Sunday, February 27, 2011

How to Become a Private Investigator in Nebraska?

In order to work as a private investigator in Nebraska you will have to acquire the license issued by secretary of states of Nebraska. Without the license you will not be allowed to work as a private investigator. The basic requirement to get the license is that you must be 21 years of age and must be citizen of united state. You must be of good moral character and must be not convicted of any crime. You will have to undergo a thorough background check. You will then have to undergo fingerprints from F.B.I. there is no educational qualification needed in the sate of Nebraska but the only condition is that you must have an experience of 3000 hours in investigative work. You will have to provide the proof of your experience in the form of time sheet or affidavit.

Then you will have to obtain the application requesting the license from the Secretary of State office (402-471-8606). Be sure that you fill the application form completely. All the questions should be answered. All the information that you are providing in the application should be correct. Attach all the necessary documents. The documents should be 3 readable fingerprint cards from F.B.I colored photograph which should be taken within past 90 days of submission of photographs and a surety bond of $10000 that has been approved by the Nebraska department of insurance. You will have to pay the fee with the application form. Then submit the application form.

After the submission of the application form you will have to undertake the exam conducted to find out the competency of the applicants. The questions are such designed that they find out the proficiency of the applicants. The questions are related to the rules and regulations for Nebraska private detectives, debt collection limitations, eavesdropping and trespassing. In order to get the license it is necessary to pass the exam. In order to pass the exam it is necessary to secure 80% marks. If you do not cover 80% marks then you will be considered as fail and will have to retake the exam. But you can retake the exam only after 21 days of your last attempt and you will not be able to attempt for the fourth time. There is no fee for the exam.

The license fee for a sole proprietor private detective license is $50; for an agency $100. You will have to pay notary fee on the affidavit and the premiums on the surety bond. The fees for fingerprint and photograph will also have to be paid. You will have to renew the license on June 30 of every even year. The fee for the renewal is same as the license fee.

Contact Information:

Website: http://www.sos.state.ne.us/licensing/private_eye/index.html
Email:
LicensingAssistant@sos.ne.gov
Secretary of State, P.O. Box 94608, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, 68509-4608
Phone: (402) 471-8606
Fax: (402) 471-2530

Citation Statute:

Neb. Rev. Stat. Chapter 71-3201
Private Investigator
Rules & Regulations and Statute.

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