing date set for District Attorney's Detective Bureau and one (1) set of fingerprints.
- Original Application and Order with hearing date set with fingerprint cards and two (2) passport size photos to be filed with Clerk of Courts office.
- Bond in the sum of $10,000 to be filed in the Clerk of Courts office.
- After approval of license, fee of $205 for individual, $305 for corporation, to be received by the Clerk of Courts office.
Source:[URL=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/PDF/1953/0/0361..PDF[/URL]
http://www2.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/L...B0340P2738.pdf
Question on Pennsylvania Licensing
HELP:confused:
I went to my county D.A.'s office then they directed me to an attorney that they work with. I asked the attorney if I would be allowed to work as a Private Investigator for an agency and he said yes but I would be working for the agency and I couldn't advertise myself as a Private Investigator. Keep in mind I have no background in law enforcement. Next I asked how I could go about getting my license and he said without 3 years in law enforcement I wouldn't be able to. Next I asked if I would be able to get it by working 3 years for an agency and he said flat out "No".
I'm a little confused I've been reading what's in the forums and I read our Pennsylvania laws for Private investigators. I was just wondering what is correct?
Will I be able to use the experience I get through IPIU to get my own license after 3 years. Or will I forever have to work for an agency since I was never in law enforcement?
I look forward to your response.
Thanks
Re: Question on Pennsylvania Licensing
Quote:
Originally posted by Richard Johnson
I asked if I would be able to get it by working 3 years for an agency and he said flat out "No".
I'm a little confused .
You should be confused if you're taking his advice seriously. :mad:
That was from attorney? I'm glad he's not on my list of referrals! He just does not know the law!
Read the above post that is quoted from the statutes. After being employed as a private investigator for three years of hours, you get your experience!
(This sounds like the guy has cops who are friends that are PI's, and they feel competition from you)
Re: Re: Question on Pennsylvania Licensing
Mary,
Thank you it's nice to know someone feels the same as me. To be honest I was very disappointed, but then that quick I decided to wait until I checked here on the Forum to see what others had to say.
I really want this to work out for me so to hear that almost brought me down. But I should have guessed.
I know I have to get LOTS of training before I even think about getting my license, but it's nice to know it's a reachable goal.
thank you again!:D
Quote:
Originally posted by Mary Lynn Warner
You should be confused if you're taking his advice seriously. :mad:
That was from attorney? I'm glad he's not on my list of referrals! He just does not know the law!
Read the above post that is quoted from the statutes. After being employed as a private investigator for three years of hours, you get your experience!
(This sounds like the guy has cops who are friends that are PI's, and they feel competition from you)
Re: Re: Re: Question on Pennsylvania Licensing
Quote:
Originally posted by Richard Johnson
I really want this to work out for me so to hear that almost brought me down. But I should have guessed.
Richard,
Almost every day you will run into a couple of people who will tell you, you can't do something.
That's where family comes in to support, There are over 3500 bothers and sisters here that will tell you, you CAN do it.
GO FOR IT!!
PI LICENSING: Pennsylvania
Would doing PI assignments for ipiu such as Anti-Piracy
assignments for three years & my military police experience
count as far as getting my Pa., pi license?
If one of the moderators would reply to this i would be ever so thankful.
Thanks
Ted W Primm
PI LICENSING: Pennsylvania
Hi,
Thanks for that information on the requirements if this is all true then can i use IPIU for my reference credentials here in Pennsylvania?,
Thanks
Agent Ted W Primm