WASHINGTON

PI Agency Requirements
- All agency owners, partners, or qualifying agents must be:
- At least 18 years old, if applying for unarmed license.
- At least 21 years old, if applying for armed license.
- A United States citizen or resident alien.
- You must have:
- No criminal convictions that directly relate to your capacity to perform the duties of a private investigator and/or hinders public safety.
- A physical business location in Washington.
- A valid license with the Business Licensing Service.
State PI license testing details: Washington
Here are some 'tips' for the Washington state
Private Investigator license test:
Private Investigator
Examination Study Guide Outline
Washington State law as it applies to private investigator licensing and regulations:
(45% of test)
• 18.165 RCW
• 308-17 WAC
• 308-17-300 WAC - A list of all topics contained in the
private investigator pre assignment training course
• Chapter 9.73 RCW - Privacy, Violating Right of Privacy
(example: Surveillance and Wiretapping)
• Chapter 42.17 RCW - Public Disclosure
• Title 9A RCW - Washington State Criminal Code
• Other resources:
• Title 2 RCW - Courts of Record
• Title 3 RCW - District Courts - Courts of limited jurisdictions
• Title 26 RCW - Domestic Relations (examples: marriage, dissolution, adoption)
• Title 36 RCW - Counties
• Title 46 RCW - Motor Vehicle (examples: accidents, forms)
Federal laws: (30% of test)
• Federal Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 522A)
• Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552)
• Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681)
• Federal Wiretapping Act (18 U.S.C.)
• Gramm-Leach-Bliley (15 U.S.C. 6801-6809)
• United States Code
Court systems: (7.5% of test)
Federal courts
• Title 28 of the U.S. Code - Judiciary and Judicial Procedures
• Public Law 101-650 - Title 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
State courts
• Chapter 35.20 RCW - Municipal Courts
• Title 2 RCW - Courts of Record
• Title 3 RCW - District Courts/ Courts of Limited Jurisdictions
• Title 4 RCW - Civil Procedures
• Title 5 RCW - Evidence
• Title 6 RCW - Enforcement of Judgments
Legal procedures and definitions: (10% of test)
Terminology and definitions
• Title 9A RCW - Washington State Criminal Code
• Title 2 RCW - Courts of Record
• Title 3 RCW - District Courts/ Courts of Limited Jurisdictions
• Title 4 RCW - Civil Procedures
• Title 5 RCW - Evidence
• Title 6 RCW - Enforcement of Judgments
• Title 26 RCW - Domestic Relations (examples: Marriage, dissolution, adoption
• Black’s Law Dictionary - Available at your local library or bookstore
Other resources of public information: (7.5% of test)
• Code Reviser’s Office
• County Recorders Office
• World Wide Locator
• Secretary of State
• Computer Databases
• Federal and state laws and acts can be found on the internet
To view the laws, visit the private investigator’s website at www.dol.wa.gov
and go to the Private Investigator
Principal and/or Certified Trainer State Exam Study Guide.
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