Texas Private Investigator

Texas Private Investigator License

Reference Website: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/psb/

Contact Information:
Website: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/psb/
Email: Private_Security_Bureau@txdps.state.tx.us
Texas Department of Public Safety - Private Security Bureau, PO Box 15999, Austin, Texas, United States, 78761-5999
Phone: (512) 424-7710
Fax: (512) 424-7729

Associations:
Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, Inc.

Citation Statute:
Texas Occupations Code
Title 10. Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security
Chapter 1702. Private Security

Texas Administrative Code
Title 37. Public Safety and Corrections
Part 1. Texas Department of Public Safety
Chapter 35. Private Security

Website: http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/

Qualifications Requirement:
The following information is a summary of the Texas Private Security Bureau document "Company License Application Instructions and General Requirements for Licensing". Please see the full document for more detailed and complete information.

Texas law requires that a private investigator must be properly licensed to offer or engage in private investigation or security services. Offering to provide private investigator services without a license, or hiring an unlicensed private investigator to perform investigations carries a criminal penalty in the state of Texas.

Private investigation companies that are licensed by the Private Security Bureau of Texas may consist of a single person or may involve several thousand employees. Each type of company can be identified as one of the three main types of companies; sole proprietorships (single owner), partnerships (two or more owners), and corporations (established through the Office of the Texas Secretary of State).

Texas law requires that to own, manage or be employed by a licensed private investigation company, a person must:

• be at least 18 years of age;
• not have been convicted of two or more felony offenses, a single felony within the past twenty years; or a Class A misdemeanor within the past ten years;
• no be currently charged with a Class A misdemeanor or felony offense, under an information or indictment
• not have been adjudicated a having engaged in felony level delinquent conduct within the past ten years;
• not have been found by a court to be incompetent by reason of a mental defect or disease and not have been restored to competency;
• not have been dishonorably discharged from the United States armed services, discharged from the United States armed services under other conditions determined by the Board to be prohibitive, or dismissed by the United States armed services if a commissioned office in the United States armed services;
• not be required to register in this or any other state as a sex offender;
• not have charges pending for or have been convicted in any jurisdiction of a Class misdemeanor within the past five years, for an offense determined by the Board administrative rule to be disqualifying.

These requirements apply to all licensed private investigators and applicants for a private investigator license. There are additional requirements that must be met by the manager of a private investigation company.

All applicants for a private investigator license undergo criminal history checks with the State of Texas and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

In addition, a licensed private investigation company must maintain, on file with the Private Security Bureau of Texas, a certificate of proof of liability which must be kept in full force and effect at all times.

Reciprocity: Texas does not have private investigator reciprocity agreements with any other states. However, if a private investigator must conduct brief business in Texas, it is generally acceptable.



Testing: Testing is required for a Private Investigator License in the State of Texas.

Fees: Class A Fee: $350.00 registration fee + $11.00 subscription fee= $361.00

Renewal Information: $350.00 registration fee + $11.00 subscription fee= $361.00

Forms:
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/psb/forms/default.aspx

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

Clients Serviced in this Area:
Attorneys & Legal Services	Insurance Industry and Adjusters
Business (100+ Employees)	Law Enforcement Specific
Business (Small Business)	Medical Services or Hospice
Education Services Industry	Non-Government Organization
Financial Services Industry	Parental or Caretaker
Government (Local/State/Federal)	Real Estate Professionals
Hotel, Bar or Restaurant Specific	Security & Private Investigator
Human Resource Professionals	Spousal or Matrimonial
Individual Clients (Personal Cases)