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CALIFORNIA PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR LICENSE TEST

2025 CA PI licensing exam information,
PI business help & consultations,
with practice PI test study questions, exam study material,
and much more!



Our large (but affordable!) continually-updated
exhaustive package for the copyrighted 2025
California Private Investigator Consultation,
PI Test Study Preparation Help, CA PI Business SetUp,
and its included now-17-pound 1400-page
2200-question paper 'CA PI Power Package'
(including more than 1100 practice PI-knowledge
test questions with answers and
200 additional pages of datasheets with
memory-helping graphics that come with
the valuable & confidential PI business
consulation(s), and far far more!)
is well-known & respected by PIs
CA statewide for more than 30 years.

Updated for2025
Now 17 pounds!



-- same-day shipping, in-person pick-up, next-day delivery,
and other options are also available! --

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As you start your study, you will begin with
'90 Core Concepts' of California PI knowledge.

At the end of just reviewing that ice-breaker,
you already will see how hard the testing is.

But you will also see how much you
have already learned in that short time.

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PLEASE READ THIS UNSOLICITED WARNING BELOW:

READ THIS TEST STUDY WARNING
FROM A 27-YEAR CA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

"Thank you! I passed my California PI test today,
thanks to your excellent material.
It was right on the money--
there was NO question I wasn't prepared for."

"But I had made a big big mistake prior
to getting your perfect study package.
Sadly, I had first paid a guy for his 'PI e-book',
and then I paid him more to use
his 800-question 'PI test simulator'.
And the I paid a PI association for
an online 'list of questions'
that were worthless.
I FAILED.
HIS PRODUCTS WERE WORTHLESS FOR ME.
HIS MATERIAL MAYBE HELPED
ME WITH 3 QUESTIONS.
THE PI 'ASSOCIATION' QUESTION
LIST ALSO COVERED NOTHING"

"I should have used your material first,
and I would have passed the first time.
And yours not only teaches you how to pass the test,
but it also teaches the PI business,
and also how to get started.
Once again, thank you very much.
You may share my comments with others."


We've heard the above before.
So ask for our simple written conditional guarantee in writing.
We have helped more than 2800 persons
to pass the California PI license test.

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Here's a video with some example test questions
that a new California PI should know now!

But after watching it, keep reading below!

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(Keep scrolling down,
but come back here
to contact us next!)


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GETTTING STUDY
HELP FOR THE
CALIFORNIA
PI LICENSE TEST!

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or click here
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to send us a TEXT
if you're on
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or click here
to send us
an E-MAIL

But there is still much
good information below:
keep reading, then come back!

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BSIS previously issued a document
listing the 9 pieces of new legislation of that past year that affect
California Private Investigators. We include that list and details.

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TESTIMONIAL: "Retired CHP. Three of my colleagues successfully used your material and strongly recommended you. You gave fast and great service to me." - RA

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TESTIMONIAL: "I failed the first time. There was nothing on my test from the state-supplied materials. Then I got your material and I easily passed. I wouldn't be surprised if I got 100% correct! Your material covered everything!" - FB

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More than 2800 CA PIs
have passed their CA PI tests with our help!

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TESTIMONIAL: "Only a fool would use any study help other than the proven master-- your package!" - RO

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Call 818 883-6969 for more information / ordering details
in bottom foot of this long page.

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In the last year,
several police department chiefs
have used our CA PI study package!



Quote from a Chief of Police:
"I passed, thanks to your extensive package.
There were many questions I NEVER
could have answered without your help!"
--Chief Xxxxxxx

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 The state recently updated the test:
So then why do some people try to
sell you material from last year?!?!

The State of California did a large-scale 'occupational analysis'
(an industry survey) to determine any topics needed to update
the PI test back in 2017, and did other updates in 2019-2022.
We already updated on the key topics!

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TESTIMONIAL: "I am going from Chief of Police to PI.
BSIS recommended you. I easily passed! Thank you." - CP

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California and 24 other states!)

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This now includes a 17-pound package!

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TESTIMONIAL: "I live in another state. I had to travel to take my test. Your material completely covered everything. There was no question I couldn't answer." - TK

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Two new sections for 2025!

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TESTIMONIAL: "I passed today. Your package was excellent! It covered everything. Again-- excellent package." - YM

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Our PI business consultation packages help more people pass their
BSIS tests every month than all other sources combined do in a year.

  

Never Never use any PI study help that
doesn't have a PASS GUARANTEE!
Ask for our simple written conditional guarantee in writing.
We have helped more than 2800 persons
to pass the California PI license test.

If someone tries to sell you PI study material
without a pass guarantee, LAUGH and run!

And unless 2800 CA PIs have used it to pass,
it's really just an experiment-- at your risk.

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(Ordering information is in the
bottom foot of this webpage)

We are the trusted source for
PI practice test and PI license study material help for
law enforcement officers, military, and investigators
who want to pass the CA PI license test--
we've helped more than 2800 to pass!



Updated for 2025!

Pass the test, then start & operate your PI business
with this solid now-17-pound 1400-page foundation.

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TESTIMONIAL: "I just passed the CA PI license test, thanks to your great materials! It's an amazing feeling. There was only one question I couldn't answer." - JC

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TESTIMONIAL: "The genius of your giant package is its design. A brilliant training program for me, a retired FBI agent." - CM

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    Yes you've seen us-- more than 1000 media appearances!   
             

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Nationwide,
at least 2 persons use our  help nationwide
to pass their tests!

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TESTIMONIAL: (Southern California police department Commander)"Glad to report that your study guides were successful. I successfully passed both the PI and PPO exams. Thanks." - CT

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Lowest price on PI liability insurance.
This secret can save you hundreds of dollars per year!

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Thank you, State of California!
We have been telling how extremely wide the scope of
the five different tests is, and why our CA PI business and study
package has to be 1400 pages and 17 pounds to properly cover it.

Now the State has released a list of
'suggested study material'
for 2025 that confirms it.

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Do you need your California
PI license ?

Is waiting a complete waste of time?
Does a job require that you first be licensed? Or ??

There are a series of many steps that
are known to shorten the waiting time.
Some could potentially save you days--
some could even save months.

These include steps from before you mail in
your application through after you pass your test.

These secrets were developed and verified
during our helping more than 2800 PIs in their
PI licensing process and keeping records of different variations.

Only persons using our CA PI
Power Package will have access to this data.
If possible, contact thePIgroup before you apply for the license.

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Here is a recent warning that came from a retired
police officer who called and said he regrets using another type of
'study' for this test. He hopes you don't get burned like he did:

"I failed the PI license test yesterday, in Hayward CA.
I had paid a guy for his e-book and
more for an 800-question 'simulator'.
I studied a lot.
There was nothing on my test that was covered in his material.
Here is my order for your 2200-question package now,
which I should have ordered from the start."
(Obviously, this report is well-documented.)

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Don't waste even a penny on
'on-line' or 'e-book' PI study help.

Find way below 3 more completely
true and unbiased complaints from
well-experienced investigators
about being ripped-off by paying
for 'online practice help'.

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Free help with your PI license application!



Many see those 17 crowded PI application pages and get confused. Almost everybody does.

"Am I testing for a PI license or
am I testing for Qualified Manager?"
"Why does an LLC require an
insurance that a partnership doesn't?"
"How do I prove my experience?"
"Should I be a Sole Proprietor?"
"What if I don't want my boss to know
I'm applying for my own license?"

We can show you which 6 pages from the
base application that you must complete,
and what non-included one or
two pages you must also attach.

And we know the common application
mistakes made by many applicants,
including two major 'secrets' that can delay
or interfere with your application process!

We know how to avoid a few common delays--
and also how to 'speed up' an application.

Don't get your application rejected due to mistakes--
we can help you complete it: FREE by phone or in-person.

MANY applications are rejected--
call us before you send it in!

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What nice things     he had to say!

"I had failed the test 8 times. Then with your material, I passed!"

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Since recently, CA PIs can now be 'LLCs'.
But the instructions are a bit confusing. We can help!
We know the good about this choice--
and the one 'bad' that most don't know about.

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An exciting new PI license test training option!
-by-
Also available is 'California PI license test study questions: by text'!
As a optional supplement to our now-17-pound
paper CA PI test and business training package,
a series of key PI topic questions and answers
can be sent to your own cell phone.
For those who order our big package by mail,
this can 'warm them up' while awaiting delivery!

Not garbage 'on-line' study or useless multiple-choice questions:
these are PI questions with guaranteed-correct answers,
sent directly to your phone.

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TESTIMONIAL: "I passed with flying colors in large part due to your
consultation package. I've been a cop for 30 plus years,
and I would not have wanted to have taken the test without your guide behind me!" - CJ

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Chief Daryl Gates with John Grogan

Chief Gates used our PI material for the PI test and for his PI business;
we have helped more than a dozen other Chiefs of Police too!

Chief, it was an honor to assist you. Rest in peace.

PI Trivia Question: What did Chief Gates name his PI business?

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TESTIMONIAL: "Just a quick note to thank you for your study materials. First I used your PPO material to pass the PPO test. Now I passed the PI test last week. Put me down as a very satisfied customer!!!! Thanks again." - AB

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California PI license testing locations

Click here to find the 20+ CA locations you can take the PI license test 6 days a week!
http://www.thePIgroup.com/California-PI-Private-Investigator-license-test-locations.html

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 We are not a bunch of silly on-line
'multiple-choice' garbage questions.

We don't lock you to a computer to study,
nor give you useless multiple-choice questions.

We have a giant paper package of
PROVEN study for the current California PI.

Hired by BSIS for a past overhaul of a CA PI license test,
ONLY WE know how the questions and answers are developed.

Study ours anywhere.
More than 2800 CA PIs have passed their
CA PI tests and/or developed their businesses with our help!

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TESTIMONIAL: (35 years LAPD) "Excellent material. I finished 45 minutes early. You covered every question. Easily passed."- AC

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Are you making the transition
from police to private sector?


We have helped more than 1500
law enforcement people to pass the CA PI test
and/or start a proper CA PI business.

Whether you were a patrol officer, a detective,
corrections, military, a federal agent, a deputy,
or a chief of police, we have helped active
or retired from probably every city-county-
state-or-federal agency you can name!

