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Alabama
State law
State P.I.
Association
Alaska
There is no P.I. licensing requirement in Alaska, although some cities,
such as Fairbanks, have their own, and a state business license is
required to operate any business in Alaska.
City
of Fairbanks
State P.I.
Association
Arizona
Dept. of Public Safety, Licensing Division
P. O. Box 6328
Phoenix, AZ 85005
(602) 223-2361.
Web site
State law
Full state law
(Scroll down page to Chapter 24)
Arkansas
Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies
#1 State Police Plaza Dr.
Little Rock, Arkansas 72209
(501) 618-8600
State Police web site -
contact for further information
Fees
and exemptions
California
Licensing Division, Bureau of Security and Investigative Services
400 R Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(800) 952-5210
Web Site
State law (check the
box marked Business and Professions Code, type in private investigator
at the bottom, click on the search button, then click on the top choice
that returns )
State P.I. Association
Colorado
None required.
State P.I. Association
Connecticut
Department of Public Safety, Division of State Police
294 Colony St.
Meriden, CT 06450-2098
Web site (scroll
down page for PI information)
State P.I. Association
(newly formed - this is an email link to the chairman)
Delaware
Detective Licensing, Delaware State Police
P. O. Box 430
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 736-5900
Web
site
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
Web
site
State Law
Georgia
State Board of Private Security Agencies
166 Pryor St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 656-2282
Web
site
State
Law
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
None required.
State P.I. Association (email)
Illinois
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
320 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
Web page
State law
State P.I.
Association
Indiana
Private Detective Licensing Board
100 N. Senae Ave., Rm 1021
Indiana Government Center North
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2246
(317) 232-2980
State
Law
Iowa
Administrative Services Division, Iowa Department of Public Safety
Wallace State Office Bldg.
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-3211
State
law
State P.I.
Association
Kansas
Office of the Attorney General
Kansas Judicial Center, 2nd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1597
State P.I. Association
Kentucky
None requried.
State P.I. Association
Louisiana
L.S.B.P.I.E.
2051 Silverside Drive, Suite 190
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Web page
State P.I. Association
Maine
State Police Licensing Division
State House Station #164
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-8775
Maryland
Maryland State Police, PI Licensing Division
Jessup, MD
(410) 799-0191, ext. 331
State
law
Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Police
Special Licensing Unit
485 Maple Street
Danvers, MA 01923
978-538-6128 voice
978-538-6021 fax
State P.I. Association
Michigan
State of Michigan
Department of State Police
Private Security & Investigator Unit
PO Box 30635
4000 Collins Road
Lansing MI 48909
(517) 336-3425
State
Law
State P.I. Association
Minnesota
Department of Public Safety
Private Detective & Protective Agent Services Board
*new address*
445 Minnesota St.
St. Paul, MN 55101
(612) 215-1753
State law
Mississippi
None required.
Missouri
P.O. Box 720
Jefferson City, MO 65102
None required on 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) 444-3728, Fax: (406) 444-1667
Web
site
Nebraska
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Suite 2300
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2554
Web site
State law
Nevada
Office of the Attorney General
Private Investigator's Licensing Board
100 N. Carson St.
Carson City, NV 89701-4717
(775) 684-1147
State law
New Hampshire
State Police
Division of Licenses and Permits
Hazen DR., Concord, NH 03305
(603) 271-3575
State Law
State P.I. Association
New Jersey
State Police
Department of Law & Public Safety
Private Detective Unit
P. O. Box 7068
W. Trenton, NJ 08688-0068
(609) 882-2000, ext 2931
Web
site
State P.I. Association
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
Web site
State law
State P.I. Association
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
Web site
State P.I. Association
North Dakota
Private Investigative & Security Board
P.O. Box 7026
Bismarck, ND 58505
(701) 222-3063
Ohio
Ohio Department of Commerce
Division of Licensing
77 South High St.
Columbus, OH 43266-0546
(614) 466-4130
State law
State P.I. Association
Oklahoma
Council on Law Enforcement Education & Training
Private Security Division
P. O. Box 11476-Cimarron Station
Oklahoma City, OK 73136-0476
(405) 425-2775
State
Law
State P.I. Association
Oregon
Oregon Board of Investigators
445 State Office Bldg.
800 NE Oregon Street #33
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 731-4359
FAX: (503) 731-4366
Email: piboard@state.or.us
State law
State P.I. Association
Pennsylvania
State law
State P.I. Association
Puerto Rico
Policia De Puerto Rico
GPO Box 70166
San Juan, PR 00936
(809) 781-0227
State P.I. Association (email)
Rhode Island
State of Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
345 Harris Ave.
Providence, RI 29221
(401) 277-2000
State
law
State P.I.
Association (newly formed - this is an email link to the president)
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
State P.I.
Association
South Dakota
No P.I. license, but business license through Deptartment of Revenue
required.
Main Department of Revenue Office number: 800-829-9188
Department
of Revenue Offices
Tennessee
Department of Commerce & Insurance
Private Protective Services Division
500 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-1158
(615) 741-6382
Web site
State P.I. Association
Texas
Board of Private Investigators & Private Security Agencies
4930 S. Congress, Suite C-305
Austin, TX 78745
P. O. Box 13509
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 463-5545
FAX: (512) 452-2307
Web Site
State law
State P.I. Association
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
State P.I.
Association
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
State P.I. Association (email)
Virginia
Department of Criminal Justice Services
Private Security Section
P.O. Box 10110
Richmond, Virginia 23240-9998
(804) 786-4700
State
law
State P.I. Association
Washington
Department of Licensing, Professional Licensing Services
2424 Bristol Ct., SW
Olympia, WA 98504
P.O. Box 9045
Olympia, WA 98507-9045
Web site
State law
State P.I. Association
Pacific Northwest Association of
Investigators
West Virginia
Secretary of State
Licensing Division
Private Investigator Licensing
Charleston, WV 25301
Web site
Info on
requirements(Scroll down to S.)
Wisconsin
Department of Regulation & Licensing
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
(608) 266-0829
Web
site
State P.I.
Association
Wyoming
Regulated by local jurisdictions.
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