Florida Private Investigator
License Examination Test
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State PI license testing details, Florida-
--exam fee: $100
--re-test fee: $100
--120 minutes allowed to complete test
--100 questions on test
--75% or more correct required to pass
--multiple-choice and true/false
--testing offered in 8 cities
--testing is done on paper
--you have only 72 seconds per question to: 
A) read and comprehend the entire question;
B) read through each of the answer choices;
and C) decide on the best answer choice.
The examination is administered BY APPOINTMENT ONLY on the
1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month
between 1PM and 4PM at one or
more of the eight Regional Offices located throughout Florida (listed below).
--results by mail, but some offices
allow you
to
call in for results later
that day or a few days after the test
--Testing areas include
general rules
and regulations involving
private
investigators in the State of Florida.
Presented as scenarios and as fact-knowledge questions.
The examination covers those parts of Florida law
that deal directly with the business practices
of the
private investigative industry and the legal responsibilities
of the individuals and agencies that work in that
industry.
The 8 test locations:
(alphabetically, by city)
Ft. Walton Regional Office,
212 Eglin Parkway, S.E., Suite “A”,
Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548
850-833-9146
Jacksonville Regional Office,
7825 Baymeadows Way,
Center Building, Suite 106A.
Jacksonville, Florida 32256
904-448-4341
Miami Regional Office,
401 NW 2nd Avenue, Suite 720-N,
Miami, Florida 33128
305-377-5950
Orlando Regional Office
400 W. Robinson Street, Room 110
Orlando, Florida 32801
407-245-0883
Punta Gorda Regional Office,
230 Bal Harbor Blvd., Suite 111,
Punta Gorda, Florida 33950
941-575-5770
Tallahassee Regional Office,
1851 N M L King Jr. Blvd,
Tallahassee, Florida 32303
850-245-5498
Tampa Regional Office,
1313 Tampa Street, Suite 712,
Tampa, Florida 33602
813-272-2552
West Palm Beach Regional Office,
The Forum, Tower A, Suite 100,
1675 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard,
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 561-640-6149
BONUS: Pass with our material, 
we can make you a simple webpage FREE!
(If you don't have a webpage, the public & businesses can't find you to hire you.)
Florida Private Investigator
License Examination Test
study material:
Testing, business help, and/or study topics include:
badges; personnel management; use of polygraph; sponsoring; moral character;
use of fictitious names; EPPA; deadly force; firing; Class A licenses;
federal penalties;
Chapter 493; privacy; violations; misdemeanors; applications;
branch offices; age requirements; surveillances; fiream permits; liability insurance;
Class B licenses; citizenship requirements; business locations; corporations;
mental illness; fingerprints; post office boxes; direct evidence; Class C licenses;
Advisory Council; subcontracting; interns; identification cards; advertising;
Class CC licenses; military records; changes of address; renewals; inactive licenses;
reciprocity; mileage; impersonation; Class G licenses; violations; misdemeanors;
use of unlicensed persons; felonies; forbidden items; civil penalties; Class K licenses;
experience; education; corporate officers; reports; terminations; cease and desist orders;
nolo contendres; employing family members; and more!
Our copyrighted and detailed
Florida PI Study Material & Business Help
'FL PI Super Package'
INCLUDES:
(numbered below for easy discussion if you call us!)
1. --full general FL PI licensing information--
2. --more than 100 sample practice questions with verified correct answers--
--and much, much more!--
Contact us for information about our detailed
Florida Private Investigator PI licensing and test preparation package.
Simulated Testing
Also available is our on-line text that includes simulated practice license test
questions
for the Florida Private Investigator PI license examination
test,
a simulator to a computer-testing as it advises time limitations to answer.
See www.thePIgroup.com/seminars.htm for more information about this option.
Call (818) 883-6969 for more information.
FlashCards
Also available are our FlashCards of vocabulary and practice license test
questions
for the Florida Private Investigator PI license examination test.
Pocket-sized as to study anywhere you go,
they include instructions for studying them using the 'Leitner System'
(a proven way of increasing the retention of data from flash cards).
These are NOT generic 'nationwide PI' flashcards!
BEWARE OF USING THE WRONG MATERIAL TO PREPARE WITH!
Blunt and to the point: there is some worthless 'junk' out there,
promoted as 'helpful for PI tests'. Buyer beware.
Be careful of generic 'good-for-all-states' nationwide material.
We have assisted many who failed after trying alternate choices.
Our material includes 'trigger questions' (related sample questions that
are similar to but not actually connected to any of the multiple PI tests,
planted within as to later prove plagiarism-- catches our competitors every time.