Our package includes special
help needed with your transition.
We share things it might take you a year or
two of private practice to finally get correct.

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Be prepared for a county
paperwork requirement:
but we assist you with it!


Here is advance notice of something you might need to do.

State of California's BSIS insists that you
use a business name for your PI license.
Based on what company name
you have chosen for your new license,
you might be required to also pay to
file documents with your local county.
Then you have to pay to have the filing
data published in a newspaper.
Prepare do do it again and again every five years.



The CA PI Power Package has a
25-page portion with the data you
need to deal with this--
or how you can completely avoid it instead.
Includes examples of actual forms and
vendors used-- and explanatory data.

Almost weekly we hear Private Investigators say
"I wish I had known this secret
before I picked a company name".

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Now includes log sheets for two important
data-retention requirements that BSIS demands of PIs

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First let's tell you a about your new PI license.

Of the 500 new California PIs there will be this year,
not even 50 of them will make any real money from PI.
So many new PIs thought they had 'connections',
associates, and friends who would send them work:
unfortunately, it NEVER-EVER works out that way.
For almost every PI license issued this coming year,
it will just be an unused piece of paper in a wallet.
We will share the 2 main secrets with you
that will give you the chance to be in that
50 that do make good money as a CA PI!

Heck, once you order your package,
let's talk about it that day.
There are things you can do now that will be
improving your PI business 6 months from now.

IMPORTANT:
We are the only CA PI study source produced
by a PI who earned a complete great living as a CA PI
(how can you teach it if you never did it yourself?!)

We run the biggest group of PIs in the world-- we know the answers.

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Call 818 883-6969 for more information /
ordering details in bottom foot of this long page.

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(Note: It can ship to you in a 14 X 14 box)


These additional options are often available-- ask for details!

             

or, use your own shipping account.

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What a load of   bull-sh**!


"Help! I was told by a guy that there is a
simple secret to passing the PI or PPO test.
He said it is that your mindset needs
to be on putting employee-needs first.
I took the test and failed.
So I can tell you:
that advice was BS garbage."






Yes, that indeed is 'BS garbage'.
Not only it is poor advice, it's worthless advice.
We would burst out laughing except that
we know that bad info has hurt others.
You showed us that bizarre 'advice',
so we know you weren't confused--
even the example given about
it can be shown to be flawed.

There is only one secret to passing the PI test:
have a lot of exact KNOWLEDGE.
You must know so many topics,
so many specifics, so many exact details.
And 2014 or even 2021 material won't do it--
there were many many business & test changes.


We've helped about 2800 PIs to pass the CA PI test
and/or develop their businesses--
including the new 2025 testing.

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We have helped more than 2800 persons to pass
the CA PI license test and/or develop their PI businesses from the start!

(Did you see this?!)

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818 883-6969
study material for the
California PI license test

Take a few minutes to read the secret details listed below.

CALL 818-883-6969 NOW FOR 3 FREE VERIFIED
TOPIC QUESTIONS FOR PI LICENSE TESTING!

In the past year or two, we have interviewed more than
one hundred persons who had recently FAILED their CA PI test:
after a short talk, we knew what topics were their weak points!

TESTIMONIAL: "The material was even better than I expected. I passed with no problem at all!" - FJ

Special assistance, including refund secrets,
for those who failed after paying for other 'help'!

We are thePIgroup! 4000 members nationwide.

Test TIP #1:

Understand that you must
know the data needed to pass
every one of many issued
different 150-question tests.
(so knowing only 200 or 300
questions is a waste of time!)

Call 818-883-6969 to get started.

TESTIMONIAL: "English is my second language. I failed the PI test. Then after getting your help, I passed-- with 38 minutes left over! Thank you." - RL

We are NOT a boring seminar!   
We are NOT a garbage online prep!
We are NOT a cheap powerpoint pdf download!
We are NOT a confusing multiple-choice prep!


We have nearly 1200 real PAPER pages of PI business and
study material including 2200 PI questions with answers,
and more, with a written conditional Pass Guarantee!

See the complaints way below about
'on-line' PI study help.

Don't waste your money--
see the FAIL stories from actual PIs way below!


THESE VICTIMS' CONTACT DATA IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED BY BSIS OR OTHER VICTIMS

Call 818-883-6969 for the newlower price

on this best selling package!

Test TIP #2:
From a 30-years teacher of
California private investigations:



WORST possible study methods:
1) seminars,
2) studying with multiple-choice questions,
or 3) on-line study
(low retention percentage,
way too many words per actual needed knowledge)

BEST possible study method:
reading Question/Answer,
Question/Answer, Question/Answer,  . . .
(data direct to memory, higher word priority)

818 883-6969
Call us for a few FREE sample questions!

Here is the 'secret list'
about the new 2025
PI license test question topic breakdown
directly from the State of California!

'Planning' will now be approximately 19% of exam items.
'Information Gathering' will now be approximately 22% of exam items.
'Surveillance' will now be approximately 4% of exam items.
'Analysis' will now be approximately 15% of exam items.
'Reporting' will now be approximately 18% of exam items.
'Trial Preparation' will now be approximately 10% of exam items.
'Ethics' will now be approximately 12% of exam items.

Our new 2200-question CA PI License Business
and Test Study Guide is ready for these above items!

--data is presented in a keep-you-awake random &
scrambled order of continual topic changes;
many parts even repeated and/or re-worded
as to reinforce several less-known items;
redundancy for certain items!--

Database Company Site Inspections


Did you know that many database companies wil
l not give you an account until you pass a 'site visit'?
They don't tell you what they are looking for, so you can't 'prepare'.

Many visits fail, and usually neither the inspector
nor the database company will not tell why it failed!
It's hard to pass if you are in an office building--
but it is far harder to pass if your office is at home.


We have the secret list of what they might ask during
the site visit-- and what they are secretly looking for!
Ask us to include this secret list, and we will.

BONUS: Pass with our help,
we can make you a simple webpage FREE!
(If you don't have a webpage,
the public & businesses can't find you to hire you.)

TESTIMONIAL: "I passed today, with 28 minutes left over! You're amazing-- your examples were very precise. Very very good consultation - no surprises on the test." - BE

More than 1200 full-size pages!
More than 2200 PI questions with answers!

Click here to request a few
sample CA test study questions!
(BE SURE to include your NAME, city, which test, and PHONE NUMBER)
or just call 818-883-6969 instead!
We have interviewed more than 100 persons who failed this
PI test in the past year and can tell you why so many failed!

818 883-6969
Call us for a few FREE sample questions!

Our anti-copy 'ghost    printing' of dark
embedded-word watermarking on most pages helps us fight piracy!

We have helped to pass the CA PI license test for nearly 30 years!

TESTIMONIAL: "I would have had NO chance of passing the CA PI test without your help. Thank you!" - OG

State testing details for CALIFORNIA:

(NOTE: We have been helping examinees with the CA PI test since 1991;
targeted consultations, texts, simulated tests, business,
and more; updating frequently and extensively;
the current primary consultation and included
materials are UPDATED FOR 2025 testing)

Your test:

--120 questions

(but with 5 different PI tests, that means
you need to know the answers & facts to
many-many-many topics to be sure to be
able to pass any tests they issue to you!)

--multiple-choice.

--120 minutes allowed.

--you have only 48 seconds per question to: 
A) read and comprehend the entire question
(sometimes several sentences long);
B) read through each of 4 answer choices,
some lengthy, some very similar to each;
and C) decide on the best answer choice.


--Testing is at more than 20 locations in California, and at
10 locations in other states, given most Mondays through Saturdays.
Learn why retired law-enforcement officers have the highest failure rate on this testing!
--Testing locations alphabetically include (subject to change):
Agoura, Anaheim, Atascadero, Bakersfield, Carson,
Diamond Bar, El Monte, Fresno, Hayward,
Lawndale, Redding, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego,
Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, Ventura (full list below)

--70ish% required to pass.

--Approximately 7 out of 10 applicants fail this written exam.

--Many versions of the test (fail, and you are
later re-tested with a completely different test).
(You need to be prepared to pass all of the
many versions of the PI test, not just one!)
Call us if you have failed this test-- we can tell you why within one minute!

TESTIMONIAL: "I took the test on Monday and passed with no problem at all. Your help & material were very beneficial to me. I would not have survived it without you. My background is law enforcement. I appreciate your extra help." - SD

Consultation and accompanying
materials also include
THREE recent changes to
employee-law that a PI must know!

Now includes powerful topic 'PI QUICK TESTS' to further improve your test score!

TESTIMONIAL: "I was a cop for 25 years. There was nothing on the California PI test that I knew from my own experience. You saved me." - CP

HERE ARE SOME SECRETS THAT MIGHT HELP WITH
THE 2025 CALIFORNIA PI LICENSE TEST!

Consultation, testing areas, business help, and study areas can include:
California Private Investigator Act, reports from police agencies,
United State Code, disclosure, California Public Records Act, FOIA,
defamation, liens, witnesses, California Evidence Code, planning,
tape recording, general provisions, choosing employees,
wrongful death, ethics, administration,
firearm carry, California Civil Code, assets, testimony,
DMV rules, branch offices, divorce records,
nanny cams, attorney ethics, arrest power, sexual harassment,
California Penal Code, terminology,
office regulations, pretexting, insurance, corporate structure,
real estate records, business practices, badges,
California Code of Regulations, roping, locating,
real estate records, Fair Credit Reporting Act, witnesses,
AOE-COE, California Business & Professions Code,
trespass, birth records, banking records, soliciting clients,
disciplinary proceedings, traffic accidents, prohibited acts,
California Vehicle Code, surveillance, trespass,
entrapment, scenarios, protection work, defense,
Graham Leach Bliley Act, US employment eligibility, wages,
vehicle tracking, labor unions, criminal, tax withholding,
California Financial Information Privacy Act, reports,
death records, interviews, bodyguarding,
employee reporting requirements, California Labor Code, subrosa,
privacy, undercover, proper identification, photography,
LiveScan, attorney fee-splitting, information gathering,
US Postal Service Administrative Support Manual,
dealing with represented parties, process serving,
hearsay, related laws, surveillance, prohibited acts
and citations, voter registration, background checks,
impersonation, California Code of Civil Procedure,
types of evidence, conduct of business, analysis,
work product doctrine, disciplinary proceedings,
California Public Records Act, reporting, accident reconstruction,
Uniform Commercial Code, real estate terminology,
client written reports, employment eligibility, dog-bite investigations,
statutes of limitation, reciprocity, handwriting comparisons,
California DMV records, slip-and-fall accidents,
address to phone number, phone number to address,
trial preparation, courtroom testimony, tagging evidence,
Workers Compensation rules and violations,
credit reports, conflicts of interest, CAL/OSHA, report writing,
buying contraband while undercover for an employer,
interviewing incarcerated persons, interview preparation,
CA Unemployment Insurance requirements and penalties,
time limits on reporting convictions,
penalties for lying on applications, social security numbers, and more--
(Of course we don't list all the secrets here,
or you might not call for our material!)

