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What do private investigators do and who hires PIs?
An investigator is often asked to obtain the following information about an individual or group or individuals:
1. behavior
2. conduct
3. reputation
4. actions
5. locations
6. connections
7. relationships
8. involvement
9. identity
10. dealings
11. character
12. status
Investigators are often hired by employers, private individuals, law firms for civil cases, consumer protection, personal injury and divorce cases, insurance claims & companies to investigate fraud, landlords, lending institutions, and more.
Private detectives and investigators often work closely with the legal profession. They are called upon to serve papers, deliver summons and subpoenas. They are also hired to trace witnesses as well as chasing down debtors. PIs, much like lawyers, will all have their own areas of expertise and can often make referrals to other PIs if they don't specialize in the service you need.
PIs also often handle:
- background checks
- accident reconstruction
- investigate cheating spouse, adultery, infidelity
- investigate for divorce proceedings
- increasing or decreasing alimony, child support
- child custody and visitation issues
- asset location, search and checks
- computer investigations and forensics
- crime scene investigations CSI
- forensic investigations
- criminal defense and precharging investigations
- fire and arson investigations
- identity theft and fraud
- bounty hunters
- missing persons or children
- civil, corporate and cyber investigations
- bail skip tracing
- electronic surveillance and wiretap detection
- process serving and due diligence
- insurance fraud investigations and claims
- witness location
- legal investigations
A PI may also perform investigations to find missing persons or children, investigate the credibility of witnesses, track and find the location of people who don't want to be found (skip tracing, bail jumping, a spouse that does not want to pay child support and more), locate or recover lost or stolen property and find the origin or cause of a fire and investigate liability and accountability for fires, slander and defamantion, or losses.
Some PIs handle corporate investigations. In this case, he or she could be called in to locate unwanted electronic surveillance, or to take a look at piracy issues or even copyright infringement.
A licensed privately hired investigator can do people search, background checks and investigations, electronic sweeps, wiretap detection and surveillance in New York, counterfeit merchandise detection, full asset location, deadbeat dad search, employment background checks and more.
In many states, PIs need to be licensed, and many PIs, besides their licensing, will also carry two year degrees in their field and/or years of experience working in the law enforcement or investigation field. Many PIs have law enforcement training (although some excellent investigators do not) and excellent administrative and note taking is a must when PIs are called upon to produce detailed records of their investigation in a court case.
What are the licensing requirements for a private investigator in NY?
The general requirements for a private investigator in New York are:
- You must be 25 years to and a principal in the private investigation entity to be licensed.
- Additionally, as the individual possessing the expertise to oversee the day-to-day conduct of investigations, you must have passed the private investigator examination within the two years immediately prior to obtaining a license.
- Pass a written exam.
- Have either three years experience or three years equivalent position and experience (while employed by law enforcement agencies, collection agencies, insurance agencies, banks, courts, and other private investigation agencies, etc.).
Private investigators, as you can see, can help with a variety of professional, legal and personal types of cases. There are many reputable, skilled, trained and licensed professionals qualified to handle the simplest to most complex cases.
You may also be interested in more New York State Laws Resources after viewing our Private Investigators information.
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