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Steps to Getting Licensed as a Private Investigator

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If you want to become a private investigator then you should know the key requirements for your career along with training steps. You need to know the vital qualifications and training as well as educational standards to become a private investigator. All aspiring private investigators must get licensed through their state licensing bureaus because this process varies across states to succeed. Initiating the private investigator career begins with requesting the licensing packet while learning about the required examination standards. Alaska alongside Idaho Mississippi South Dakota and Wyoming do not have statewide licensing yet their residents should check for any local requirements that exist.

How to Become a Licensed Private Investigator: Training & Education

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What are the requirements to become a private investigator? What kind of training and education are needed? How does one go about getting started in this career field? This is a simple, straightforward process based on the state in which you reside. Each state has a department/bureau that handles the licensing process. Please note that … Read more

Can Private Investigators Work Across State Lines?

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Is it common for private investigators to collaborate with others from different states during investigations? We have been a full-service investigative agency for 43 years and have cases in all 50 states. To answer your question directly, it is very common for top-echelon private investigators to collaborate with associates from different states. Here is a … Read more

How to Hire a Private Investigator for Disinformation Investigations

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How do you choose a reliable private investigator for investigating disinformation? Disinformation is a broad term with a variety of meanings for people. With 43 years of experience, here are the different types our agency has encountered: 1.) Personal slander or defamation. 2.) Online smear campaigns. 3.) Corporate Sabatoge. Candidly, this is not a matter … Read more

Famous Cases Solved by Private Investigators: Top Discoveries

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What are some notable discoveries made by private investigators or detectives? History shows that private investigators (the term detectives is usually associated with the law enforcement community, not PIs) have made some significant discoveries over the past many decades. Here is a list you can research without our comment other than a bit of history … Read more

Who Do Private Investigators Work With? Clients & Contacts Explained

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What types of people do private investigators typically meet with and investigate on behalf of their clients? This answer could be a chapter in a book. For clarity, let’s define the type of cases in which the top ten percent of PIs work within the industry and then directly answer your question above. Four areas … Read more

Signs a Private Investigator Is Following You & What to Do

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How to Spot the Signs of a Private Investigator Following You Do you have a creeping suspicion that someone has put a private investigator on your trail? Well, perhaps you are not paranoid after all. Private investigators or PIs do discreet surveillance, but even so, they may give themselves away.  It might be a personal, … Read more

Professional Private Investigator Services to Locate Someone

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The Expertise of Martin Private Investigative Services in Finding Missing Persons The emotional burden becomes unbearable when someone dear vanishes from your life. Your mental health, alongside your emotional state, suffers detriment from the combination of fear, helplessness, and uncertainty. Searching for someone who disappeared, whether because of reasons like a distant relative or a … Read more

Are Private Investigators Worth It?

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Why a Professional PI Might Be the Smarter OptionIn the age of the internet and the DIY spirit, it can be easy to get tangled into a debate whether to hire a professional private investigator (PI) for a business, personal, or legal matter or just handle things yourself. Perhaps you have seen web content of … Read more

How to Hire a Private Investigator for Missing Person Cases

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Every Second Counts: Finding Your Missing Loved One Every second that you are without a loved one feels like an eternity. Whatever: the teen who never returned, the old codger who went missing, the adult who just plain disappeared: It’s crushing emotionally. But time is critical. The longer you wait, the harder it will be … Read more

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