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And don't choke about it being 17 pounds:
You can learn it page-by-page!

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(Ordering information is at the bottom foot of this website)

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TESTIMONIAL: "I am a retired southern California police chief. The licensing bureau told me how to find you. Your talk and materials were outstanding and allowed me to easily pass". (Initials kept confidential!)

--You receive your exam results immediately at the end of the test.
If you pass, you will be told 'Pass', with no score given.
If you fail, you will be given a numerical score,
but they will NOT tell you which questions you answered wrong.

TESTIMONIAL: "I bought a green & yellow 'PI' book from PSI. It was worthless for my test, mostly about New York.
I failed the test. Then I called you, and on that call you knew what was on my test.
I'm demanding a refund from PSI." - LR

--If you get a CA PI license in 2023,
you will be approximately PI license #1892xx to #1894xx
(for example, PI #1892xx was issued
in late 2022-- with our help!)

NOTE:
In December 2015, when the State of California
implemented their new BREEZE computer system,
they changed from the decades-old use of 5-digit PI license
numbers and changed to 6-digit PI license numbers.
The last 5-digit CA PI license number issued
was PI 2915x, was issued in 1/2016
The first 6-digit CA PI license number issued,
PI 18777x, was issued in 1/2016.

There are about 300 new California PIs every year.

--When you pass the licensing exam, and then you pay for the license,
you typically become both a 'Licensed Private Investigator
' and a 'Qualified Manager'.

TESTIMONIAL: "I can't say enough-- your package was incredible. I passed easily!" - SA

A SECRET!

Trying to learn this on-line, or on a CD,
or at a seminar, is an ineffective waste of time.

Reading the exhaustive printed paper
portions of our 2025 PI business and study package,
over and over, studying around your daily duties,
or sitting in your car, or even while resting in bed,
is TEN times more effective then trying
to study 'on-line' or at a 'seminar'.

Do one final review while parked outside
the test center for your PI test appointment.

And only WE have our new 2023
PI business and study material package!

RECENT TESTIMONIAL: "(Retired FBI) Hi-- I passed the test this morning. Thanks for the preparation material. It helped me very much." - HM

 
Need a CA PI license application?

If you want to download a PI license application, paste this into your browser:
https://www.bsis.ca.gov/forms_pubs/pi_app.pdf
Besides the application, be sure to also download 'LiveScan forms'.
(but beware: there are 'tricks' and 'traps' to the application process;
call us for assistance before you make the common application mistakes!)
Free help with your PI license application!

RECENT TESTIMONIAL: "Your BIG package made it easy to pass the CA PI examination earlier this year. But even better, the paper portion also had tools included in it that allowed me to recently take in 2 cases I otherwise would not have been able to". - SP

This new edition includes more
than 176 pages of the new updates!

Unlike 'seminars' or 'on-line training' or silly 'PDF file downloads'
where paid attendance is nearly 100% profit for the seller,
the 'profit' on this consulting package and its accompanying
now-16-pound package & shipping is very very minimal.
However, the accompanying paper material
to have in your hands to read, read again,
and then read again several more times,
is far more effective than seminars or on-line!

We don't get rich from the primary focus:
the ultra-valuable consultation(s).
After reimbursing us for the cost of the
printing of 17 pounds of paper material
(did you know that every print shop even
charges us sales tax on every page printed?!)
and for the big bursting shipping binder and
for the dividers and their tax and for the packing
and for the box and the -ouch-shipping cost
(and 'fuel surcharge') of such a heavy package,
there is not much left over from what you
paid us for the hours of time involved.
The consultation and value of the advice
and knowledge involved was not very costly.

After a valuable consultation plants the critical seeds and sets your focus,
having supporting material in your hands to read and review anytime
is far more memory-sticking than seminars or on-line training!

Another note: a licensed CA PI, while
the author/editor of this package
shot two armed robbers in a gun battle
while working-- he surviving that
situation and the follow-up steps brings
you information available nowhere else!

We don't give you the exact test questions, word for word,
of the 5 tests, but we have BETTER than that!
The success record of our clients for 30 years
proves that our many years of actual PI experience
and teaching PI and the following of the information
provided by the state all can produce your success!

We don't simply 'give you the answers' to the test--
we TEACH you the important information
you need to operate a PI business, which is what you need to know to PASS the test!
Additionally, author has a law degree and 3 years of law school,
allowing him to explain the legal portions
to you more simply than others.

This mega-source package can become
a cornerstone of your PI business!

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Liability insurance is voluntary for
PIs who work unarmed, except LLCs..

Then why does one new PI pay $500 to $1000
more for a year of voluntary million-dollar
liability insurance than another new PI with
the same new PI license and business plan?

The secrets for saving $$$$ on PI liability
insurance! See our #101 way below.

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To protect you:
For some non-opinion topics whose answers can not be verified in the
written statutes, we contact BSIS's policy staff to verify the correct answer!
NOTE: this is not the same as the BSIS 800/916 consumer-help phone staff.
Although they do their best, they have given BAD incorrect
information that is the opposite of what the policy staff advises.
One such documented example is about 'penalty for unlicensed practice'!

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Meet 'The PI Professor'!
^^^Having been actually hired by BSIS for the complete overhaul of a
past BSIS PI license test gives him insight NOT available elsewhere.
The State of California sent him a round-trip airplane ticket.
The State of California gave him a hotel room for 3 days.
And the State of California paid him for his 3 days of time.



^^^He doesn't 'give you the answers' to the 5 CA PI tests--
he TEACHES you the important key information you
need to properly & legally operate a PI business,
which is exactly what you need to know to PASS the test!

(Got a few minutes?
Take a few minutes to visit him now at www.CertifiedPolygraph.com )

^^^The PI Professor has a law degree and 3 years of law school,
allowing him to explain the legal portions to you more simply than others.

^^^He has conducted more than 11000 polygraph examinations,
in case you'd like some no-BS information about doing that work.

^^^Offering investigative and protective services in
California made the PI Professor a lot of money.
He sold hundreds of thousands of dollars
of both types of work. Ask him his #1 secret for this!

^^^As a licensed CA PI, the PI Professor shot two armed robbers in a gun
battle while working-- he surviving that situation and dealing with the follow-up
steps with BSIS and the police brings you information available nowhere else!

^^^He has helped more than 4500 persons pass their various
states' license tests nationwide; more than 300 just in the past year!

^^^In the 1990s, he started a no-nonsense network of Private Investigators.
Today, the 4000-member thePIgroup is
the most dynamic group of PIs in the world!
Its all-day Internet network alone is the
most powerful tool a PI could ever have.

^^^The PI Professor has taught PI, PPO, and other
BSIS at private schools, PI academies, and universities since the 1980s,
and has easily passed both the PI and PPO
qualified manager examinations himself!

^^^Every year, his intial consultations help with
applications, helps with documenting experience,
helps with involving family members, helps with business planing, and/or more.
Now retired from PI work, he can share
his valuable PROVEN secrets with you!

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TESTIMONIAL: "I paid for online 'study help'. I then failed. That material was worthless. Only one of the questions I paid for was even on my test, and that 'help' had the wrong answer!" - CS

Are you prepared on how to:

1. Perform covert investigation of individual(s)
by observing them in their daily environments
(such as neighborhood, work, social)?
2. Perform stationary and/or moving surveillance
to obtain evidence related to the investigation?
3. Analyze investigation-related documents such as reports,
depositions, and records to become familiar with case?
4. Evaluate investigation scene information from public
and private sources to aid in the preparation of cases?
5. Evaluate intelligence information by assessing the risk factors
in order to provide client with information upon which to act?

Would you like to be on television?
The writer/compiler of these packages has represented the PI and
other related professions with more than 1000 media appearances,
more than any other PI has! There are frequent requests for BSIS
professionals for media requests such as newspaper and TV stories;
we can gladly share the 'secrets' on how to prepare for these assignments!

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BEWARE OF USING THE WRONG MATERIAL TO PREPARE WITH!

Our valuable consultation(s) and the accompanying
paper materials are the most complete in the world.
Beware of generic 'covers all states' private investigator
test advice, and see these 11 warnings below!

1. Note: we are NOT the yellow & black paperback
PI Exam Secrets book written in Texas and said
to be usable for all states-- we have a current
edition of that book, and while interesting,
it is generic and it has very little to do with
what is on the CALIFORNIA PI test!

2. Note: we are NOT a PI 'legal guide'; while we have the second edition
and also the current edition (third edition, released 8/2011) of a very good one,
and we do recommend them later as reference tools
(specifically as legal reference),
they are so VERY VERY VERY 'dry' (small print,
NO photos or graphics, all pages boringly similar).
Not marketed by their own authors to be tools for preparing
for the PI test, NOR do their own authors claim them to be!

3. Note: we are NOT the worthless recommendations for new or old
'Investigator Procedures manuals and handbooks' and
'PI almanacs' and other 'PI How-To" books--
often secretly written & sold by those that are now recommending them!
We obtained one that was being spammed about often by a PI;
it was 99% USELESS for helping with the CA PI license test,
despite it's (undisclosed) author's claims that it would help.

RECENT TESTIMONIAL: "Very, very complete. The research you put into the California PI business package was very obvious." - T M

Call 818-883-6969 NOW for
a few sample questions!

We assist people EVERY month who tried to pass with
'recommended books' and 'online' and failed.
If you have wasted money on such a worthless 'help'
that didn't help you to pass the CA PI test,
we can help you towards getting your money back
for purchasing a 'defective product'.