We have successfully shut down 3 plagiarizers-- and they paid our legal bills!
Got 10 minutes? Call 818-883-6969 for the most
valuable PI phone conversation you will ever have!
A SECRET!
Reading our high-quality printed paper 2012 Florida PI study materials,
over and over, studying around your daily duties,
or sitting in your car, or even while resting in bed,
is TEN times more effective then trying
to study 'on-line' or at a 'seminar'.
Do one final review while parked outside
the test location for your FL PI test appointment.
TYPES OF FLORIDA PI LICENSES:
For Individuals
- "C"- Private Investigator
- "CC"- Private Investigator Intern
- "M" or "MA"- Manager of a Private Investigative Agency
For Agencies
- "A"- Private Investigative Agency
- "AA"- Private Investigative Agency Branch Office
But what if an "Individual" wants to operate an "Agency"?
See 'Solving the 'C' or 'A' Mystery' below!
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CLASS “C” PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR LICENSE
An applicant for the Class "C" Private Investigator License must have
TWO YEARS OF LAWFULLY GAINED, VERIFIABLE, FULL-TIME EXPERIENCE
in order to qualify for the license. This experience can be acquired through
a combination of actual investigative experience, college course work in a
related field, or internship in accordance with the following three categories
set forth in the statute:
(a) Private investigative work or related fields of work that provided equivalent experience or training.
(b) College course work related to criminal justice, criminology, or law enforcement administration,
or successful completion of any law enforcement-related training received from any federal, state,
county, or municipal agency, except that no more than 1 year may be used from this category.
(c) Work as a Class “CC” licensed intern. This internship is done at a licensed private investigative agency.
Solving the "C or A" Mystery!
The licensing bureau's website does not easily address a common question:
"I am an individual, but I want to operate a PI agency. So, do I want a 'C license' (Individual')
or do I want an 'A license' (Agency)? Even more confusing, I can only find test information for 'C testing'!"
Five FL PI members of www.thePIgroup.com were asked for a real-world explanation. They advised:
1. "You would be testing for a C license. The C license is the "regular" private investigator's license.
A C license has to work for an Agency.
Therefore the A license is an Agency license. An agency can
have a number of C licensed investigators working for them. If you're working
for yourself/by yourself,
then you'll need both an A (agency) and C license. No test for the A license. Just some paperwork and money."
2."I'm a licensed PI in CA and FL. Unlike California where a PI can work for him/herself or another
licensed PI as a sub-contractor,
or a PI can hire a trainee without a license, in Florida, a PI must work
for an agency. Sort of like a nurse. A licensed nurse must work
for a hospital or doctor or other
licensed entity. The same applies to a PI in Florida. I am a “C” license holder. To work for myself,
I also had to get an “A” license… or go to work for a person or entity that has an “A” license.
So, if you’re testing for a PI license,
you are testing for a “C” license".
3. "C is someone who has to work under an agency. A is agency and only entity that can advertise,
bid or legally take PI assignments
in Florida. Double the fees."
4. "Class "C" license is required to be a full fledged Florida private investigator. A class "A" license
is required to own a
private investigation agency. A PI intern has to have a "CC" license and must
complete a 40 class/test and work full time
for two years while employed by a class "A" agency.
Just having a "C" license doesn't allow one to work as a PI.
One must be an employee of an "A" licensed agency."
5. "A C licensee cannot do anything apart from the A license. There is no test for a "A" license.
It is an application and proof
of a "C" license who owns the agency. An "A" Licence is for an
Investigative Agency. It can be a person, partnership or corporation.
A "C" license is for an individual
who is a private Investigator. A "C" licence must work for and "A" Agency unless you are
employed by only one attorney or attorney office."
From a 20-year teacher of private investigation:
WORST possible study method:
studying with multiple-choice questions
(low retention percentage, too many words per actual needed knowledge)
BEST possible study method:
reading Question/Answer, Question/Answer, Question/Answer, . . .
(direct to memory, higher word priority)
All rights reserved. A purchase of this material is our purchaser's sole use,
and is only to assist
that sole purchaser in his/her new PI business and in the
preparation
of his/her own upcoming
PI licensing test. No portion of this material
may be
reproduced, copied,
sold, resold,
shared, sold after purchaser's use, exploited,
stored
in an electronic
system, used for training of others, or transmitted in any form
or by
any means,
electronic, reworded, modified,
mechanical, photocopy,
recording, or otherwise.
It is solely intended for and sold only to applicants for this professional license.
It is expressly NOT for use, tutoring, duplication, training, adaption, or any other use by
other publishers or writers, teachers or instructors, coaching or preparatory entities,
testing agencies and certification agencies, any group use, or any government agency.
