Illinois Private Investigators and Detectives

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In Illinois, one must pass an exam in order to become licensed. The website for licensing in Illinois was difficult to navigate.
Reference Website: http://www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/dtct.asp

Contact Information:
Website: http://www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/dtct.asp
Email: Consumer Services
320 W. Washington, Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62786
Phone: (217) 785-0800
Fax: (217) 782-7645

Associations:
Associated Detectives & Security Agencies of Illinois, Inc

Citation Statute:
225 ILCS 447/

Website: http://law.justia.com/illinois/codes/chapter24/2474.html

Qualifications Requirement:
Applications for licensure by examination, together with all supporting documentation, including verification of work experience, must be on file at least 60 days prior to the date of the examination.

No candidate shall be admitted to the examination until having fulfilled the experience and/or education requirements specified in Section 15-10(a) (6) of the Act. To determine such fulfillment, the following standards shall be applied:

The term "year" shall be 12 months with an average of at least 20 work days per month during which the applicant was engaged in full-time employment equal to 1500 hours or more annually.

"Full time supervisor in a law enforcement agency" shall mean a sworn peace officer serving in a full-time position responsible for the direction and performance of other law enforcement personnel.

"Investigator in a law enforcement agency" shall mean a sworn peace officer who serves in the capacity of a full-time detective/investigator or above rank.
The passing grade on the examination is 70 or above.

Upon notification of successful completion of the examination, the applicant may apply to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-Division of Professional Regulation (Division) for licensure. The application must be complete and must be accompanied by one of the following:

Verification of electronic fingerprint processing from the Illinois Department of State Police or one of the Illinois State Police approved vendors. Applicants shall contact one of the approved vendors for fingerprint processing;

Out-of-state residents unable to utilize the Illinois State Police electronic fingerprint process may submit to one of the Illinois State Police approved vendors one fingerprint card issued by the Illinois State Police, accompanied by the fee specified by the vendor; or
Verification, on forms provided by the Division, of proof of retirement as a peace officer within 12 months prior to application in lieu of fingerprints. A peace officer is defined as any person who by virtue of his/her office or public employment is vested by law with a primary duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for offenses, whether that duty extends to all offenses or is limited to specific offenses; officers, agents or employees of the federal government commissioned by federal statute to make arrests for violations of federal criminal laws shall be considered peace officers. (Section 5-10 of the Act) Such verification shall be signed by the applicant's employer;

Proof of at least $1,000,000 of liability insurance held by the applicant as evidenced by a certificate of insurance from the insurer; and
The required fees specified in Section 1240.570.

A successful examination score shall be valid for 6 years. After 6 years the examination score will be void and an applicant will be required to file a new application, meeting the requirements at the time of the new application, and will be required to sit for and pass the examination.

Reciprocity: The state of Illinois does not have reciprocity agreements with any other states.



Testing: One must pass an exam in order to obtain a Detective license in the state of Illinois. The exam cost $282.40, and the schedule of exams is posted on the following link:

http://www.continentaltesting.net/ProfDetail.aspx?Entity=2&ProfID=25

Fees: Endorsement of Application fee
$500.00

Renewal Information: Illinois has online license renewal at the following website:
https://www.idfpr.com/dpr/renew_cc/renwchck.asp

Forms:
http://www.idfpr.com/dpr/apply/forms/pd-ex.pdf

Illinois Private Investigator Licensing

Illinois State requires licensing for Private Investigators, Security Guards and Agencies.

Only licensed investigators can conduct investigations in Illinois.

State Licensing Authorithy: Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
Website: http://www.idfpr.com/default.asp
Email: kmcshane@continentaltesting.net
Phone: (217) 785-0800

Illinois licenses are only good in Illinois, there is no State Reciprocity.

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Private Investigation Cases which can be covered in this Area:
Accident Reconstruction	Maritime or Boating Investigations
Activity Checks	Medical and Dental Malpractice
Adopted Child Locate Investigation	Mergers and Acquisitions Investigation
Adultery or Infidelity Investigations (Marital)	Mind Control or Brainwashing Investigations
Arson or Fire Loss Investigation	Missing Persons
Background Checks (Online Dating)	Mobile Phone and PDA Seizures
Background Investigation	Money Laundering Investigations
Background Investigation (Pre-Marital or Pre-nuptial)	Mystery and Secret Shopper
Birth Parent Locate Investigation	Organized Crime Control or RICO
Blacklisting and Blackballing Investigations	Other (Please Describe)
Bomb Threats and Detection	Paternity Investigations and Testing
Cheating Decoy Investigations	Personal Injury
Child Abuse or Molestation	Personal Protection
Child Custody and Visitation Investigations	Polygraph and Lie Detection (General)
Child Exploitation and Obscenity (Pornography)	Polygraph and Lie Detection for Domestic Purposes
Child Support Enforcement and Collection	Polygraph and Lie Detection for Employee Purposes
Child Support Modification	Polygraph and Lie Detection for Pre Employment Screening
Cohabitation Investigation	Pre-Employment Screening
Cold Case Investigations	Probate Investigation
Competitive Business Intelligence	Process Service (Worldwide)
Computer Forensics Investigation	Professional Malpractice Investigations
Counter-Surveillance	Public Interest Investigations
Criminal Background Checks and Search	Real Estate Fraud Investigations
Criminal Investigation (All Types)	Religion or Faith Based Investigation
Dependency Investigations	Runaway and Missing Children
Discrimination Claims Investigations	Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Securities Investigations
Divorce Investigation	Sects Occult or Cults Investigations
Document Examination and Assessment	Security Consulting (CPP & PPS Certified)
Domestic Investigations (All Types)	Sexual Harassment Claims
Drug Testing	Slander and Defamation of Character Investigations
Due Diligence Investigation (General)	Spousal Maintenance or Alimony Modification
Eavesdropping Detection (Bugs and Taps)	Stalking and Harassment Investigations
Elder Abuse Investigations	Sting Operations
Electronic Discovery Services	Stock Options Fraud
Email Tracking and SMS Tracing	Surface or Forensic Drug Detection
Embezzlement Investigation	Surveillance (Beacon or GPS tracking)
Employee Theft Investigation	Technical Surveillance Countermeasures
Expert Witness Testimony	Tenant Screening
Financial Fraud Investigations (CFE & CFS)	Traffic and Vehicle Accident Reconstruction
Hidden Assets Investigation	Undercover and Covert Investigations
Hidden Assets Search (Lost or Forgotten)	Unfaithful or Cheating Mate (Non-Marital)
Identity Theft	Unsolved Crime Investigations
Insurance Fraud Investigations (Active Case)	Vendor Screening Investigations
Intellectual Property and Copyright Infringement	White Collar Crime
Juror Vetting (Jury Selection)	Wire and Electronic Communications Crime
Labor Dispute Monitoring	Witness Locates and Interviewing
Land Ownership and Title Investigation	Workers' Compensation Fraud (AOE/COE)
Litigation & Legal Support (Active Case)	Workplace (ADA, EEOC, or FMLA Sensitive)
Loss and Theft Investigations	Wrongful Death Investigations
Malpractice Investigation	Wrongful Imprisonment

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