4. Note: we are NOT the text-only 'pirated' one-pound
notebook of an older edition of some of our old base questions.
Our material was obtained years ago by an employee of a PI
school and used to help her pass the PI test several years back,
THEN the PI school where she worked started to use
our material as the core of their new training materials-- 
it included all, even our 'trigger questions' (unrelated questions,
planted within as to later prove plagiarism!)
The school owner, when advised of a coming lawsuit,
apologized verbally and in writing, agreed to cease making
the material available, sent us what was said to be the
only remaining copies, and ultimately the school closed.
However, that employee was said to be selling copies
after the school closed; she was contacted by us
and by unhappy 'customers' looking to sue her.
We gave her verbal and written Cease and Desists.
(Although she was claiming it was 'updated',
we obtained a copy at our own expense;
it was still essentially our older -but copyrighted- questions.)
Update: she removed it from her website.

5. Note: this is NOT the 80-page 'Powers Of Arrest'
document you get with your approval-to-take-the-test letter.
That manual has almost nothing to do with the content of the PI test!
THAT DOCUMENT IS THE GUARD TEST:
BSIS gives you a copy so that you
might be able to make a private-person arrest should you ever want to.
Here's the main thing you need to know about PIs and 'Powers of Arrest':
PIs have only the same 'arrest power' as any other citizen.

6. Note: this is NOT a small package said to be
'available soon' from a fairly new PI;
he used an old version of our material to pass the PI test a while ago,
then, having no clue what a copyright infringement lawsuit would do to him
financially, as well as him likely losing his PI license for blatest fraudulent activity
(thank goodness for our embedded questions that only WE know were NOT
on any of the several versions of the PI test, only on ours, which have been
used to prove plagurism in the past, his 'venture' was seen as too risky . . . !).

7. Note: this is NOT a set of 'flashcards'
said to be 'useable for all states'.
Those are generic and have very little to do
with what is on the CALIFORNIA PI test!
We have a copy of this set.

8. Note: this is NOT a green & black 'passbook'
of generic questions with a New York slant!
We have both a 1997 version and their newest version
(copyright 2009, same ISBN). Some new, some old.
Virtually worthless for CA PI test questions-- plus has
law enforcement questions and New York PI licensing statutes.

9. Note: this is NOT an old set of questions a part-time PI has been
offering for more than a decade, still being falsely sold as 'current stuff'.
This old set is a modification of our
old study questions we wrote & used more than
than 15 years ago, including our
secretly embedded questions. Another dork!

10. Note: this is NOT the small text-only
250/300-question 'PI Test Study' thrown
together by a private investigator AFTER
reading an old copy of our older material.
Besides being badly incomplete,
its 're-wording' lowered its effectiveness!
One PI applicant who recently obtained a copy of it,
and THEN FAILED the PI test, said 'It was worthless'.
(Then he used our current package to pass!)

IMPORTANT:
11. Note: this is NOT the multiple-choice (yuck!) questions
on-line or downloaded pdf file offered by a guy
who himself passed the PI test not long ago,
who has almost no paid PI experience himself, yet
perhaps thinks what he remembers from his own PI test
will help you to pass the 5 different tests--
by selling you many made-up multiple-choice questions!
We have helped persons pass after this
material failed to do it. Another dud.
A recent purchaser of this 'help' tells that only
one question was on the test that was then failed,
and the answer given in the 'help' was wrong!
And next, those online questions are going to be sold in a book format!
UPDATE: we have more documented complaints
of persons who failed buying 'help' from this person.
A common denominator:
"Failed. Only about 3 of the questions bought from him helped with the test."

Note: he has REMOVED his many
advertisements for this material from YouTube.

--SEE SPECIAL DETAILS WAY BELOW IN A BLUE PANEL--


Avoid the clowns.
Avoid the phonies.

Only www.thePIgroup.com has our 2025 CA PI study material,
part of a one-on-one complete PI business and test consultation package!

We have helped more than 4500 pass their various
states' license tests nationwide-- more than 300 in the past year.

Nobody else has even helped 30 to pass the PI test in the last year!

From a 30-years teacher of California private investigations:



WORST possible study methods:
1) seminars, or 2) studying with multiple-choice questions
(low retention percentage,
way too many words per actual needed knowledge)

BEST possible study method:
reading Question/Answer, Question/Answer, Question/Answer,  . . .
(data direct to memory, higher word priority)

SO IMPORTANT:

Don't waste time with study help that doesn't include a PASS guarantee!

Ask anyone who says they can help you with this test:
"How many people have you helped pass the CA PI test in the past year?"

Only WE have helped more than 4500 to pass their states' license tests-
Only WE have helped more than 400 to pass in the past year-
NOBODY else has even helped 30 in the past year!

Protect your fellow PIs!
If a state employee of the PI licensing bureau 'recommended'
a book for you to purchase to help you with the PI test,
or the test-administering company 'recommended'
(or even sold to you) a book to help with the PI test,
and it did NOT help (we hear this every week),
please contact that state employee and his/her supervisor,
or contact BSIS if it was the testing company--
and let them know that their personally recommended 
book was improper and a waste of money. 

TESTIMONIAL: "I was blown away with how thorough your California PI package was!" - MK

Now includes powerful topic 'PI QUICK TESTS'
to further improve your test score!

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Do you correctly know how to:

1. Analyze information from interviews to determine
relationships among evidence, people, places, and things?
2. Analyze investigation information to determine
if experts are needed to perform further analysis?
3. Evaluate oral and/or written statements related to the
investigation to assist in assessing credibility of individuals?
4. Prepare affidavits or declarations based on
information obtained during the investigation?
5. Prepare reports based on investigations to
document observations for use as evidence in the case?

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From the State of California,
here are some Frequently Asked Questions
in regards to California Private Investigator licensing matters
(NOTE: these below are NOT questions from the test):

1. What are the licensing requirements for a Private Investigator?

   The general requirements for a Private Investigator are:

   • Be at least 18 years old.
   • Three years of compensated experience totaling not less than 6,000 hours in investigative work, while employed by law enforcement agencies, collection agencies, insurance agencies, banks, courts, and other private investigation agencies, etc.
   • A college degree in criminal law, criminal justice or police science can be substituted for part of the experience.
   • Pass a written exam.
   • Undergo a criminal history review.
2. When does a Private Investigator license become delinquent?

   The Private Investigator license becomes delinquent 30 days after expiration.

3. How long after the expiration of my license am I able to renew it?

   If after three years you fail to renew a delinquent license, you must submit a new application and begin the application process again.

4. How do I change my business name?

   To change your business name, you must submit a written request to the Bureau. Submit at least six names for consideration.

   Note: If you are requesting your existing business name change to another business name other than your personal name, please send a change of business name fee in the amount of $25 with your request.

5. Can a Private Investigator use a post office box for an address?

   Yes. A Private Investigator may list a post office box only if mail delivery to the business address is not possible, or if the principal place of business is located at the licensee's personal residence. This request must be explained in writing. Otherwise, the company must state address by street, number and city. In addition, no licensee shall conduct business from any location other than the location for which a license or branch office registration was issued.

6. How long does it take to process a new license following a request for a change of name, address or branch office?

   Approximately four to six weeks.

7. There has been a change in the type of ownership/entity after receiving the Private Investigator license. What do I have to do?

   Licenses cannot be transferred or reassigned to new entities. A change of ownership constitutes a new entity. You must submit a new application with appropriate fees. For example, if you apply and become licensed as a sole owner and later decide to form a partnership or corporation, you must apply for a new license. Partners can be added to a partnership license without obtaining a new license.

8. Can a Private Investigator carry a concealed weapon?

   Yes. A Private Investigator may carry a concealed weapon on duty if he/she also has BSIS exposed firearms permit, and possesses a concealed weapons permit issued by local law enforcement or:

   • Is a retired peace officer with an endorsement to carry a concealed weapon or
   • Is an active duty peace officer
9. Must Private Investigators who have concealed weapon permits, also have the Bureau's exposed weapons permit while on duty?

   Yes. Even though a Private Investigator may possess a concealed weapons permit, he/she must also complete Bureau-approved firearms training course and obtain the Bureau's exposed firearms permit prior to carrying and using a firearm.

10. Can a Private Investigator act as a bodyguard?

    A Private Investigator may protect individuals. However, he/she may only do so in connection with a case that he/she has been previously hired to investigate.

11. Must a Private Investigator carry liability insurance?

    Private Investigators are only required to carry insurance if carrying a firearm. Investigators must maintain a minimum of $500,000 liability insurance for loss due to bodily injury or death and $500,000 for one loss due to injury or destruction of property.

12. Can a Private Investigator "ambulance chase"?

    No. Private Investigators are prohibited from soliciting business from anyone who has sustained a bodily injury as a result of an accident or from soliciting business from a family member of anyone who has sustained a bodily injury or death. However, they may solicit business from persons having an indirect interest in the injury, such as the injured person's attorney, insurance company or employer.

13. A Private Investigator has been hired to conduct an investigation. Who must he/she divulge information to?

    A Private Investigator may not release information acquired during an investigation to anyone other than his or her client, unless otherwise instructed by the client. However, if there are any criminal offenses, information may be released to local law enforcement or the district attorney.

14. Can a Private Investigator do anything that a police officer can do?

    No. A Private Investigator has no law enforcement authority even if he/she has been hired by law enforcement to perform an investigation. A Private Investigator is an ordinary citizen and can only make citizen's arrests.

15. Can an unlicensed person who is working for a licensed private investigator make or distribute business cards?

    No. An unlicensed person may not use any form of identification which gives the impression that he/she may be licensed.

16. What type of information must appear on business cards and other forms of advertisements?

    The name, addresses, and license number of the licensee as they appear in the Bureau's records.

17. Can an applicant who has been denied a license or a licensee who has been served an accusation to revoke a license go before the Disciplinary Review Committee (DRC)?

    No. He/she must make an appeal before an administrative law judge during an administrative hearing. Appeals may be made before DRC only with respect to firearms permits if there are allegations of firearms violations.

18. How do I prove my investigative experience?

    The claimed years of qualifying experience must be substantiated by a written certification from the employer, subject to verification by Bureau staff. Only an employer or his or her designated agent may certify this claimed experience.