All specifications subject to change with or without prior notice.
2/2012
Page-counts, item-counts and shipping-weights are approximate but are very close.
Several payment and shipping options are available.
Most send a check or send a money order,
but we put long holds on orders paid by check
Back to the main page, click here: MAIN PAGE
We have helped far more PIs pass their PI license tests than all PI schools have combined!
Call (818) 883-6969
or e-mail to
thePIgroup@aol.com
© www.thePIgroup.com Florida Private Investigator 2012 license test study material and sample FL PI test questions
BONUS: Pass with our material, we can make you a simple webpage FREE!
(If you don't have a webpage, the public & businesses can't find you to hire you.)
License Examination Test
study material:
Testing, business help, and/or study topics include:
badges; personnel management; use of polygraph; sponsoring; moral character;
use of fictitious names; EPPA; deadly force; firing; Class A licenses;
federal penalties; Chapter 493; privacy; violations; misdemeanors; applications;
branch offices; age requirements; surveillances; fiream permits; liability insurance;
Class B licenses; citizenship requirements; business locations; corporations;
mental illness; fingerprints; post office boxes; direct evidence; Class C licenses;
Advisory Council; subcontracting; interns; identification cards; advertising;
Class CC licenses; military records; changes of address; renewals; inactive licenses;
reciprocity; mileage; impersonation; Class G licenses; violations; misdemeanors;
use of unlicensed persons; felonies; forbidden items; civil penalties; Class K licenses;
experience; education; corporate officers; reports; terminations; cease and desist orders;
nolo contendres; employing family members; and more!
Florida PI Study Material & Business Help
'FL PI Super Package'
INCLUDES:
(numbered below for easy discussion if you call us!)
2. --more than 100 sample practice questions with verified correct answers--
--and much, much more!--
Florida Private Investigator PI licensing and test preparation package.
Also available is our on-line text that includes simulated practice license test
questions for the Florida Private Investigator PI license examination
test, a simulator to a computer-testing as it advises time limitations to answer.
See www.thePIgroup.com/seminars.htm for more information about this option.
Call (818) 883-6969 for more information.
FlashCards
Also available are our FlashCards of vocabulary and practice license test
questions
for the Florida Private Investigator PI license examination test.
Pocket-sized as to study anywhere you go,
they include instructions for studying them using the 'Leitner System'
(a proven way of increasing the retention of data from flash cards).
These are NOT generic 'nationwide PI' flashcards!
BEWARE OF USING THE WRONG MATERIAL TO PREPARE WITH!
Blunt and to the point: there is some worthless 'junk' out there,
promoted as 'helpful for PI tests'. Buyer beware.
Be careful of generic 'good-for-all-states' nationwide material.
We have assisted many who failed after trying alternate choices.
Our material includes 'trigger questions' (related sample questions that
are similar to but not actually connected to any of the multiple PI tests,
planted within as to later prove plagiarism-- catches our competitors every time.
We have successfully shut down 3 plagiarizers-- and they paid our legal bills!
Got 10 minutes? Call 818-883-6969 for the most
valuable PI phone conversation you will ever have!
A SECRET!
Reading our high-quality printed paper 2012 Florida PI study materials,
over and over, studying around your daily duties,
or sitting in your car, or even while resting in bed,
is TEN times more effective then trying
to study 'on-line' or at a 'seminar'.
Do one final review while parked outside
the test location for your FL PI test appointment.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CLASS “C” PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR LICENSE
Blunt and to the point: there is some worthless 'junk' out there,
promoted as 'helpful for PI tests'. Buyer beware.
Be careful of generic 'good-for-all-states' nationwide material.
We have assisted many who failed after trying alternate choices.
Our material includes 'trigger questions' (related sample questions that
are similar to but not actually connected to any of the multiple PI tests,
planted within as to later prove plagiarism-- catches our competitors every time.
We have successfully shut down 3 plagiarizers-- and they paid our legal bills!
Got 10 minutes? Call 818-883-6969 for the most
valuable PI phone conversation you will ever have!
A SECRET!
Reading our high-quality printed paper 2012 Florida PI study materials,
over and over, studying around your daily duties,
or sitting in your car, or even while resting in bed,
is TEN times more effective then trying
to study 'on-line' or at a 'seminar'.
Do one final review while parked outside
the test location for your FL PI test appointment.
-
TYPES OF FLORIDA PI LICENSES:
- "C"- Private Investigator
- "CC"- Private Investigator Intern
- "M" or "MA"- Manager of a Private Investigative Agency
- "A"- Private Investigative Agency
- "AA"- Private Investigative Agency Branch Office
But what if an "Individual" wants to operate an "Agency"?
