State by State Private Investigator Licensing Information

ALABAMA
No state PI license issued; some cities issue a PI license.
A state business license exists.
www.ador.state.al.us       (334) 242-1170

ALASKA
No state PI license issued; some cities issue a PI license.
A state business license exists.
www.dced.state.ak.us       (907) 465-2550

ARIZONA
Department of Public Safety
Box 6638, Phoenix AZ 85005
In-person: 2102 West Encanto Boulevard, Phoenix
www.dps.state.az.us       (602) 223-2361

ARKANSAS
Board of Private Investigators
1 State Police Plaza Drive, Little Rock AR 72209
www.asp.state.ar.us       (501) 618-8600

CALIFORNIA
Department of Consumer Affairs
400 R Street, Sacramento CA 95814
www.dca.ca.gov       (800) 952-5210    (916) 445-1254

COLORADO
No state PI license issued; some cities issue a PI license.

CONNECTICUT
Department of Public Safety
294 Colony Street, Meriden CT 06450
www.state.ct.us       (860) 685-8470

DELAWARE
State Police/Licensing
Box 430, Dover DE 19903
www.state.de.us       (302) 736-5900

FLORIDA
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Division of Licensing
Box 6687, Tallahassee FL 32314
http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/index.html       (850) 487-0482

GEORGIA
Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies
237 Coliseum Drive, Macon GA 31217
www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/detective       (478) 207-1460

HAWAII
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
1010 Richards Street, 1st Floor
Box 3469, Honolulu, HI 96813
www.state.hi.us       (808) 587-3295

IDAHO
No state PI license issued; some cities issue a business license.

ILLINOIS
Department of Professional Regulation
320 West Washington Street, Springfield IL 62786
www.dpr.state.il.us       (217) 782-0458

INDIANA
Private Detectives Licensing Board
302 W. Washington Street, Room E034, Indianapolis IN 46204
www.in.gov/pla/bandc/detective       (317) 234-3040

IOWA
Department of Public Safety
Wallace State Office Bldg, Des Moines IA 50319
www.state.ia.us       (515) 281-3211

KANSAS
Bureau of Investigation
1620 SW Tyler, Topeka KS 66612
www.accesskansas.org/kbi       (785) 296-8200

KENTUCKY
Box 1360, Frankfort KY 40601
www.finance.ky.gov/ourcabinet/caboff/OAS/op/privinve/       (502) 564-3296

LOUISIANA
Board of Private Investigator Examiners
2051 Silverside Drive, suite 190, Baton Rouge LA 70808
www.lsbpie.com       (800) 299-9696    (225) 763-3556

MAINE
Department of Public Safety
42 State House Station, Augusta ME 04333
www.state.me.us       (207) 624-8775

MARYLAND
PI Licensing Division, Maryland State Police
7751 Washington Boulevard, Jessup MD 20794
www.mdsp.maryland.gov/mdsp/default.asp       (410) 799-0191    (800) 525-5555

MASSACHUSETTS
State Police/Special Licensing Unit
485 Maple Street, Danvers MA 01923       (978) 538-6128

MICHIGAN
Department of Consumer & Industry Services
Licensing Division--Private Detectives
Box 30018, Lansing MI 48909
www.medc.michigan.org/services/license
www.michigan.gov      (517) 241-5645    (517) 373-9808

MINNESOTA
Board of Private Detective & Protective Agent Services
1430 Maryland Avenue East, St. Paul MN 55106
www.dps.state.mn.us/pdb       (651) 793-2666

MISSISSIPPI
No state PI license issued; some cities issue a PI license.

MISSOURI
No state PI license issued; some cities issue a PI license.