19. What if my employer (or certifier) is unwilling to certify my experience?

    An employer who is a licensee shall respond in writing within 30 days to an applicant's written request for certification of the applicant's work experience and either provide the certification or the reason for denial. If the applicant is unable to obtain a written response or reason for denial and the applicant states under penalty of perjury that the employer (licensee's) reasons for denial are invalid or insufficient, the director may require that the employer (licensee) provide the Bureau with all relevant employment records maintained regarding the applicant. The Bureau will use these records to substantiate the applicant's employment experience.

20. Can an employee of a Private Investigator bill clients?

    No. A licensee is solely responsible for the conduct of his or her business and may not allow anyone to independently advertise, engage clients, and furnish reports or bill clients. All business is under the control of the licensee and must be conducted under the name of the licensee.

21. Must a Private Investigator's findings be submitted to the client in writing?

    Investigative reports must be submitted in a manner agreed upon by the investigator and the client. If there is no agreement, oral reports are as acceptable as written reports. Investigative reports must be submitted to the client upon demand if payment has been rendered. Private investigators must make every effort to ascertain that the information acquired is factual and correct. While the Bureau has no jurisdiction over fees, licensees must provide clients with a fee schedule or reasonable explanation of how charges are calculated should the client question the licensee's billing.

22. Can a Private Investigator represent themself as government officials?

    No. Private Investigators may not present themselves as anyone other than a Private Investigator. The law prohibits the use of any title, uniform, insignia, identification card or any statement which gives the impression that they are connected with any federal or state agency.

23. Can a Private Investigator enter property without an owner's consent?

    No. A Private Investigator may not enter any private building without owner's consent.

24. Can a Private Investigator use a badge?

    No. A Private Investigator may not carry or wear a badge in connection with an investigation since it may mislead others to believe that he or she is a peace officer or other government official.

25. Once a license is obtained, can the licensee conduct business at a location other than what appears in the Bureau's records?

    No. A licensee may only conduct business at the location shown in the Bureau's records unless he or she obtains a branch office certificate.

26. How do I notify the Bureau of my change of address?

    You must notify the Bureau in writing within 30 days of such change. Be sure that you include your license number, name, previous address, the new address, date of birth and Social Security number. Please print information.

27. I received a 1203.4 dismissal on my conviction. Do I still need to report the conviction on my application?

    Yes. You must report the conviction.

28. How Do I obtain a Private Investigator photo identification?

    Private Investigators must contact PSI at (877) 392-6422. PSI staff will schedule appointments for photos at one of their California centers. The photo identification card costs $6 and is paid to PS.
    
    

    REMINDER: these 28 questions above are NOT on the PI licensing test.

    
    
    

    YES, we also have study material for the
    California PPO (Private Patrol Operator,
    Repossession Agency, and Alarm Company
    Operator ACO licensing tests!

TESTIMONIAL: "I passed the test, your materials helped!" - LJ

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Do you have a law-enforcement background?

This big consultation package not only prepares you
for the California Private Investigator license test,
but it also helps 'level the playing field' for you to soon
match PIs with their years of private experience.

Look at the list a foot below this that shows the 100+ items included.
It would take you many many years of
private practice to gather that knowledge!
Plus, we can help you make your first webpage: FREE.

More than half of those who have used our packages
came from a police, sheriff, or corrections career.
We have assisted from all ranks, from Officer or
Deputy and Detective through many Chiefs of Police!

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Call 818 883-6969 for more information /
ordering details at bottom of this long page.

Need to know all the steps of the PI process?
Then visit this super instructional website:
www.CaliforniaPrivateInvestigatorLicense.com

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This 2025 edition has FAR more
graphics & photos than ever before!

Yes-- the paper portion of the package really
is more than 17 pounds-- so wear a back-brace!



Another 'secret' for you, from a 30-year teacher of BSIS occupations:
Multiple-choice is a good way to test somebody,
but it is the very very WORST way to study!
Don't worry-- we know the best way.

--For some items, we have modified state-issued
data into more managable & absorbable data!--

---The consultation(s) and the accompanying paper materials were
written and compiled by a person who has been hired by BSIS
for the re-write of another BSIS PI test, thus learning some 'secrets'
behind their 'answer choices' and other test-question ideas!---
We have helped 4500 persons to pass their various states' licensing tests!
---also: author/compiler has taught PI, PPO,
and other BSIS at schools since the 1980s,
and has easily passed multiple BSIS qualified manager
licensing examinations the first time, including PI, himself!--

Do you accurately know how to:

1. Prepare investigation and/or surveillance
reports detailing evidence for use in legal proceedings?
2. Prepare summary of an individual’s
interview statements for the client’s review?
3. Prepare reports (such as narrative,
activity, oral, technical, confidential memo) and/or
multimedia presentations of investigative findings?
4. Retain case information for
retrieval purposes as required by law?
5. Use secure means to preserve evidence
obtained by investigation and/or surveillance?

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 Also new:

The consultation and the accompanying materials
include information on the new BSIS
'Potential License Denial or Suspension for Failure to Pay Taxes'

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Recently, BSIS introduced the
'Veterans Come First' program.

In order to assist veterans in their
transition from military service
to civilian employment,
the Bureau of Security and Investigative
Services (BSIS) has implemented
the Veterans Come First Program.
This program offers priority services
to veteran applicants and assists
veterans by leveraging their
transferable military experience and
training in order to meet all or part
of the Bureau’s licensing qualifications.

The BSIS Veterans Come First Program provides the following support for veteran applicants:

• Provides veteran applicants with their own personal
  BSIS staff person to support them through the licensing process.
• Provides veteran applicants with direct line
  telephone numbers and email contact information.
• Provides veteran applicants priority in the licensure process.
• Email or telephone notification as soon as the veteran’s
  application is approved by the Bureau for licensure.

For Private Investigator:
Military veterans can use their
military police officer experience
conducting investigations towards
the hours required to
become a licensed Private Investigator.

You can receive reimbursement from
the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) for many of the licensing and
certification tests the State of California
administers.  The PI license testing fee has
been approved for VA reimbursement.

Program details included.

300 pages with graphics enhance our
2025 CA PI study material!

Students retain FAR MORE information if it includes VISUAL cues,
so we now include more than 300 supporting questions
and/or datasheets with graphics, photos or drawings!

TESTIMONIAL: "I passed today at the Hayward location with 13 minutes extra left over. Your package helped me out considerably. Actually all was there-- You had all the answers in the material for every question that I was tested on." - HS

Many people have called our
300 datasheets with graphics
'like Giant Paper Flashcards'!

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Are you ready to prepare to:

1. Recreate investigation scenes by
developing diagrams and using photography,
video recordings, and witness interviews to
aid client attorney in preparation of litigation?
2. Serve subpoenas to witnesses to
aid client attorney in securing
testimony and documents to be
used as evidence for a legal case?
3. Process serve legal documents
for litigation purposes?
4. Evaluate witnesses for
potential legal testimony by
identifying their strengths and
weaknesses related to the case?
5. Review case evidence and reports with client
attorney for legal and/or trial preparation?

We hear the same thing, every week:
"The PI material from the State didn't help me at all".
- or -
"The PI stuff the State sent me was only
good for about 10 of the 150 questions".
- or -
"I have failed the PI test 4 times, and each
time it was a completely different test".

Well, this is TRUE. And here's why-it-is-what-it-is:
The State is here to regulate you, NOT to educate you.

They provide you information on
things that they can fine ($) a PI for.
They do NOT help you with the majority of the test.
It is an 'experienced-based' examination.
Most of the test is about knowledge
you supposedly have from not only
investigative work, but also from running
| a business and being an employer.
The truth is:
you do not know these things, causing most to fail.

TESTIMONIAL: "The handouts included as part of the consultation were great!" - HM

Now includes many more
Federal law pages!

Very simple: the test is very hard, but don't give up!
GUARANTEED TO PASS:
Barring any language or comprehension issues,
if you obtain from us and completely learn, know,
& understand everything in our package,
you would pass the PI test. Period.
There are very simple conditions to the guarantee,
to protect both the buyer and the seller,
and we are glad to send you the complete
guarantee condition details in writing if you request.
We have helped more than 2800 to pass the CA PI
license test and/or start their California PI businesses.

818 883-6969

Can you properly:

1. Discuss case strategy with client attorney to
assist in the presentation of admissible evidence?
2. Testify in court regarding investigation findings?
3. Identify the characteristics of a lawful investigation request?
4. Discuss the methods used to
confirm client interview information?
5. List laws related to disclosure of

Call 818 883-6969 for more information /
ordering details at bottom of this long page.

Our copyrighted 2025 California PI Business Consultation
and its accompanying Study Material & PI Business Help
now-17-pound 2200-question 'CA PI Power Package'
INCLUDES:
(list subject to change without notice;
more than 100 items numbered below
for easy discussion if you call us!)

NOTE: contents can slightly change at
provider's discretion with no notice given.
1:--a now-17-pound package, known as 'The PI-Academ
y-In-A-Box'!

(Note: It can ship to you in a 14 X 14 box!)

2:-- complete general CA PI licensing information--

3:***--more than 2200 sample PI-knowledge questions, with answers:
from single-answer, multiple-choice, and true/false! --***
(these include and are also supported with more than 200
supporting questions and/or datasheets with graphics or photos!)

4:***--A. study the hundreds & hundreds &
hundreds (2000+) of questions with answers
found packed in the front and rear sections of this BIG package;
 
and
B. also study the other data in the front
and rear sections of this 17-pound package
such as Definitions, Acronyms, Terminology, Tests with Answers,
Glossary, Topic Sheets, Terms, Abbreviations,
PI Quick Tests, Vocabulary Words, Graphic Data Sheets,
and the Process Server Reference Guide,
(many many new items now contain graphics
to help you retain the information);

300 pages with graphics enhance our
2025 CA PI study material!

while you
C. complete each Pop Quiz, Review, Quiz, Test,
Quick Test, and any other self-testing as they come;

D. also study both provided versions
(the regular version and the simplified/
explained in layman's terms version)
of the State of California Private Investigator Act;

E. debate, research, and then study the 'PI Ethics and Integrity'
self-research questions with a trusted confidant;

F. (Optional) then attempt to pass a 500+ question multiple-choice test
in the center of the package that uses some of your retained knowledge.

