Pennsylvania Private Investigators Licensing Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Be at least 25 years old
• Must be a US Citizen
• Have no felony, domestic violence, abuse convictions, or mental illness
• Have no misdemeanor convictions associated with theft, honesty, fraud, or sale or use of controlled substances

Licensing Requirements:

• Have three years of experience as a
  • Detective agency employee
  • Law enforcement agent (with a rank higher than a patrolman)
• Not have been convicted of any of the following:
  • Felony
  • Illegally using, carrying, or possessing a dangerous weapon
  • Making or possessing instruments for burglary
  • Unlawfully entering a building
  • Aiding a prison escape
  • Unlawfully distributing or possessing habit forming narcotic drugs
  • Picking pockets (or trying to do so)
  • Recklessly endangering another person
  • Committing simple assault
  • Soliciting a person to commit sodomy or other lewdness
  • Making threats of terrorism