Private Detective
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- None
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Required
DESCRIPTION OF OCCUPATION: A Private Detective conducts investigations, such as obtaining confidential information, seeking missing persons, or investigating crimes and thefts. They use many means to determine the facts, such as surveillance, searches, and interviewing people. They assist attorneys, businesses, and the public with a variety of legal, financial, and personal problems. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSING: Personal requirements: 1) Submit FBI fingerprint check through Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center. 2) A Criminal History Record check. Experience requirements: At least 4 years of full-time investigational work experience. Education requirements: High school graduate or equivalent. EXAMINATIONS: Written exam with 75% score needed to pass. FEES: Between July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, pay $280 (license $34, compliance resolution fund $148, 1/2 renewal fee $98). OTHER: There were 20 licenses currently active as of February 24, 2022. ~ revised 12/16
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- No education required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Background check required
Issuing body
- Department
- Hawaii State Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
- Division
- Professional and Vocational Licensing Division
- Board
- Board of Private Detectives and Guards
- Address
- P. O. Box 3469 [335 Merchant St., Rm. 301, Honolulu, HI 96813] Honolulu, HI 96801
- Phone
- (808) 586-3000
- Agency website
- http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/private/
- Licence page
- https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/private/
- Last updated
- July 21, 2022
Occupations (O*NET)
- Private Investigator 33-9021.00
Source and verification
This record is Hawaii's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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