State Licensing for Private Investigators
Alabama
There is no state licensing for private investigation agencies in the state of Alabama
Alaska
There is no state licensing for private investigation agencies in the state of Alaska
Arizona
Department of Public Safety, Licensing Division
P.O. Box 6328
Phoenix, AZ 85005
602-223-2361
Arkansas
Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies
#1 State Police Plaza Dr.
Little Rock, Arkansas 72209
501-618-8600
California
Licensing Division, Bureau of Security and Investigative Services
400 R Street
Sacramento, CA 95814 or
916- 445-7724
Colorado
There is no state licensing for private investigation agencies in the state of Alaska
Connecticut
Department of Public Safety, Division of State Police
294 Colony St.
Meriden, CT 06450-2098
(860) 685-8090
Delaware
Detective Licensing, Delaware State Police
P. O. Box 430
Dover, DE 19903
302-736-5900
District of Columbia
Security Officers Management Branch, Metro Police
14th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-939-8722
Florida
Department of State, Division of Licensing
P.O. Box 6687
Tallahassee, FL 32314
904-488-5381
Georgia
State Board of Private Security Agencies
166 Pryor St., SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-656-2282
Hawaii
Board of Private Detectives & Guards
1010 Richards St.
Honolulu, HI 96801.
808-586-3000 o
Idaho
There is no state licensing for private investigation agencies in the state of Idaho
Illinois
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
320 West Washington Street
Springfield, IL 62786
(217) 785-0800
Indiana
Private Detective Licensing Board
100 N. Senae Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2246
317-232-2980
Iowa
Administrative Services Division, Iowa Department of Public Safety
Wallace State Office Bldg.
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-3211
Kansas
Office of the Attorney General
Kansas Judicial Center
Topeka, KS 66612-1597
(785) 296-2215
Kentucky
Kentucky Board of Licensure for Private Investigators
P. O. Box 1360
Frankfort, Kentucky 40602
502/564-3296
Louisiana
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125
504-925-4704
Maine
State Police Licensing Division
State House Sta #164
Augusta, ME 04333
207-624-8775
Maryland
PI Licensing Division
16 Francis Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-974-5521
Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Police
Special Licensing Unit
20 Somerset St
Boston, MA 02108
617-727-6128
Michigan
Department of State Police
Private Security & Investigative Section
7150 Harris Dr.
Lansing, MI 48913
517-322-1964
Minnesota
Private Detective & Protective Agent Services Board
444 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
612-215-1753
Mississippi
There is no state licensing for private investigation agencies in the state of Missouri
Missouri
There is no state licensing for private investigation agencies in the state of Missouri
Montana
Board of Private Security Patrolmen & Investigators
11 North Jackson
PO Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
406-841-2387
Nebraska
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Suite 2300
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-2554
Nevada
State of Nevada, Attorney General,
Nevada Private Investigators License Board
3476 Executive Pointe Way
Carson City, NV 89706
(775) 687-3225 Direct
New Hampshire
State Police
Division of Licenses and Permits
Hazen Dr., Concord, NH 03305
603-271-3575
New Jersey
State Police
Department of Law & Public Safety
Private Detective Unit
P. O. Box 7068
W. Trenton, NJ 08688-0068
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
North Carolina
Private Protective Services Board
P.O. Box 29500
3320 Old Garner Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27626-0500
919-662-4387
North Dakota
Private Investigative & Security Board
P.O. Box 7026
Bismarck, ND 58505
701-222-3063
Ohio
Private Investigator/Security Guard Section
Ohio Department of Public Safety
1970 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43223
(614) 466-4130
Oklahoma
Council on Law Enforcement Education & Training
Private Security Division
P. O. Box 11476
Oklahoma City, OK 73136
405- 425-2775
Oregon
Secretart of State
160 State Capitol
900 Court Street
Salem, Oregon 97301
503-378-4582
Pennsylvania
Licensing is by county
Puerto Rico
Policia De Puerto Rico/Puerto Rico Police
GPO Box 70166
San Juan, PR 00936
809-781-0227
Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
345 Harris Ave.
Providence, RI 29221
402-277-2000
South Carolina
State Law Enforcement Division
Regulatory Services
P. O. Box 21398
Columbia, SC 29221
(803) 896-7161
South Dakota
There is no state licensing for private investigation agencies in the state of South Dakota
Tennessee
Department of Commerce & Insurance
Private Protective Services Division
500 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-6382
Texas
Texas Commission on Private Security
4616 Howard Lane
Austin, TX 78728
512-463-3476
Utah
Department of Public Safety & Law Enforcement Services
Bureau of Regulatory Licensing
4501 South 2700 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84119
801-965-4461
Vermont
Board of Private Investigative and Armed Security Services
Office of Professional Regulation
109 State St., Montpelier, VT 05609
802-828-2837
Virginia
Department of Criminal Justice Services
Private Security Section
P.O. Box 10110
Richmond, Virginia 23240
804-786-4700
Washington
Department of Licensing, Professional Licensing Services
Private Detective Licensing
2424 Bristol Ct.
SW, Olympia, WA 98504
(360) 664-6611
West Virginia
Secretary of State
Private Investigator Licensing Division
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-8000
Wisconsin
Department of Regulation & Licensing
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
608 266-0829
Wyoming
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