G. (Optional) Then, use the 4-page answer key
 to self-correct some of your answers
to the 500+ question test, and use the
items from steps A through E above
to self-correct some of your other answers,
to teach yourself even further!

H. If you do optional steps F and G,
then after that, repeat steps A through E again--***

5:-- copies of some government laws/codes important to CA PIs--

6: --a 'PI Ethics and Integrity' section for you to research with and discuss--

7.--includes more than 200 pages of question-based or question-supporting 'Key Data' sheets,
that have graphics & photos to help you remember important information!--

8: --'Quick Review' sheets--

9:--a PI Terms glossary-- 

Much of this material is copyrighted:
Most 2025 edition pages bear either distinctive
colored stamps, dark work watermarking,
hidden inclusions, and/or serial numbers!

10: ***--key information about 2 required
government 'Financial Privacy Acts'
that most new --and old--
CA PIs know nothing about and can not answer!---***

11: ***--the 3 vocabulary words that virtually no PI license
applicant could correctly choose the correct definition!--*** 

12: --training information that you won't already
know if you never attended a detective academy--

13: --a 'secret' phone number to use that verbally tells
you the number of the phone you are calling from
(when you need it, it is invaluable)--

14: --an application for the state-issued
CA PI Firearm FQ permit card--



15: --information about joining the nearly-4000-member
thePIgroup (www.thePIgroup.com) free!--



16: ***--information on the one CA specialty that allows you to legally
trespass while doing it, legally exempting you
from the Penal Code trespass section!-***

17: ***--a complete copy from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics of their
'Occupational Outlook Handbook, newest Edition,
Private Detectives and Investigators'--***

18: --data presented in a keep-you-awake random &
scrambled order of continual topic changes; many parts even repeated
and/or re-worded as to reinforce several less-known items;
redundancy for certain items!--

19: --free database searches and/or trial periods from several of the main PI database companies--

20: --dozens of info sheets of items to help you start a PI business NOW--

21: ***--the current application package for
obtaining your own CA DMV account,
so you can quickly and cheaply run CA plates, CA driver histories, etc!
For $50, you can have a 2-year DMV account of your own.
(for example, you can then run license plates for about $4.) --***
BONUS: Some PIs, once they have a DMV account,
choose to buy DMV info from restricted private sources
instead of directly from DMV. We tell you 3 sources!

22: --example of a No-PI-Work-Off-Duty order,
which details restrictions
on when one large LE agency tells their
off-duty personnel can do PI work--

23: ***--the 'Secret Six' list (the list of the 6 court
papers that a CA PI is NOT allowed to serve)--***

24: --a 'License Type Identification Guide'
(issued for CA law enforcement to be
able to verify a PI license shown to them
matches that currently issued by BSIS)--

25: ***--now 17 pounds;
it is shipped inside a LARGE professional-grade
binder with section dividers, so bursting with information that its
pockets are likely to be exploded out by the time it arrives to you
(that's OK, the binder is just a shipping container, as the material
in the pockets are meant to be studied outside of the binder!)--***

The 2025 edition contains far more graphics than in previous editions;
this helps with understanding and better memory-retention!

26: --also includes 10 pages of special information that applies only to

active and retired peace officers, in regards to
CA PI licenses and the carrying of firearms by
active or retired law enforcement people
WHILE doing CA PI work--

27:***--a reminder, in case you missed it:
more than 2200 sample PI questions with answers--***

28: ***--CA PIs working unarmed are not required to be insured.
But many choose to be insured, usually for $1,000,000.
Included is a little-known source for this insurance at
about half the price that most PIs are now paying for it!--***

29: --First Aid, basic instructions--

30: ***--a private consultation, up to one hour,
with a highly-experienced expert with
30-years private investigation industry experience,
VALUABLE information
(this can re-direct your plans,
or put them on the realistic real-world track) --***

31: --Learn some simple things that might
make the difference between you being

A: a 'successful CA PI business'
 -or-
B: 'just another CA PI licensee with a PI license
in your wallet that is doing nothing for you'--

32:--information on where to learn the highest-paid-per-hour
investigative specialty in California: Polygraph and Lie-Detection
(note: there is NO license required for polygraph work in California!) --

33:--advanced topics not needed for testing but to implant the
knowledge now that will be needed once your PI business is going!--

34: ***--the '5 CA PI reciprocity states'
list published by the State of California
(the list of the 5 states that have at least some
reciprocity for California PIs to follow work there)--***

35: --study questions for the CA PI
Firearm Carry registration test (FQ card)--

--many copies of public-domain local, state & federal documents and
other items provided as a courtesy and at no additional cost to you;
many have been improved from their original
presentation into better for your use! --

36: --free help with your first PI business website or blog!--

37: --copies of the two important government codes
for if you ever do any kind of debt-collection work--

38:--'tricks of the trade' advice, such as
How to get addresses to many unlisted phone numbers instantly and for free!--

39: --Live Scan forms for CA PI license without firearm permit--

40:***--When, if ever, are you allowed to do this?
Looking through their trash for evidence-
the court decision that covers this!-***-

41: --Live Scan forms for CA PI license with firearm permit--

42: --a copy of the state-issued 'CA PI Candidate Information Bulletin'--

43: --Pop quizzes--

44. Known as 'The PI Academy In-A-Box'!

45.--a Frequently Needed Sources for PIs list--

46.-- Learn the secret coding behind California Driver's License numbers
(Call us with your own first 3 digits, we'll instantly tell you when it was issued;
this is a great fraud-detection tool for spotting many fake CA DLs)

47: Got 10 minutes?
Call 818-883-6969 for the most valuable
PI phone conversation you will ever have!

48: --can sometimes be shipped immediately
(contact us for those optional details) --

49: --also used to prepare for the nationwide
Certified Master Investigator certification testing--

50: --addresses of all CA PI license test centers--

51. --hundreds of questions to test your Investigative Proficiency --

52: --mini review tests--

53. Serve people with court papers, restraining orders,
lawsuits, divorce papers, and more:

CALIFORNIA PROCESS SERVER'S REFERENCE COLLECTION

A 35-page compilation of datasheets and more, containing information
that even your favorite Process Server likely doesn't know!

(including a PS bond application that allows you to get the required 2-year,
$2000 bond for $50 instead of the $79 to $125 charged by some other insurance companies)

--also includes information about serving papers in Mexico

--also includes information about serving people
through the private mailbox service they are using

--also includes a source for free unlimited downloading
of blank 'Proof Of Service' forms for all CA court papers!

Includes new law that lets PIs access
guard-gated communities to serve papers!

Delivering legal papers: an excellent source of extra $$$$ work for PIs!
--35 pages--

54. --a copy of the Federal form that requires
the Post Office to give you the Change Of Address
information they have on file for your person --

55: --direction toward obtaining additional study reinforcement and preparation--

56.--Reminder: the majority of this package is copyrighted material--

57. --What a CA PI must know about the Federal
HIPAA laws or risk getting fined or sent to jail!--

58. --Installing electronic GPS live-tracking units on a car:
the one only exception that allows a CA PI to do this without
misdemeanor arrest and revocation of the PI's license!--

59. --What 3 rules a CA PI must know about the use of 'nanny cams',
and what wrong choice is a federal violation that could bring prison time!--

60: -- to-the-point guidelines for proper Report Writing--

61. --examples of forms used in a PI business environment
(Client Intake sheet, Contracts, Non-compete / Non-competition agreement,
Confidentiality Agreement, Independent Contractor agreement,
timesheets, daily time record, weekly time record, Missing Person worksheet,
Employment Application, Disclosure and Authorization for Background Investigation,
Employee Agreement and Consent to Drug and/or Alcohol Testing, etc)

THESE ALONE ARE OFTEN WORTH $$$ TO A NEW BUSINESS!!
Use for some of their wording, their legal terminology
and their ideas as you type your own; modify as needed.


62.--information on the #1 book to add to your PI library
(and it's less than $20!)

63. --Homeland Security and a PI licensing bureau developed
a wallet-sized reference for helping to spot that a potential client,
or someone you observe while on surveillance, might be a terrorist.
Included.

64. --current version,
BSIS 'Report of Incident' 2 page form
(for any incident involving a physical altercation
or the use of a deadly weapon while working as
a licensee, a QM, or an employee of a licensee;
file per time requirement or you are fined )--

65. --So many people that fail the PI license test report that they
didn't finish the test, but that they 'only missed it by one question'.
We share the SECRET that could have got them a passing grade!--

66. --sample questions and/or information about the
quarterly wage and withholding report required of California employers:
the proper form to use, and instructions for its completion & filing (4 pages)--

67. --the real facts on when to pay employees 'over-time' or 'double-time'
(stop relying on old-wives' tales and other wrong information)

68 --sample questions and/or information about
the reporting of newly hired employees in California:
the proper form to use, why this is required,
and instructions about required time for reporting (3 pages)--

69. --sample questions and/or information about
the relatively-new State of California law requiring
mandatory sexual harassment training of supervisors--

70. The special report: 'CA PI Business-Name-Choice Secrets'!
The state will not issue a PI license to you until you give them
a business name for your new company that they can approve.
BUT:
with nearly 10000 CA PIs currently licensed, most 'generic names'
are already taken, and you will often get a 'Name Denial Letter'
(a copy of this letter is included!). Plus, there are other restrictions
involved in the choosing of names. This report will tell you how
to be pretty sure if a name will be approved, and not make
the same mistakes made by others every week.
WARNING: don't bother registering names for your business now,
or filing Fictitious Business Name statements, or pay for Internet
website addresses, until AFTER the Bureau approves your name
choice-- they don't care about what names you say you already 'own'!
Not choosing the right name now can slow the license by a month.

Includes a 25-page Help section on dealing with this headache--
including how to avoid it completely.