MONTANA
Board of Private Security Ofcrs & Investigators
301 South Park, Room 430
Box 200513, Helena MT 59620
www.discoveringmontana.com       (406) 841-2300

NEBRASKA
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Suite 2300, Lincoln NE 68509
www.sos.state.ne.us/Privatedetectives       (402) 471-2554

NEVADA
Office of the Attorney General
Private Investigator's Licensing Board
3476 Executive Pointe Way, Suite 14
Carson City, NV 89706
www.leg.state.nv.us       (775) 687-3223

NEW HAMPSHIRE
State Police, Department of Safety
10 Hazen Drive, Room 106, Concord NH 03305
www.nh.gov/safety/nhsp/pluda.html       (603) 271-3575

NEW JERSEY
Private Detective Unit
1200 Negron Road, Hamilton NJ 08691
www.njsp.org/about/srb.html       (609) 584-5051, ext 5065

NEW MEXICO
Private Investigator and Polygraph Board
2055 Pacheco Street, Suite 400
Box 25101, Santa Fe NM 87504
www.rld.state.nm.us       (505) 476-7080

NEW YORK
Division of Licensing Services
84 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208
www.dos.state.ny.us       (518) 474-4429

NORTH CAROLINA
Private Protective Services
1631 Midtown Place, Suite 104, Raleigh, NC 27609
www.jus.state.nc.us       (919) 875-3611

NORTH DAKOTA
Private Investigation and Security Board
513 Bismarck Expressway, suite 5, Bismarck ND 58504
www.state.nd.us/pisb/about.html       (701) 222-3063

OHIO
Homeland Security
Private Investigator & Security Guard Section
1952 W. Broad Street, Columbus OH 43218
www.homelandsecurity.ohio.gov/pisg.htm       (614) 466-4130

OKLAHOMA
Council On Law Enforcement Education and Training
3530 N. Martin Luther King Avenue, Oklahoma City OK 73111
www.cleet.state.ok.us/Private_Security.htm       (405) 425-2750

OREGON
Board of Investigators
445 State Office Building
800 NE Oregon Street, #33, Portland OR 97232
www.obi.state.or.us       (503) 731-4359

PENNSYLVANIA
Licensed by each county where an office is maintained; honored statewide.

RHODE ISLAND
Licensed by each city or town, by state statute 5-5.

SOUTH CAROLINA
State Law Enforcement Division
Regulatory Services
Box 21398, Columbia SC 29221
www.sled.state.sc.us       (803) 737-9000

SOUTH DAKOTA
No state PI license issued; some cities issue a PI license.
A state business license exists.       (800) 829-9188

TENNESSEE
Private Investigation and Polygraph Commission
Davy Crockett Tower, 2nd Floor
500 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville TN 37243
www.state.tn.us/commerce/boards/pi       (615) 741-4827

TEXAS
Department of Public Safety,
Private Security Bureau
5805 N. Lamar Boulevard, Austin TX 78752
Box 4087, Austin TX 78761
www.tcps.state.tx.us       (512) 424-7710

UTAH
Department of Public Safety
Bureau of Criminal Identification
3888 West 5400 South
Box 148280, Salt Lake City UT 84114
www.bci.utah.gov/BailPI/PIHome.html       (801) 965-4445

VERMONT
Board of Private Investigative & Security Services
109 State Street, Montpelier VT 05609
www.vtprofessionals.org/opr1/investigators       (802) 828-2837

VIRGINIA
Private Security Services Section
Box 10110, Richmond VA 23240
www.dcjs.virginia.gov/pss/index.cfm       (804) 786-4700

WASHINGTON
Department of Licensing, Master License Service
Box 9048, Olympia WA 98507
www.dol.wa.gov/ppu/pifront.htm       (360) 664-6611

WASHINGTON DC
2000 14th Street NW, Washington DC 20009
www.state.nd.us/pisb/about.html       (202) 671-0500

WISCONSIN
Department of Regulation and Licensing
1400 East Washington Avenue
Box 8935, Madison WI 53708
www.drl.state.wi.us/Regulation       (608) 266-5511

WYOMING
No state PI license issued; some cities issue a PI license.

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