ALABAMA
No state PI license issued; some cities issue a PI license.
A state business license exists.
http://www.ador.state.al.us/ (334) 242-1170
ALASKA
No state PI license issued; some cities issue a PI license.
A state business license exists.
http://www.dced.state.ak.us/ (907) 465-2550
ARIZONA
Department of Public Safety
Box 6638, Phoenix AZ 85005
In-person: 2102 West Encanto Boulevard, Phoenix
http://www.dps.state.az.us/ (602) 223-2361
ARKANSAS
Board of Private Investigators
1 State Police Plaza Drive, Little Rock AR 72209
http://www.asp.state.ar.us/ (501) 618-8600
CALIFORNIA
Department of Consumer Affairs
400 R Street, Sacramento CA 95814
http://www.dca.ca.gov/ (800) 952-5210 (916) 445-1254
COLORADO
No state PI license is required; a voluntary license is available; some cities issue a PI license.
CONNECTICUT
Department of Public Safety
294 Colony Street, Meriden CT 06450
http://www.state.ct.us/ (860) 685-8470
DELAWARE
State Police/Licensing
Box 430, Dover DE 19903
http://www.state.de.us/ (302) 736-5900
FLORIDA
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Division of Licensing
Box 6687, Tallahassee FL 32314
http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/index.html (850) 487-0482
GEORGIA
Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies
237 Coliseum Drive, Macon GA 31217
www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/detective (478) 207-1460
HAWAII
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
1010 Richards Street, 1st Floor
Box 3469, Honolulu, HI 96813
http://www.state.hi.us/ (808) 587-3295
IDAHO
No state PI license issued; some cities issue a business license.
ILLINOIS
The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
320 West Washington Street, Springfield IL 62786
http://www.idfpr.com (217) 782-0458
INDIANA
Private Investigator and Security Guard Licensing Board
302 W. Washington Street, Room E034, Indianapolis IN 46204
www.in.gov/pla/pisg.htm (317) 234-3040
IOWA
Department of Public Safety
Wallace State Office Bldg, Des Moines IA 50319
http://www.state.ia.us/ (515) 281-3211
KANSAS
Bureau of Investigation
1620 SW Tyler, Topeka KS 66612
www.accesskansas.org/kbi (785) 296-8200
KENTUCKY
Box 1360, Frankfort KY 40601
http://finance.ky.gov/ourcabinet/caboff/OAS/op/privinve/ (502) 564-3296
LOUISIANA
Board of Private Investigator Examiners
2051 Silverside Drive, suite 190, Baton Rouge LA 70808
http://www.lsbpie.com/ (800) 299-9696 (225) 763-3556
MAINE
Department of Public Safety
42 State House Station, Augusta ME 04333
http://www.state.me.us/ (207) 624-8775
MARYLAND
State Police Licensing Board
1111 Reistertown Road, Pikesville MD 21208
www.mdsp.org/Organization/SupportServicesBureau/LicensingDivision/PrivateDetective/PrivateDetectiveAgencies.aspx
(410) 653-4500 (800) 525-5555
MASSACHUSETTS
State Police/Special Licensing Unit
485 Maple Street, Danvers MA 01923 (978) 538-6128
MICHIGAN
Department of Consumer & Industry Services
Licensing Division--Private Detectives
Box 30018, Lansing MI 48909
www.medc.michigan.org/services/license
http://www.michigan.gov/ (517) 241-5645 (517) 373-9808
MINNESOTA
Board of Private Detective & Protective Agent Services
1430 Maryland Avenue East, St. Paul MN 55106
www.dps.state.mn.us/pdb (651) 793-2666
MISSISSIPPI
No state PI license issued; some cities issue a PI license.
