This list
indicates there are ten states that do not require private
investigators to be licensed statewide. Some cities in a few of these
states require licenses to offer private investigation services, some
only require business licenses and the remainder do not regulate the
private investigation business at all.
Alabama
There is no
state licensing for private investigation agencies in the state of
Alabama. Check your local county/city rules.
Alaska
At this time there is no P.I.
Licensing requirements in
Alaska,
although some cities, such as Fairbanks, have their own, and a state
business license is required to operate any business in Alaska.
There is a Process Server
License requirement through Alaska DPS. The only License a P.I. needs
in
Alaska is a State
Business License.
Arizona
Department of Public Safety, Licensing Division
P.O. Box 6328
Phoenix, AZ 85005
602-223-2361
Web
Site:
http://www.dps.state.az.us/mq/dpsmqpi.htm
Arkansas
Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies
#1 State Police Plaza Dr.
Little Rock, Arkansas 72209
501-618-8600
Cpl. Wes Adams,
Administrator
Web Site:
http://www.state.ar.us/asp/asp.html
State Law:
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/32/title32.htm
California
Licensing Division, Bureau of Security and Investigative Services
400 R Street
Sacramento, CA 95814 or P.O
Box
989002
West Sacramento, CA 95798-9002
916- 445-7724 or
800-952-5210
Web Site:
http://www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/
State Law:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
Colorado
None required. There is no
statewide control over persons who seek to operate a Detective
business, nor any bonding requirements.
Connecticut
Department of Public Safety, Division of State Police
294 Colony St. Meriden,
CT 06450-2098
Web Site:
http://www.state.ct.us/dps/special.htm
Delaware
Detective Licensing, Delaware
State Police
P. O. Box 430
Dover, DE 19903
302-736-5900
Web Site:http://www.state.de.us/govern/agencies/pubsafe/dsp/indxdsp.htm
District of
Columbia
Security Officers Management Branch, Metro Police
Security Unit 2000
14th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-939-8722
Florida
Department of State, Division of Licensing
P.O. Box 6687
Tallahassee, FL 32314-6687
904-488-5381
Georgia
State Board of Private Security Agencies
166 Pryor St., SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-656-2282
Hawaii
Board of Private Detectives & Guards
DCCA, PVL, Licensing Branch
1010 Richards St.
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801.
808-586-3000 or 808-586-2701
Idaho
There is no Licensing
Regulatory Agency in the state of
Idaho.
None required.
Illinois
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
320 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
Web Pages: http://www.state.il.us/dpr/
State Law: http://www.state.il.us/dpr/who/ar\DETECTVE.HTM
Indiana
Private Detective Licensing Board
100 N. Senae Ave., Rm 1021
Indiana Government Center North
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2246
317-232-2980
http://www.law.indiana.edu/codes/in/25/ch-25-30-1.html
Iowa
Administrative Services Division, Iowa Department of Public Safety
Wallace State Office Bldg.
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-3211
www.state.ia.us/government/dps/iowacode/cd9780a.htm
Kansas
Office of the Attorney General
Kansas Judicial Center, 2nd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1597
Kentucky
Kentucky Board of Licensure for Private
Investigators
P. O. Box 1360
Frankfort, Kentucky 40602
502/564-3296, Ext. 225
Executive Director: Nancy L. Black
Board Administrator: Wendy Satterly
Louisiana
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125
504-925-4704
Web Pages:
http://www.intersurf.com/~lsbpie
Maine
State Police Licensing Division
State House Sta #164
Augusta, ME 04333
207-624-8775
Maryland
Maryland State Police, PI Licensing Division
Jessup, MD
410-799-0191, ext.
331
The full text of Title 13 regarding PI licensing in Maryland is
available on the Maryland State Police website at:
http://www.inform.umd.edu:8080/UMS+State/MD_Resources/MDSP/license.html
Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Police
Special Licensing Unit
20 Somerset St., Boston, MA 02108
617-727-6128
Michigan
Department of State Police
Private Security & Investigative Section
7150 Harris Dr.
Lansing, MI 48913
517-322-1964
Michigan
Department
of State
Police
Private Security & Investigative Section
4000
Collins
PO Box 30635
Lansing, MI
48909-8135
517-336-3440
Minnesota
Department of Public Safety
Private Detective & Protective Agent Services Board
444 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
612-215-1753
State Law:http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/7506/
Mississippi
None required.
Missouri
P.O. Box 720
Jefferson City, MO 65102
No requirements at the state level, but Kansas City, St Louis,
Joplin, St Joseph
and Springfield require licensing.
