Friday, February 25, 2011

How to become private investigator in Minnesota?

The state of Minnesota allows only licensed private investigators to work in Minnesota. Hence you will have to get the necessary license from the Board of Private Detective and Protective Agent Services. The basic requirement to get the license in Minnesota is that you must be at least 18 years of age and must be the citizen of United States. You must be of good moral character and should not be convicted of any crime in any jurisdiction. You will have to undergo the background check and fingerprinting. You must have an experience of 6000 hours in the investigative work. Must have worked as an investigator in any of the following area:

* Employed as an investigator with a licensed private detective agency.

* Employed as an investigator with a United States government investigative service.

* Employed as an investigator for a city police department or sheriff's office.

In order to help you gain the experience you can contact Minnesota Association of Private Investigators and Protective Agents (MAPI which is a non profit educational resource center and industry advocate.

Then you will have to get the license from the Board of Private Detective and Protective Agent Services. You will have to fill the form completely. All the information provided in it should be correct. Attach all the necessary documents to the form. The documents are the proof of work experience, fingerprint cards, a copy of surety bond of $10000 and a proof of financial responsibility. You will also have to provide the names of five references. You will also have to pay the license fee of $1000 along with the application.

Then you will have to complete a 12 hours of pre-assignment training. If you are planning to undertake a firearm then you will have to go for 12 hours of armed training. This is the mandatory training. After this you will have to go through 6 hours of training annually to maintain the license. In order to get the list of training centers you can contact the Board of Private Detective and Protective Agent Services. Take care to renew the forms as and when required. The renewal fees depend upon the number of employees working in the agency. Accordingly the fee structure is as follows:
0 Employees $ 540.00
1 to 10 Employees $ 710.00
11 to 25 Employees $ 880.00
26 to 50 Employees $1,050.00
51 or more employees $1,220.00

Contact Information:
Website: http://www.dps.state.mn.us/pdb/
Email: mn.pdb@state.mn.us
Board of Private Detective Protective Agent Services, 1430 Maryland Avenue East,, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55106
Phone: (651)793-2666
Fax: (651)793-7065


Forms: In order to receive application forms, one must request them by calling the Board of Private Detective Protective Agent Services at (651)793-2666.

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