NO LICENSED NEEDED
If your cases fall into the following areas:
80A.2 Persons exempt (from needing a State PI License):
This chapter does not apply to the following:- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a person employed full or part-time by one employer (any business type) in connection with the affairs of the employer.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF an attorney licensed to practice in Iowa, while performing duties as an attorney. (Includes all employees employed by an attorney for cases pertaining to the affairs of the employer/law firm) .
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a person engaged in the business of process service in either a criminal or civil action, where the determination of the whereabouts of the person is only incidental to the service of process.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a person engaged in the business of retrieval and dissemination of public record information (includes court housea and public web searches).
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a person engaged exclusively in the business of obtaining and furnishing information regarding the financial rating of persons.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a person engaged in the business of genealogical research.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a person exclusively employed in making investigations for insurance companies.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a person exclusively employed in making adjustments for insurance companies.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a person engaged exclusively in the business of obtaining and furnishing information regarding the financial standing of persons.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a person engaged exclusively in the business of obtaining and furnishing information regarding the credit of persons.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a person engaged exclusively in the business of providing courier service and who does not wear the uniform or use a marked motor vehicle of a licensed private security agency.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a person who is a secured party under the terms of a security interest while the person is performing acts relating to the repossession of the property.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF an officer or employee of the United States, of a state, or a political subdivision of the United States or of a state while the officer or employee is engaged in the performance of official duties.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a peace officer engaged in the private security business or the private investigation business with the knowledge and consent of the chief executive officer of the peace officer's law enforcement agency.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a person who is the legal owner of personal property which has been sold under a security agreement or a conditional sales agreement.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a person engaged in the process of verifying the credentials of physicians and allied health professionals applying for hospital staff privileges.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF two or more peace officers may form a partnership to conduct private investigation business or private security business without securing either a state license or identification card. The partnership, association, or business may employ other peace officers to conduct investigation or security functions; however, the chief executive of each partner, association member, owner, or employee must
give permission to engage in the business.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a person engaged in the business of transporting prisoners under a contract with the Iowa department of corrections or a county sheriff, a similar agency from another state, or the federal government.
- NO PI LICENSE NEEDED IF a person who sells, installs, maintains, repairs or monitors burglar alarm systems at protected premises or premises to be protected.
SOURCE:
CLICK HERE: http://www.state.ia.us/government/dps/asd/
APPLICATIONS:
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/asd/pi_licensing.shtml#forms
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/asd/pi_licensing.shtml
Administrative Services Div
Iowa Dept of Public Safety
Wallace State Office Bldg
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-7610
Links updated 1/18/07