Page 2 - PPIAC June July 2021 Newsletter
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August 4, 2021
Justin Seitz
The Investigative
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Board meeting 4:30-
5:30 p.m. (voting
members welcome) President’s Message
I recently read an article stating that Colorado has the 6th best overall economy
in the U.S. in 2021; 7th if you’re looking at economic activity; and 9th if you’re
6:00 – 6:30 p.m. looking at potential innovation. In a different article, I read that Colorado is the
Networking 4th state on the list when it comes to moving to better places during the
pandemic. Almost 1,000,000 people have moved here since 2010, with
6:30 p.m. General another 1,000,000 expected in the next decade. Or the quick summary:
Meeting Colorado is growing like crazy, and many people are moving here.
With that said, the loss of our Private Investigator licensing couldn’t come at a
All times are in Mountain Time worse time. There will be new unlicensed investigators showing up, and some
Email of them wouldn’t be able to pass DORA’s background check if our licensing
training@ppiac.org program were still around. More importantly, some of them wouldn’t be able to
for login info pass our background check. I encourage you to protect yourselves, your
agencies, and your sub-contractors with a commitment to professionalism.
Consider getting a license in another state, adopting a Standard of Practice
(coming soon), and carrying appropriate professional insurance. It’s time to
circle the wagons and protect each other and our industry as best we can, at
least while we fight to get our licensing back.
Be safe out there.
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