MISSOURI
Board of Private Investigator and Private Fire Investigator Examiners
Division of Professional Registration
3605 Missouri Boulevard, PO Box 1335, Jefferson City MO 65102-1335
http://pr.mo.gov/pi.asp
(573) 751-0293
MONTANA
Board of Private Security Ofcrs & Investigators
301 South Park, Room 430
Box 200513, Helena MT 59620
http://www.discoveringmontana.com/ (406) 841-2300
NEBRASKA
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Suite 2300, Lincoln NE 68509
www.sos.ne.gov/licensing/private_eye/index.html (402) 471-2554
NEVADA
Office of the Attorney General
Private Investigator's Licensing Board
3476 Executive Pointe Way, Suite 14
Carson City, NV 89706
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/ (775) 687-3223
NEW HAMPSHIRE
State Police, Department of Safety
10 Hazen Drive, Room 106, Concord NH 03305
www.nh.gov/safety/nhsp/pluda.html (603) 271-3575
NEW JERSEY
Private Detective Unit
1200 Negron Road, Hamilton NJ 08691
http://njsp.org/about/srb.html (609) 584-5051, ext 5065
NEW MEXICO
Private Investigator and Polygraph Board
2055 Pacheco Street, Suite 400
Box 25101, Santa Fe NM 87504
http://www.rld.state.nm.us/ (505) 476-7080
NEW YORK
Division of Licensing Services
84 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/ (518) 474-4429
NORTH CAROLINA
Private Protective Services
1631 Midtown Place, Suite 104, Raleigh, NC 27609
http://www.jus.state.nc.us/ (919) 875-3611
NORTH DAKOTA
Private Investigation and Security Board
513 Bismarck Expressway, suite 5, Bismarck ND 58504
www.state.nd.us/pisb/about.html (701) 222-3063
OHIO
Homeland Security
Private Investigator & Security Guard Section
1952 W. Broad Street, Columbus OH 43218
www.homelandsecurity.ohio.gov/pisg.htm (614) 466-4130
OKLAHOMA
Council On Law Enforcement Education and Training
3530 N. Martin Luther King Avenue, Oklahoma City OK 73111
www.cleet.state.ok.us/Private_Security.htm (405) 425-2750
OREGON
Board of Investigators
445 State Office Building
800 NE Oregon Street, #33, Portland OR 97232
http://www.obi.state.or.us/ (503) 731-4359
PENNSYLVANIA
Licensed by each county where an office is maintained; honored statewide.
RHODE ISLAND
Licensed by each city or town, by state statute 5-5.
SOUTH CAROLINA
State Law Enforcement Division
Regulatory Services
Box 21398, Columbia SC 29221
http://www.sled.state.sc.us/ (803) 737-9000
SOUTH DAKOTA
No state PI license issued; some cities issue a PI license.
A state business license exists. (800) 829-9188
TENNESSEE
Private Investigation and Polygraph Commission
Davy Crockett Tower, 2nd Floor
500 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville TN 37243
www.state.tn.us/commerce/boards/pi (615) 741-4827
TEXAS
Department of Public Safety,
Private Security Bureau
5805 N. Lamar Boulevard, Austin TX 78752
Box 4087, Austin TX 78761
http://www.tcps.state.tx.us/ (512) 424-7710
UTAH
Department of Public Safety
Bureau of Criminal Identification
3888 West 5400 South
Box 148280, Salt Lake City UT 84114
www.bci.utah.gov/BailPI/PIHome.html (801) 965-4445
VERMONT
Board of Private Investigative & Security Services
109 State Street, Montpelier VT 05609
www.vtprofessionals.org/opr1/investigators (802) 828-2837
VIRGINIA
Department of Criminal Justice Services
Private Security Services Section
202 North Ninth Street - 5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
www.dcjs.virginia.gov/pss/index.cfm (804) 786-4700
WASHINGTON
Department of Licensing, Master License Service
Box 9048, Olympia WA 98507
http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/pi/ (360) 664-6611
WASHINGTON DC
2000 14th Street NW, Washington DC 20009
www.mpdc.dc.gov/node/141272 (202) 671-0500
WISCONSIN
Department of Regulation and Licensing
1400 East Washington Avenue
Box 8935, Madison WI 53708
www.drl.state.wi.us/Regulation (608) 266-5511
WYOMING
No state PI license issued; some cities issue a PI license.