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PI Standards - Licensed and Unlicensed 02/26/2021

Why License / Regulate PIs?

One primary purpose of licensing, in the area of public
harm and consumer protection, was to codify certain
criminal histories as being prohibiting factors to being

licensed.

A pre-existing statute requires DORA to evaluate criminal
histories and give preference to granting a conditional
license over denying a license. This has been done, and
demonstrates this effectiveness.

It is strongly recommended to get licensed in another state to
demonstrate a clear background.

Standards of Practice

The legislative mandate of PI licensing to DORA

was Consumer Protection / Public Harm… this
also protected our profession and the PI with:

 Contracts
 Reports
 Conflicts of Interest

 Confidentiality
 Recordkeeping
It is strongly recommended developing these
 Advertising as your agency Standards of Practice as
professional and client protections.

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