Comments | xythen: Private investigator license

xythen

Private investigator license

Mar 09, 2009 14:46

Did you know that in Washington state you have to apprentice under an already licensed PI to get your own license?

Pretty stinky.

Comments 6

stryper666 March 9 2009, 23:41:10 UTC

Does Not Approve

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schmooops March 10 2009, 00:14:50 UTC

I for one would be happy to "apprentice" under Magnum PI.

savannarama March 9 2009, 23:50:11 UTC

Maybe it's a safeguard against just any stalker hanging out a shingle . . . like the papparazi do, resulting in well-known unprofessional tactics. (Also, apparently anyone in WA state can call themselves a counselor if they take a few hours of AIDS training.)

This is not to say that I am unsympathetic to any difficulty you might have in persuading a private investigator they need an apprentice.

xythen March 10 2009, 00:05:09 UTC

Wow really...a counselor? That's twisted.

At least we have PI exam people have to pass.

savannarama March 10 2009, 02:04:19 UTC

That's good.

So...are you aiming to be a P.I., for real? :) I don't remember reading the words explicitly here and am dying of curiosity.

xythen March 10 2009, 02:39:53 UTC

Some states require you to be a licensed PI to do Computer Forensics. Not WA, but we might move. If there's an apprenticeship requirement, I probably won't...but then again. My instructor has his license, I wonder if he could be bought. ;)
It would be neat on one's resume.