Hi Chun,
Good question. Welcome to IPIU. You'll love the threads. There is much information to learn and visit the fun threads also!
I would like to take a stab at the answer for you concerning PA. PI license laws, if I may.
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: Pennsylvania Private Detective Law
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I also posted a link for you that concerns PA resdidence on PA judicial courts.
Hope this is all helpful.
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