71. --sample questions and/or information about
California law regarding 'pay days' for employees
and related recordkeeping of wages (2 pages)--

72. ---nine pages of information known as
'The 7 Steps To Getting a California PI License,
from application through licensing test
through initial business set-up',
including exact web address to download applications,
LiveScan forms, detailed information on verifying
your required experience and for choosing a business
name that BSIS will approve, important information
regarding the preparation for and actual taking of the
licensing test, details about getting your first website
going and how to get approved for a business checking
account in the new PI business name, how to join the
biggest organization of PIs in the world for free, learn
which are the two main PI databases to subscribe to,
quick help to start your own DMV license plate account,
and more (9 pages)--

73. --a California County Codes sheet
(needed for decoding county-of-origin on many state documents)

74: --information and an application to become a person certified
by the Department of Justice to do ink or scanned fingerprinting;
the person who did your PI LiveScan has this same certification!--

75. --information about California Labor Code topics
that most PI applicants can not properly answer

76. --the correct employee tax terms, and sample tax forms,
that most new PPO businesses are confused by (9 pages)--

77. --verifying eligibility of your employees to work in the US:
the proper federal form to use, and instructions
for its completion & required retention (6 pages)--

78. --current version,
'Frequently Asked Questions:
Firearms Permit / FQ' (5 pages)

79. --current version,
'Branch Office Registration Application'--

80. --current version,
'BSIS Licensee
Request For Change Of Address' form--

81. --field manual,
'Is It Valid:
California Driver License
& Identification Card
Verification Procedures',
by the State of California
Department of Motor Vehicles;
includes 6 pages specifically about the newest
licenses and ID, including enlargements
(for older licenses, reference, 16 pages)--

82.--a copy of the Constitution of the United States (26 pages)
(think about 'hearsay', 'searches', 'privacy', etc)

83: --A few 'contract tips' to keep in mind when writing a contract--

84: --free help with your first PI business webpage!

85. --sample questions and/or information
about the California Public Records Act
(NOT the same as the Freedom of Information Act!) --

86. --Want to be able to verify the immigration/citizenship status of the
new employees of other businesses for them, through Homeland Security?
Included are the initial details toward obtaining this little-known specialty!--

87. --the California law regarding the use of 'bulletproof vests'
(body-armor) by CA PIs and their employees
stop relying on 'old wives tales' for this!--

88. --information on the one reliable self-defense weapon
that any private investigator can carry with NO permit needed--

89. --key details for serving legal papers in Mexico
(very important to southern California PIs!)--

90. --How to quickly get a 'social security number'
(an E-I-N) for your business,
so you don't have to give out your personal social security
number to your business & government clients)

91. --REPORT:

Are you thinking about doing employee
applicant 'background checks' for clients?
You must know the laws on what you can report, what you can
not report, and for how many years back you can report on each.
(Secret: jobs paying over a certain amount
are exempted from many of the restrictions!)
This report covers the time limits on reporting: bankruptcies, civil suits, civil
judgments, records of arrest, paid tax liens, accounts placed on collection, marijuana
convictions, other negative information, criminal history, and Workers Compensation.
There are half-day classes based just on the information contained in this report!
Which ones are: 3 years? 5 years? 7 years? 10 years?
Violating these time-restrictions can bring large federal and state penalties;
don't risk your business by listening to old wives tales or other bad advice--

94. --'PI QUICK TEST', specifically just on important 'Time Limits' questions
(25 questions, with verified answers on a separate page)

95. --'PI QUICK TEST', specifically just on important 'Employee' questions
(20 questions, with verified answers on a separate page)

96.-- an organizing of many of the multiple-choice questions
into one large test of general investigative proficiency,
(250 questions, with the correct answer for each
already marked for quicker study & retention)

97. -- an organizing of many other study questions
into another large test of general investigative proficiency,
(300 questions, with the correct answer for each
already marked for quicker study & retention)

102. Insurance price secrets!



Here is an insurance mystery.

Some PIs are required to get insurance BEFORE their
license will be issued. Most are not required to do thi.

PI John and PI Bob both get their new PI licenses the same day.
They both plan to run the same exact unarmed PI business.
Liability insurance is not required by law for every PI,
but they know that some big clients may be requesting it.
They both fill out the same million-dollar liability insurance application.
But John is charged far more for the base price than Bob was!

If their companies are identical,
why was Bob quoted $500 to $1000 less than John was?

We know the 'secret'!
On the application, there are usally
two dozen 'types of investigation service'
that they ask you to check off if you plan to offer each.
Some of those choices are secretly considered to be 'low risk',
some choices are secretly considered to be 'high risk'.
Many of those risk-ratings are not easy to spot for many PIs.
Just clicking one wrong choice can
adds $1000 to your base insurance price.

We have the secret list that shows which is low-risk and
which is high-risk to some insurance companies . . . .

103. --Will you be working 'Missing Person' cases?
Then to start the case properly, you might want to use this
2-page fill-in-the-blanks Missing Person Worksheet developed
by the Department of Justice for law enforcement agencies--

104. --Basic instructions, and contact information,
about obtaining military personnel records--

105. --The 2 things you need to know about LiveScan--

106. -CA DataSheet: The new BSIS
'Potential License Denial or
Suspension for Failure to Pay Taxes'

107. ---Key-facts knowledge datasheet:
'Five questions about Workers Compensation insurance
coverage that a CA PI must be able to answer!' (with answers)---

108. --Key-facts knowledge datasheet:
'State law: employing your own family members'--

109. --A 22-page compilation of key-facts knowledge datasheets:
a 'Sexual Harassment in the Workplace' section--

110. --New law restricting use of credit reports
in connection with employment--

111. --3 pages about BSIS's 'Veterans Come First' program--


112. --and more--

(list above subject to change without notice)

---Written and compiled by a person who has been hired by BSIS
for the re-write of a CA PI license test, thus learning some 'secrets'
behind their 'answer choices' and other test-question ideas!---
We have helped 4500 persons to pass their states' licensing tests!
The initial consultation sets the foundation and gives you the 'real story'.
--also: author/compiler has taught PI, PPO,
and other BSIS at schools since the 1980s,
and has easily passed both the PI and PPO
qualified manager examinations himself!--
Another note: as a licensed CA PI, the author/editor of this package
shot two armed robbers in a gun battle while working-- he surviving that
situation and the follow-up steps brings you information available nowhere else!

We don't give you the exact test questions, word for word,
,of the 5 tests, but we have BETTER than that!
The success record of our clients for more than 30 years
proves that our many years of actual PI experience
and teaching PI and the following of the information
provided by the state all can produce your success!

And when it helps, we also mix in some state-issued
data modified into more managable & absorbable data!

Can't beat this:
Having been actually hired by BSIS as a
CA PI SME (Subject Matter Expert) for
the re-write of a CA PI license test gives
us insight NOT available elsewhere.
Those 3 days spent in Sacramento with
the state test-writers SAYS IT ALL.
The State of California sent me a round-trip airplane ticket.
The State of California gave me a hotel room for 3 days.
And the State of California paid me for my 3 days of time.
And we have the 'Thank You' letter from BSIS on our wall!

We don't 'give you the answers' to the test--
we TEACH you the important information
you need to operate a PI business,
which is what you need to know to PASS the test!
Additionally, author has a law degree and 3 years of law school,
allowing him to explain the legal portions to you more simply than others.

RECENT TESTIMONIAL: "It was awesome to so easily pass the California PI testing. I spotted the 'tricks' right away. I would not have passed without your help. Anybody that knows your material will pass." - M S

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Do you have:

1. Knowledge of the ethical and/or legal implications of
revealing confidential information to client and/or to others?
2. Knowledge of methods used to identify the need
for the involvement of an expert in the investigation?
3. Knowledge of criteria used to identify
limitations of scope of practice?
4. Knowledge of areas of expertise
that require specialized training?
5. Knowledge of methods used to identify
conflicts of interest within the investigation?

Call 818-883-6969 for a VALUABLE
10-minute informative PI discussion!

Simulated Testing
for California PI
license examination

Also optionally available is our Internet on-line or
cellular phone instructional texts that include
simulated practice license test questions for the
California Private Investigator PI license examination test,
a simulator to a computer-testing as it advises the
48-seconds time limitations to answer each.
See www.thePIgroup.com/seminars.htm
for more information about this option.

(In the 1990s, thePIgroup (www.thePIgroup.com)
pioneered the use of online investigative
interactive training and 'webinars':
interactive training via the Internet
amongst the investigative professions)

RECENT TESTIMONIAL: "I tried a book and some flashcards I found on the Internet. They were of no help, and I failed. Used your help & material, then passed. Keep up the good work." -- B P

  Call us for the 'secret' about the colored
piece of scratch-paper you will be issued at the test!  
818-883-6969

Do you possess:

1. Knowledge of strategies used to
manage bias within an investigation?
2. Knowledge of the Private Investigator Act regarding
the conduct of business and investigative practices?
3. Knowledge of the Private Investigator Act regarding
activities performed by licensed private investigators?
4. Knowledge of interviewing techniques
used to gather initial information from a client?
5. Knowledge of techniques used to
evaluate objectives of a potential client?

Call 818 883-6969 for more information /
ordering details at bottom of this long page.

FlashCards

Also available at a separate
cost are our smaller
FlashCards of vocabulary and practice license test
questions for the California Private
Investigator PI license examination test.
Pocket-sized as to study anywhere you go,
they include instructions for
studying them using the 'Leitner System'
(a proven way of increasing
the retention of data from flash cards).
These are NOT generic 'nationwide' PI flashcards!

Don't waste time with study help that
doesn't include a PASS guarantee!

TESTIMONIAL: "It really was 'a PI-Academy-In-A-Box', like you said. But the person-to-person help and those 100 other included items also make it a ''PI-Business-In-A-Box'!" - DB

Also available:
Study material for the California PPO
(Private Patrol Operator) license test,
the California Alarm Company Operator & the California
Repossession Agency licensing examination tests!

RECENT TESTIMONIAL: "You must be hated! A PI told me last year that no consultation or study material should ever be available because you should fail until you work under a PI for 3 years (I was retiring military). Because of you I passed, and now I am his competitor!" - JR

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A SECRET!

Trying to learn this on-line, at a seminar,
or on a CD, is an ineffective waste of time.

Reading the exhaustive printed paper
portions of our 2025 CA PI business package,
over and over, studying around your daily duties,
or sitting in your car, or even while resting in bed,
is FAR more effective then trying
to study 'on-line' or at a 'seminar'.

Do one final review while parked outside
the test center for your PI test appointment.

And only WE have our new 2025
CA 2200-question study material package!

