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Private Investigator Exam Expected
Questions and Answers
What are the 6 tasks that categorize a business or a professional as "private investigator" in Missouri?
(Hint: Acronym PRICIE) - ANSWER✔✔-1. PROPERTY - Locating or recovering lost or stolen property.
2. RESPONSIBILITY - Investigating the cause of responsibility for libel, losses, damage, or injury.
3. IDENTITY - Obtaining information related to any person's identity, habits, conduct, business,
occupation, honesty, integrity, credibility, knowledge, trustworthiness, efficiency, loyalty, activity,
movement, whereabouts, affiliations, associations, transactions, acts, reputation, character, etc.
4. CRIMES - Investigating crimes or wrongs done against any government entity within the US.
5. INFORMATION - Selling personal identification information to the public.
6. EVIDENCE - Securing evidence for a court or investigating body.
In which year was the Board of Private Investigator and Private Fire Investigator Examiners created and PI
licensure required in Missouri? - ANSWER✔✔-2007
Which 16 occupations that have functional overlap with private investigation are NOT deemed to be
engaging in the "private investigation" business, as defined in the statutes of Missouri? - ANSWER✔✔-1.
Any person working for an employer and only investigating for affairs related to that employer.
2. Officers or employees of any government entity, while performing their official duties.
3. Anyone working under and within a contract with a government entity.
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4. Attorneys, paralegals, or employees of a law firm.
5. Certified public accountants (CPA)
6. Collection agencies
7. Insurers
8. Banks
9. Insurance adjusters
10. Private fire investigators who only investigate the origin, nature, cause, or losses relevant to a fire
11. Real estate brokers, sellers, or appraisers
12. Criminal history and background history checking organizations
13. Expert witnesses
14. Anyone employed by or contracted with a governmental entity, who does not hold themselves out to
the public as a "private investigator"
15. Legal process servers
16. Consumer reporting agencies
What are 9 things that can cause a PI license to be denied? - ANSWER✔✔-1. Having committed any act
that would incur disciplinary action, were that applicant already a licensee.
2. Having been convicted of or plead guilty to a felony in the last two years.
3. Having been convicted of or plead guilty to a misdemeanor offense involving moral turpitude in the
last two years.
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4. Having lied in an employment application, evidence record, or while under oath in the last two years.
5. Having abused alcohol or drugs in the last two years.
6. Having used, possessed, or trafficked in any illegal substance in the last two years.
7. Having been denied a PI license, or having had a PI license revoked, in any state.
8. Having performed any private investigative work while unlicensed.
9. Having knowingly made any false statement in the application for PI licensure.
How many different private investigative agencies can you work for at a given time? - ANSWER✔✔-Only
one agency at a time.
Can a licensed private investigator work for any private investigator agency? - ANSWER✔✔-No. Only for
the agency whose ID number appears on that investigator's application.
How many continuing education unit hours do PI licensees need to complete, and how often? -
ANSWER✔✔-16 unit hours every two years.
What must a PI licensee do with the full-sized license and pocket-sized license, after receiving them? -
ANSWER✔✔-The full-sized license must be displayed in a conspicuous place in the licensee's place of
business, and the pocket-sized license must be kept in the licensee's wallet at all times.
How long after ceasing employment as a private investigator does a licensee have to mail their license
back to the board? - ANSWER✔✔-5 days.
How long does a private investigator have to notify the board of a change of address? - ANSWER✔✔-30
days.
How long are PI licenses valid for? - ANSWER✔✔-2 years.
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