Tag: license
New State-Required Class Approved for Aspiring Georgia Private Detectives
After many months of hard work I am pleased to introduce a brand new course available at PIeducation.com that may be of interest to your agency, colleagues and “soon to be” private investigators: We are now currently offering the basic training course online to future Georgia private detective license holders and registered private detective employees [...]
Stalkers, Private Investigators and the Reason Behind PI Licenses
In the February podcast of the excellent American Private Investigator, guest Peter Psarouthakis of ISPLA joked that the difference between a stalker and a private investigator carrying out surveillance was that the PI had a license. While this was meant as a joke, it did get me thinking about the difference between a stalker and a [...]
ISPLA ALERT: Indiana Investigative and Security Professionals Need Your Help Now!
Vote NO on HB 1006!! The Indiana legislature has introduced HB 1006 to repeal mandatory licensing of private investigators and security guards. The Indiana Association of Professional Investigators (IAPI) and the Indiana Society of Professional Investigators (INSPI) are working together to stop this bill from becoming law. Indiana has a short legislative session that will [...]
PIEducation.com is Approved for New Continuing Education Requirement for PIs in New Mexico
Effective September 24, 2008, the New Mexico Private Investigations Advisory Board now requires all licensed PIs in NM to have completed 4 hours of continuing education prior to renewing their private investigator license every year. PIEducation.com, a subsidiary of CompassPoint Investigations, has received approval from the New Mexico Private Investigations Advisory Board to begin providing [...]
Texas DPS Private Security Bureau Issues an Opinion on Red-Light Camera Vendors
In response to a court order ruling that ATS has been operating an unlicensed PI company in violation of state law, a differing opinion on municipal red-light camera systems was issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety on December 5, 2008: Municipal Red-Light Camera Systems and the Private Security Act The Private Security Bureau [...]
