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BY-LAWS

PREAMBLE

This Association has been formed as a joint venture by the combined membership of the World Association
of Detectives and the International Secret Service Association for the following purposes:

To promote and maintain the highest ethical practices in the profession of private investigator or security service;
To select for membership only those individuals whose personal and professional backgrounds and business affiliations
have strictly observed the precepts of truth, accuracy and discretion;

To endeavor to eliminate unreliable, incompetent and irresponsible members of the profession;
To foster and perpetuate a spirit of co-operation among its members and with all those engaged in law enforcement;

To further and establish a mutual feeling of trust, goodwill and friendship among agencies throughout the world.

ARTICLE I – NAME

Section 1. The name of this Association shall be: The World Association of Detectives, Inc.

ARTICLE II – OBJECTS
Section 1. The objects and purposes of this Association shall be to promote the principles and policies as set forth in the Articles
of Incorporation of this Association and the foregoing preamble.

ARTICLE III – LOCATION and EMBLEM

Section 1. The legal address shall be in the City of Las Vegas, State of Nevada, U.S.A., for the reason the Association has been
incorporated under the laws of that State.

Section 2. The International Headquarters for the purpose of conducting the business of the Association shall be determined
by the Executive Director.

a) The official language of the Association shall be English.

Section 3. The official emblem of the Association shall be depicted as a sphere with the hemispheres indicated as well as
latitudinal and longitudinal lines upon it. World Association of Detectives, Inc., encircling the sphere from left to right at its outer
circumference.

Section 4. No shield or badge shall carry reproductions of this emblem or the monogram W.A.D. nor shall any metal protection
signs carry a reproduction of this emblem. This also applies to incorporating the words, Member of the World Association of
Detectives, Inc. on protection signs of any kind.

Section 5. It is a condition of membership, and each and every member of the Association agrees, that the use of the symbol
of the Association shall be and is limited to the time during which the membership herein shall be in good standing and each
member hereby agrees that upon the termination of the membership to discontinue the use of the said symbol. As a further
condition of membership, that only the approved cut and/or the words, Member, World Association of Detectives, Inc., may be
used in the advertising of the member or their agency.

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