Skip Trace Services Provided by a Licensed Private Investigtaor
Important Things to Know About Skip Tracing and Private Investigation Services
- Licensed private investigators are not law enforcement officers and are not granted any police powers regarding arrest or use of force.
- Deadly force may never be used by a licensed private investigator except in self-defense the use of deadly force to protect property or to prevent property loss is prohibited by law.
- Non-deadly force may be used by a licensed private investigator to the extent necessary for self-defense
- Soliciting business for an attorney in return for compensation is not lawful.
- Employing or contracting with any unlicensed or improperly licensed person or agency to conduct activities is forbidden.
Divulging Investigative Information
Private investigators or any employee of a licensed investigation agency Is not permitted to divulge or release to anyone other than his or her client or employer the contents of an investigative file acquired during licensed investigative activity.
Public Records investigations
Private investigators always use public and private records to provide background information on a subject. The courts, police departments, and sheriffs offices maintain records of people who have civil lawsuit records, judgments, divorce files, probate records, and criminal records. Private Investigators have unencumbered and direct access to most public records. Most information used by investigators come from private and public records research and digging deep into the resources available to private investigators.
Skip Tracing and Private Investigative Services are CONFIDENTIAL