Ch. 1: Terms, Licensure, Formalities & Equipment

Question 1

What is roping?

Answer 1

It’s the private sector equivalent to entrapment.

Question 2

What is entrapment?

Answer 2

It applies only to the government or private citizens working as government agents. / Entrapment is a criminal defense that occurs when a law enforcement agent or government official convinces someone to commit a crime that they would not have otherwise committed. It’s a defense because the defendant claims that they were coerced into committing the crime by the government official

Question 3

What is the name of the unlawful practice when an investigator induces a subject to commit an act that the subject wouldn’t ordinarily commit?

Answer 3

Roping

Question 4

What does BPC stand for?

Answer 4

Business & Professions Code

Question 5

What is a contractor

Answer 5

Contractors work for themselves; payroll taxes are not deducted. Every contractor must have an investigator’s license.

Question 6

True or False: Contractors are not employees of the private investigator agency

Answer 6

True

Question 7

What is an employee?

Answer 7

A worker becomes an employee when you are responsible for withholding and deducting payroll taxes from their paycheck.

Question 8

What is a licensee?

Answer 8

its the person, corporation, or partnership who owns the PI license.

Question 9

What is another term for the licensee?

Answer 9

Private Investigator

Question 10

What is a private investigator?

Answer 10

An investigator is an investigations license given to a single person, a partnership, or a corporation.

Question 11

True or False: It’s possible for an unqualified person to own an investigator as long as there is a qualified manager associated with the license.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

What is a qualified manager?

Answer 12

The person who operates the day to day activities of the PI business.

Question 13

True or False: The QM is not required to obtain an investigator’s license. (Qualified manager)

Answer 13

False: The QM is the only person in the private investigator agency who needs to be qualified and pass the private investigator exam.

Question 14

What are the requirements for becoming licensed as an investigator?

Answer 14

You have to be at least 18; You have to pass a background check; and possess one of the following qualifications: three years or six thousand hours of compensated experience work; or a law or police science degree plus two years of experience; or a degree in police science, criminal law, or justice and 2.5 years of experience.

Question 15

What are the approved categories for experience?

Answer 15

A sworn law enforcement officer, military police officer, insurance adjustive, investigative reporter conducting primary investigations, an employee of a licensed private investigator or repossesser, arson investigator for a public fire impression agency, and trained and employed public defense investigator.

Question 16

What is BPC7541.1(d)

Answer 16

Where the activities of employment of an applicant include those who qualify as bonafide experience as stated in this section and those who do not qualify, the director may, by delegation to the bureau, determine the portion that percentage of that experience that any applicant is entitled to credit.

Question 17

When completing an application to become a PI, you must choose what type of ownership to claim.

Answer 17

Corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, or LLC.

Question 18

True or False: If you change ownership, you don’t have to reapply

Answer 18

False: You have to reapply

Question 19

True or False: The process will be delayed if your application contains typos or is not completely filled out.

Answer 19

True: It could be delayed three to four months

Question 20

What is the certificate in support of experience, also known as?

Answer 20

The declaration must be completed by the declarant.

Question 21

Who decided to start denying experience unless the certificate was signed by the qualified manager (QM)

Answer 21

In 2017, the BSIS started denying experience unless the certificate was signed by the qualified manager (QM)

Question 22

What is a declarant?

Answer 22

The person who certifies or attests to the applicant’s experience. (you’re boss).

Question 23

What are the options if your QM does not sign off on your certificate in supportive experience?

Answer 23

W2 forms, payroll docs, quarterly earnings, and retirement statements. Also, HR can sign off if you’re boss won’t.

Question 24

What do you do after you complete you’re PI application

Answer 24

You get fingerprinted via a LiveScan machine and then attach the completed LiveScan form with the ATI number, passport photos, and the application fee to your application. Then, mail the application through USPS-certified mail. For your application fee, use a cashier’s check or money order.

Question 25

What score do you need to pass the PI exam?

Answer 25

71%

Question 26

How long can you retest after failing the exam?

Answer 26

Three to four weeks

Question 27

If you’re doing business under a different name other than your name, you have to do what kind of a statement

Answer 27

DBA Statement (doing business as)

Question 28

True or false: You need to get a business license in your business’s jurisdiction.

Answer 28

True: Some jurisdictions require commercial general liability and workers comp insurance. Others will require articles of corporation.