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NCISS Member News and News for Members

Colorado Governor Vetoes Bill to Extend Private Investigator Licensure Requirements
(PI Now - submitted by PPIAC VP of Legislative Affairs and Past President Robert Orozco)
Most states in the US require that private investigators maintain professional licensure. In fact, as of this publication,
only a handful of states currently do not require state private investigator licensure. Private investigation is a profession
that involves conducting surveillance, collecting data, and assisting with legal cases, among many other activities that
some might consider personally invasive or even illegal if done by the average person. By legally defining the work that
private investigators do and having requirements in order to conduct this type of business, states have legitimized the
profession and prevented bad actors from infiltrating the industry. Colorado is one of the states in the US that has
included such professional requirements.

Overwhelmingly, state licensure has helped promote ethical standards and elevate the profession as a whole. By and
large, most PIs see licensure in that manner from the comments we gathered for this article. While Colorado has
previously been one of the states with a mandatory professional licensing component in its legislature, the Act requiring
licensure was repealed as of 09/01/2020 as a result of a sunset clause and a blocked attempt to extend the Act. This
means that as of that date, Colorado PIs will not be required to be licensed and the industry will be wholly unregulated.
-- www.pinow.com/articles/2934/colorado-governor-vetoes-bill-to-extend-private-investigator-licensure-requirements

Utah Ends Residency Requirement for PI Licensing
(Scott Fulmer – Intermountain Investigations, ID)
The Utah governor signed a bill immediately eliminating the residency requirement to obtain a private investigator’s
license in Utah.
Full story at www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/06/29/governor-signs-bills
Law at https://le.utah.gov/~2020s5/bills/static/SB5008.html

(In)Security: Unrest saw surge in unlicensed security
(Tim Braatz – President of Minnesota Association of Private Investigators and Protective Agents - MAPI)
Tom Lyden of Fox 9, news story includes information on several examples of Unlicensed Security businesses that have
been operating during the recent riots, etc., which also includes comments from Rick Hodsdon of the MN PI/PA Board.
-- www.fox9.com/news/insecurity-unrest-saw-surge-in-unlicensed-security

SEC Charges Trustify Inc. and Founder in $18.5 Million Offering Fraud
(Mark Gillespie – Gillespie Investigations of TX; and Dean Gluth – InfoMax Investigations of IL)
NCISS members have previously shared, and worked together, against the illegal and unethical practices of Trustify.
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Trustify Inc., an online marketplace purportedly designed to connect
customers to a network of private investigators, and its founder and CEO Daniel Boice with fraudulently offering and
selling over $18.5 million of securities to more than 90 corporate and individual investors.
- Details at https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-162

NEW Book: In Defense of the Innocent
How to Respond and Recover When Falsely Accused of Sexual Assault, or Other Serious Misconduct in Our New
#MeToo World Where Men are Guilty Until Proven
(Gene Ferraro, Forensic Pathways – CO)
“Not all men are sexual predators, and indeed, some women are the tragic victims of violent sexual assault.
Nevertheless, a significant portion of our society has been convinced by a global social justice movement that most men
are, in fact, dangerous predators that should be relentlessly pursued and exposed whenever, and by whatever means,
possible. This book is intended to empower men and the many women who know them, love them, and/or believe that
men are citizens whose rights deserve protection under the law… considered INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.”
- Details and ordering at https://www.amazon.com/Defense-Innocent-Respond-Recover-Misconduct/dp/0937309036

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