Who regulates private investigators?

Who regulates private investigators?

Danno Hanks (Private Investigator) gives expert video advice on: Who regulates private investigators?; Which states do not require a license for private investigators?; Which state has the strictest regulations for private investigators? and more...

The regulation of private investigators, with the exception of six states, is by a state agency. In California it's the Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Investigative Security - BSIS is what they call it. They have very stringent laws on what you can and cannot do. One of their number one no-no is that you may never lead somebody that you are questioning into believing that you are a law enforcement official. You may not in any way impersonate a police officer. Your gathering of evidence techniques has to be, you know, without invading somebody's privacy and you must be truthful in your reporting to both your client and you have a fiduciary responsibility to your client to find out the truth in an investigation, but they do respond to complaints from consumers, they respond to complaints from the public or somebody working on license, but they're very, very strict if you violate some law you will lose your license.