Montana
Board of Private Security Patrolmen & Investigators
Arcade Building
11 North Jackson
PO Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
406-841-2387 Fax: 406-841-2305
????? Montana
Board of Private Security
Patrolmen & Investigators
11 North
Jackson
Arcade Building
PO Box
200513
Helena, MT
59620-0513
406-444-3728 Fax: (406)444-1667
Nebraska
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Suite 2300
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-2554
Web Site:
http://assist.ded.state.ne.us/privdet.html
State Law:
http://assist.ded.state.ne.us/privdet.html
Nevada
State of Nevada, Attorney General,
Nevada Private
Investigators License Board
3476 Executive Pointe Way, Suite 14
Carson City, NV 89706
(775) 687-3225 Direct
(775) 687-3226 Fax
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-648.html
New Hampshire
State Police
Division of Licenses and Permits
Hazen Dr., Concord, NH 03305
603-271-3575
New Jersey
State Police
Department of Law & Public Safety
Private Detective Unit
P. O. Box 7068
W. Trenton, NJ 08688-0068
09-882-2000
Web Site:
http://wnjpin.state.nj.us/OneStopCareerCenter/JobSeeker/LicensedCareers/lic851.htm
New Mexico
Bureau of Private Investigators
P.O. Box 25101
Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-827-7172
New York
Department of State
Division of Licensing Services
84 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY
12208-3490
North Carolina
Private Protective Services Board
P.O. Box 29500
3320 Old Garner Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27626-0500
919-662-4387 Fax:
919-662-4459
Vice-Chairman M. Gregory Scott
North Dakota
Private Investigative & Security Board
P.O. Box 7026
Bismarck, ND 58505
701-222-3063
Ohio
Private Investigator/Security Guard Section
Ohio Department of Public Safety
1952 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43223
(614) 466-4130
Web Site: www.homelandsecurity.ohio.gov/hls.asp
Email: pisg@dps.state.oh.us
Oklahoma
Council on Law Enforcement Education & Training
Private Security Division
P. O. Box 11476-Cimarron Station
Oklahoma City, OK 73136-0476
405- 425-2775
Oregon
Department of
Public Safety Standards and Training
Private Security/Investigator Section
4190 Aumsville Hwy SE
Salem, Oregon 97317
Phone:
503-378-8531
Fax: 503-378-4600
http://www.Oregon.gov/DPSST/PS/index.shtml
The complete text of the Oregon Revised Statutes which covers private
investigators can be found at:
http://landru.leg.state.or.us/ors/703.html
Pennsylvania
State Law:
http://www.apduli.com/pa_pd_act.html
Puerto Rico
Policia De Puerto Rico/Puerto Rico Police
GPO Box 70166
San Juan, PR 00936
809-781-0227
Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
345 Harris Ave.
Providence, RI 29221
402-277-2000
http://ww2.rilin.state.ri.us/generallaws/title5/5%2D5/s00003.htm
South Carolina
State Law Enforcement Division
Regulatory Services
P. O. Box 21398
Columbia, SC 29221-1398
803-737-9000 Fax: 803-896-7041
State Law:
http://www.lpitr.state.sc.us/bil95-96/507.htm
South Dakota
The Department of Commerce
and Regulation does not License Private Investigators.
Business license through
Department of Revenue required.
Main Department of Revenue Office number: 800-829-9188
Tennessee
Department of Commerce & Insurance
Private Protective Services Division
500 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville,
TN 37243-1158
615-741-6382
Web Site:
http://www.state.tn.us/commerce/rblist.html
Texas
Texas Commission on Private Security
4616 Howard Lane, Ste. 140, Austin, TX 78728
512-463-3476 #4
Texas Legislature has been
called into Special Session. One of the subjects to be addressed will
be the discontinuation of the present agency (Texas Commission on
Private Security) that licenses security companies and investigative
firms in Texas. This functions of the agency will move to the Texas
Department of Public Safety (State Police Agency). TCOPS will be a
division of Texas DPS, should this bill pass in special session.
www.tcps.state.tx.us
Utah
Department of Public Safety & Law Enforcement Services
Bureau of Regulatory Licensing
4501 South 2700 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84119
801-965-4461
State Law:
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE53/53_09.htm
Vermont
Board of Private Investigative and Armed Security Services
Office of Professional Regulation
109 State St., Montpelier, VT 05609-1101
802-828-2837
State Law:
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/title26/chap059.htm
Virginia
Department of Criminal Justice Services
Private Security Section
P.O. Box 10110
Richmond, Virginia
23240-9998
804-786-4700
Licensing law and regulation
can be viewed at:
http://leg1.state.va.us/000/src.htm
Washington
Department of Licensing, Professional Licensing Services
Private Detective Licensing
2424 Bristol Ct., SW, Olympia, WA 98504
P.O. Box 9045, Olympia, WA 98507-9045
Web Site:
http://www.dol.wa.gov/ppu/pifront.htm Private Investigators
Web Site http://www.dol.wa.gov/ppu/psgfront.htm
Security Guards
West Virginia
Secretary of State
Private Investigator Licensing Division
Charleston, WV 25301
Web Site:
http://www.state.wv.us/sos/default.htm
Wisconsin
Department of Regulation & Licensing
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
608 266-0829
http://badger.state.wi.us:80/agencies/drl/Regulation/html/dod124.html
Wyoming
Regulated by local jurisdictions.
