Boston Massachusetts Private Investigators and Detectives

Massachusetts Private Investigator License

Massachusetts issues licenses for only one year.
Reference Website: http://www.mass.gov/

Contact Information:
Website: http://www.mass.gov/
Massachusetts State Police, 470 Worcester Road, Framingham, Massachusetts, United States, 01702
Phone: (978) 538-6128

Associations:
Licensed Private Detectives Association of Massachusetts, Inc

Citation Statute:
M.G.L. Ch. 147, Sec 22 – 30

Website: http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/147-22.htm

Qualifications Requirement:
Shall be of good moral character,

Shall have been regularly employed for not less than three years as a detective doing investigating work.

A former member of an investigative service of the United States, a former police officer, of a rank or grade higher than that of patrolman, of the commonwealth, any political subdivision thereof or an official police department of another state, or a police officer in good standing formerly employed for not less than ten years with the commonwealth, or any political subdivision thereof or with an official police department of another state.

The colonel of the state police may grant to an applicant complying with the provisions of section twenty-four a license to engage in the private detective business or a license to engage in the business of watch, guard or patrol agency; provided, however, that no such license shall be granted to any person who has been convicted in any state of the United States of a felony. No person convicted of a violation of section ninety-nine or ninety-nine A of chapter two hundred and seventy-two of the general laws shall be granted a license and any license previously granted to such person shall be revoked.

Such license shall be for one year, shall state the name under which the licensed business is to be conducted and the address of its principal office, and shall be posted by the licensee in a conspicuous place in such office. Such name shall be subject to the approval of the colonel of the state police; provided that such name shall not contain the words “police”, “fire”, nor any name which denotes or implies any association with agencies of the governments of the United States, the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions. Failure to comply with the provisions of this paragraph shall constitute cause for revocation of such license.

The colonel of the state police may annually renew and may at any time for cause, after notice and a hearing, revoke, any such license. An application for a renewal shall be on a form furnished by the colonel.

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



Fees: $550.00 Fee

$5000.00 Surety Bond

Renewal Information: $150.00
The renewal form is available at the following website:
http://www.mass.gov/Eeops/docs/msp/divisions/standards_
and_training/certification_unit/private-detective-renewal-
application.pdf

Forms:
http://www.mass.gov/Eeops/docs/msp/divisions/standards_and_training/certification_unit/private-detective-original-application.pdf

Massachusetts requires licensing for Boston Private Investigators, Security Guards and Agencies. 

Only licensed investigators can conduct investigations in Massachusetts.

State Licensing Authority: Licensed Private Detectives Association of Massachusetts, Inc.
Website: http://www.lpdam.com/
Phone: 508-584-4747

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

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