Glendale is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 218,812 but it has been dramatically growing. When ever a city gets bigger this can lead to trouble. If you find yourself in the need of a Private Investigator for Glendale, our company is the one you can turn to.
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Arizona
Arizona has two types of Private Investigator Licenses, An Agency License, and a Private Investigator License. A Private Investigator must be licensed under an agency. In order to obtain an Agency license and investigator must have three years experience. For an investigative license, one must be employed through an investigation agency.
Reference Website:
www.azdps.govContact Information:Website:
http://www.azdps.gov/license/Licenseprivateinvestigator.aspEmail:
licensing@azdps.gov Licensing Unit, P.O. Box 6328, Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85005
Phone: (602) 223 2361
Fax: (602) 223 2938
Associations:Arizona Association of Licensed Private InvestigatorsCitation Statute: Arizona Revised Statute 32-2401 through 32-2461
Website:
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ArizonaRevisedStatutes.asp?Title=32Qualifications Requirement: Agency:
Have had a minimum of three years of full-time investigative experience or the equivalent of three years of full-time investigative experience that consists of actual work performed as an investigator for a private concern, for the federal government or for a state, county or municipal government.
The necessary documentation to fulfill the above Statute must be described in a letter from an individual or individuals, such as a former supervisor, who can specifically state their work relationship with you and personally verify your investigative experience. The author of the letter must be clearly identified by name and include an address and contact telephone number. The author must sign the letter.
You may also submit documentation from an agency from which you retired or were previously employed. This documentation may be in the form of retirement papers, letters of recommendation, performance evaluations, or military records such as DD 214, NCOERs, OERs, awards, etc. (a DD 214 alone is insufficient evidence - we also need the copy that shows the type of discharge received). The documents must explicitly state that you have the required investigative experience from verifiable sources.
Investigator:
Be offered employment by a DPS-licensed Private Investigation agency. This agency fills out the Employer section and signs the Registration Application.
Complete and sign the Employee section.
Submit fingerprints.
Submit a color photograph of your face.
Submit $79 cash, money order, or check payable to DPS. This covers the $50 license fee and the $29 fingerprint processing fee.
Expiration date will be the same as the Agency’s expiration date.
Disqualifications:
If you are under 18 years of age. A Qualifying Party must be at least 21.
If you are not a citizen or legal resident who is authorized to seek employment in the United States.
If you have ever been convicted of a felony, whether or not your conviction was subsequently Set
Aside and your Civil Rights were restored.
If you are currently under indictment for a felony
If within the last 5 years preceding your application, you have been convicted of any misdemeanors involving:
Personal violence
Misconduct involving a deadly weapon as provided in section 13-3102
Dishonesty or fraud
Arson
Theft
Domestic violence
Narcotics (Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13, Chapter 34, or similar)
Sexual misconduct
If you are on parole, community supervision or work furlough, on home arrest, on release on any other basis.
If you are named in an outstanding arrest warrant
If you are on probation pursuant to a conviction for any act of personal violence or domestic violence as in section 13-3601 or similar.
If you have been adjudicated mentally incompetent or found to constitute a danger to self or others, section 36-540.
If you have a disability, which renders you incapable of performing essential functions of the job even with reasonable accommodation from the employer, section 41-1461.
If you have been convicted of acting or attempting to act as a security guard or private investigator without a license if a license was required.
Reciprocity: Arizona does not have any reciprocity with other states.
Fees: Agency:
The new agency application fee is $250 plus $29 for the fingerprint processing of the Qualifying Party.
Any Resident Manager and/or Associate application fee with fingerprints is $79 each. This covers the $50 license fee and the $29 fingerprint processing fee. These are to be submitted with the new agency application paperwork.
After all requested information has been received at DPS and the background checks and experience have been reviewed and approved, we then request the new agency license fee of $400 and a Surety Bond in the amount of $2,500.00.
Investigator:
The application fee to become licensed in Arizona is $50.00. In addition, the costs for the fingerprint processing are $29.00, which makes the total $79.00.
Renewal Information: Agency:
The renewal license fee for renewing an agency is $250. Include $29 for the fingerprint processing of the Qualifying Party ($279 total for the QP).
Any Resident Manager or Associate renewal applications and fingerprints must be submitted with the agency renewal paperwork - include the $50 license fee and the $29 fingerprint processing fee per
Resident Manager or Associate applicant ($79 per person).
Allow at least 15 business days after the submission of your application before calling the unit to check your status. Repeated phone calls will only delay your application.
Investigator:
Private Investigator Employees renew when their Agency renews
Less than 60 days before the expiration date
Less than 90 days past the expiration date (add $10 late fee)
Forms: There is an application form that must be completed. It is located at
http://www.azdps.gov/license/application.PDF Glendale Private Investigator
We are licensed for the state of Arizona. Any PI who intends to follow an investigation
out of Arizona needs to hold a license before doing work elsewhere.
Any PI who intends to follow an investigation
out of Arizona needs to hold a license before doing work elsewhere.