See 'Solving the 'C' or 'A' Mystery' below!
For Individuals
For Agencies
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CLASS “C” PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR LICENSE
An applicant for the Class "C" Private Investigator License must have
TWO YEARS OF LAWFULLY GAINED, VERIFIABLE, FULL-TIME EXPERIENCE
in order to qualify for the license. This experience can be acquired through
a combination of actual investigative experience, college course work in a
related field, or internship in accordance with the following three categories
set forth in the statute:
(a) Private investigative work or related fields of work that provided equivalent experience or training.
(b) College course work related to criminal justice, criminology, or law enforcement administration,
or successful completion of any law enforcement-related training received from any federal, state,
county, or municipal agency, except that no more than 1 year may be used from this category.
(c) Work as a Class “CC” licensed intern. This internship is done at a licensed private investigative agency.
Solving the "C or A" Mystery!
The licensing bureau's website does not easily address a common question:
"I am an individual, but I want to operate a PI agency. So, do I want a 'C license' (Individual')
or do I want an 'A license' (Agency)? Even more confusing, I can only find test information for 'C testing'!"
Five FL PI members of www.thePIgroup.com were asked for a real-world explanation. They advised:
1. "You would be testing for a C license. The C license is the "regular" private investigator's license.
A C license has to work for an Agency.
Therefore the A license is an Agency license. An agency can
have a number of C licensed investigators working for them. If you're working
for yourself/by yourself,
then you'll need both an A (agency) and C license. No test for the A license. Just some paperwork and money."
2."I'm a licensed PI in CA and FL. Unlike California where a PI can work for him/herself or another
licensed PI as a sub-contractor,
or a PI can hire a trainee without a license, in Florida, a PI must work
for an agency. Sort of like a nurse. A licensed nurse must work
for a hospital or doctor or other
licensed entity. The same applies to a PI in Florida. I am a “C” license holder. To work for myself,
I also had to get an “A” license… or go to work for a person or entity that has an “A” license.
So, if you’re testing for a PI license,
you are testing for a “C” license".
3. "C is someone who has to work under an agency. A is agency and only entity that can advertise,
bid or legally take PI assignments
in Florida. Double the fees."
4. "Class "C" license is required to be a full fledged Florida private investigator. A class "A" license
is required to own a
private investigation agency. A PI intern has to have a "CC" license and must
complete a 40 class/test and work full time
for two years while employed by a class "A" agency.
Just having a "C" license doesn't allow one to work as a PI.
One must be an employee of an "A" licensed agency."
5. "A C licensee cannot do anything apart from the A license. There is no test for a "A" license.
It is an application and proof
of a "C" license who owns the agency. An "A" Licence is for an
Investigative Agency. It can be a person, partnership or corporation.
A "C" license is for an individual
who is a private Investigator. A "C" licence must work for and "A" Agency unless you are
employed by only one attorney or attorney office."
From a 20-year teacher of private investigation:
WORST possible study method:
studying with multiple-choice questions
(low retention percentage, too many words per actual needed knowledge)
BEST possible study method:
reading Question/Answer, Question/Answer, Question/Answer, . . .
(direct to memory, higher word priority)
From a 20-year teacher of private investigation:
studying with multiple-choice questions
(low retention percentage, too many words per actual needed knowledge)
BEST possible study method:
reading Question/Answer, Question/Answer, Question/Answer, . . .
(direct to memory, higher word priority)
All rights reserved. A purchase of this material is our purchaser's sole use,
and is only to assist that sole purchaser in his/her new PI business and in the
preparation of his/her own upcoming PI licensing test. No portion of this material may be
reproduced, copied, sold, resold, shared, sold after purchaser's use, exploited,
stored in an electronic system, used for training of others, or transmitted in any form or by
any means, electronic, reworded, modified, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise.
It is solely intended for and sold only to applicants for this professional license.
It is expressly NOT for use, tutoring, duplication, training, adaption, or any other use by
other publishers or writers, teachers or instructors, coaching or preparatory entities,
testing agencies and certification agencies, any group use, or any government agency.
All specifications subject to change with or without prior notice.
2/2012
Page-counts, item-counts and shipping-weights are approximate but are very close.
Several payment and shipping options are available.
Most send a check or send a money order,
but we put long holds on orders paid by check
Back to the main page, click here: MAIN PAGE
We have helped far more PIs pass their PI license tests than all PI schools have combined!
Call (818) 883-6969
or e-mail to
thePIgroup@aol.com
© www.thePIgroup.com Florida Private Investigator 2012 license test study material and sample FL PI test questions