California PI license testing locations

Click here to find the 20+ CA locations
you can take the PI license test 6 days a week!
http://www.thePIgroup.com/California-PI-Private-Investigator-license-test-locations.html

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Do you possess:

1. Knowledge of methods used to
plan investigation work according to
client needs, work demands, resources, and schedules?
2. Knowledge of techniques used to plan
investigation work based on legal limitations?
3. Knowledge of techniques used to evaluate risks and
hazards connected with surveillance situations?
4. Knowledge of techniques used to
identify individuals related to an investigation?
5. Knowledge of State and federal codes and regulations
applicable to planning an investigation, such as privacy rights?

Yes, we see it every year or two.

Over and over and over, yet another
person who passes the license
test decides to offer 'test prep help'
because he/she passed the test.

Some even took their own license tests a year ago,
or have virtually no actual PI experience!



We have had to help persons pass after failing using the weak help.

Sadly, even if they remembered every
question that was on their test,
that doesn't cover the many other versions of the test.

Their intentions are good, but that's not enough.  So:

Avoid the clowns.
Avoid the phonies.

More than 2800 CA PIs have used our help to pass the CA PI test.
Nobody else has our continually improved and updated coverage.

Only www.thePIgroup.com has our complete now-17-pound
2025 CA Private Investigator 2200-question study material package,
part of a one-on-one complete new business consultation package!

We have helped more than 4500 pass their states' license tests nationwide
-- more than 300 in the past year.

Nobody else has even helped 50 to pass the tests in the last year!

(Ordering information is at the very bottom of this website)

--many copies of public-domain local, state & federal documents and
other items provided as a courtesy and at no additional cost to you;
many have been improved from their original presentation into better for your use! --

We have helped more than 4500 persons pass their various states' license tests; more than 300 in the past year!

Can you absorb:

1. Knowledge of the Fair Credit Reporting Act related
to obtaining information about an investigation?
2. Knowledge of interviewing
techniques used to gather information
from individuals related to an investigation,
such as witnesses?
3. Knowledge of skip-tracing techniques used to locate individuals?
4. Knowledge of types of public and private information
sources used for gathering information?
5. Knowledge of permissible purposes for accessing public
and private records used in investigative work?

RECENT TESTIMONIAL: "It was my good fortune to find you guys. I passed my PI test, and you have been a help to me on many other things too." - M N

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TRUTH: Most of us started a
PI business to make money.

So here's a scary truth: only ONE
person who offers to help you with this
PI test has ever earned a great living
just from a CA PI business. That is ME.
If someone hasn't done that, then
how dare they say that they teach it?!

Offering private investigator and bodyguard
services in California made me a lot of money.
I've sold hundreds of thousands of dollars
of regular work, but think about this--

Not bragging, but proud that only I can say:
NO other CA PI has received advance payments of $50,000 AND $100,000
for personal PI & bodyguard work, IN ADVANCE
of doing the work. I have. NO OTHER CA PI HAS!

Why is this important? Because only I can share with you
some tips that might someday help this happen for you too.
And no other PI has ever directly contacted as many c
elebrities as I have-- I might share some of those secrets too!

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There is no other source for PI test help that can say this:
Having been actually hired by BSIS as a
CA PI SME (Subject Matter Expert) for
the re-write of a past CA PI license test
gives us insight NOT available elsewhere.
Those 3 days spent in Sacramento with
the state test-writers SAYS IT ALL.
The State of California sent me
a round-trip airplane ticket.
The State of California gave me a hotel room for 3 days.
And the State of California paid
me for my 3 days of time.
(And we have the 'Thank you' letter
from BSIS on our wall!)

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RECENT TESTIMONIAL: "Nothing surprised me on the test, thanks to your excellent preparation package." - DB

We can also assist you with the California PPO
(protection/bodyguard) license test,
since many PIs obtain this PPO license
as to legally provide bodyguard services.

     


EVIDENCE and CRIME SCENE
sections are now included.

(Note: It can ship to you in a 14 X 14 box)



These additional options are often available-- ask for details:

             

or, use your own shipping account.

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Reminder:

300 pages with graphics enhance our 2025
2200-question CA PI study material!

This new 2025 2200-question 17-pound package
includes more than 175 pages of the new updates!

Our anti-copy 'ghost    printing' of dark
embedded-word watermarking on most pages helps us fight piracy!

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   New section!   


An Interview and Interrogation
section is now included.

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And yes-- the paper portions of
the package really are 17 pounds--
so wear a back-brace when the package arrives!

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Don't waste even a penny on 'on-line' PI study help.

Read these 3 more completely
true and unbiased
RECENT complaints from
well-experienced investigators
about being ripped-off by
paying for 'online practice help:

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(Text being compiled now-- visit here later--
Purchaser says it was
a rip-off and waste of time!
Purchaser failed the test,
and then had to seek our help--
and then PASSED!)

". . . garbage . . . waste of my time . . ."

". . . only one of those
| online questions I paid for were
on the test, and that 'help'
gave the wrong answer to it!"

"Nothing else from that material was on my test"

"Wasted so much time studying his
useless online and printed material"

"On my re-test, only 2 of his online
questions were on the test."

"But with your material, I
passed! You are my hero!"

"I will be asking that guy for my money back".

---This is what happens when
test-takers are told that
they "only need to know 150
questions because all the
others are just derivatives of that 150".
THAT'S A LIE!
There are 5 different tests,
each mostly different.)

The purchaser above regrets believing
in that new PI's 'sale pitch'
about the selling of 150 on-line questions,
and wishes that instead
had first gone with the proven
30-year help that has assisted
more than 2800 to pass this PI test,
more than 200 in the last year!

THIS VICTIM'S CONTACT DATA AVAILABLE
IF NEEDED BY BSIS OR OTHER VICTIMS

However, that PI has now
removed ALL of his YouTube
video advertisements for
his online PI test 'help',

so perhaps there will be no more victims
(they now show the above 'video removed' logo).

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and another:

(Text being compiled now--
visit here later--
Another purchaser says it was a
rip-off and waste of time!
Another purchaser failed the test
and then had to seek our help.)

"I have more than 30 years law
enforcement experience".

"His online material was worthless. I failed."

"I was humiliated."

"I paid him $90 for access to his
online practice tests for a month.
At the end, I did all 5 of his online tests in a row,
then took the state test 3 hours later. I failed."

"I would be being generous if I said that even 3 of his
questions were even similar to what was on the test."

"I'm asking him for a refund".

THIS VICTIM'S CONTACT DATA AVAILABLE IF NEEDED BY BSIS OR OTHER VICTIMS


Next, he wrote out 700 more 'questions'!

However, that PI has now removed ALL of his YouTube
video advertisements for his online PI test 'help',

so perhaps there will be no more victims
(they now show the above 'video removed' logo).

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We have helped far more PIs pass their CA PI license
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Avoid the clowns.
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part of a one-on-one complete PI business consultation package!

We have helped more than 4500 pass their various states'
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Ask for our simple written conditional guarantee in writing.
We have helped more than 2800 persons to pass the
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If someone tries to sell you PI study material
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An exciting new PI license test training option!
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Also available is 'California PI license test study questions: by text'!
As an optional supplement to our now-16-pound
1400-page paper PI license business & test training package,
a series of key PI topic questions and
answers can be sent to your own cell phone.
For those who order our big package by mail,
this can 'warm them up' while awaiting delivery!

Not garbage 'on-line' study or useless multiple-choice questions:
these are PI questions with guaranteed-correct
answers, sent directly to your phone.

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Database Company Site Inspections


Did you know that many database companies will
not give you an account until you pass a 'site visit'?
They don't tell you what they are looking for, so you can't 'prepare'.

Many visits fail, and usually neither the inspector
nor the database company will not tell why it failed!
It's hard to pass if you are in an office building--
but it is far harder to pass if your office is at home.


We have the secret list of what they might ask during the site visit--
and what they are secretly looking for!
Ask us to include this secret list, and we will.

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Remember,

there is a about your
new PI license.

Of the 300 new California PIs there will be this year,
not even 50 of them will make any real money from PI.
So many new PIs thought they had 'connections',
associates, and friends who would send them work:
unfortunately, it NEVER-EVER works out that way.
For almost every PI license issued this coming year,
it will just be an unused piece of paper in a wallet.
We will share the 2 main secrets with you
that will give you the chance to be in that
50 that do make good money as a CA PI!

Heck, once you order your package,
let's talk about it that day.
There are things you can do now that will be
improving your PI business 6 months from now.

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 We are not a bunch of silly on-line
garbage 'multiple-choice' questions.

We don't lock you to a computer to study,
nor give you useless multiple-choice questions.

We have a giant paper package of PROVEN study
for the current California PI business and test.

Hired by BSIS for a past complete overhaul of the CA PI license test,
ONLY WE know how the questions and answers are developed.

Study ours anywhere. More than 2800 CA PIs
used our help to pass their CA PI tests!

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Lowest price on PI liability insurance.
This secret can save you hundreds of dollars per year!

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**--More than 17 pounds and 1400 pages;
it is shipped inside a LARGE professional-grade
binder with section dividers, so bursting with information that its
pockets are likely to be exploded out by the time it arrives to you <<<
(that's OK, the material in the pockets are
meant to be studied outside of the binder!)
and it can be shipped in a 14 X 14 box--***

Purchaser is licensed one copy of this
material for purchaser's sole personal use.
Any other redistribution or reproduction is strictly prohibited.
All rights reserved. Extensive paper materials
are part of a through & valuable consultation.
A purchase of this package is for our purchaser's sole use,
and is only to assist that sole
purchaser in his/her new PI business and in preparing
for his/her own upcoming PI licensing test.
The Pass Guarantee is conditional; ask for a copy in writing.
No portion of this material may be reproduced,
copied, sold, resold, shared, sold after purchaser's use,
exploited, stored in an electronic system,
used for training of others, or transmitted in any form or
by any means, electronic, reworded, modified, mechanical,
photocopy, recording, or otherwise.
It is solely intended for and sold only to
applicants for this professional license.
It is expressly NOT for use, tutoring, duplication, training,
adaption, or any other use by other publishers or writers,
teachers or instructors, coaching or preparatory entities,
testing agencies and certification agencies,
any group use, or any government agency.
All specifications subject to change with or without prior notice.

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Nationwide,
at least 2 persons nationwide use  our help to pass their tests!

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More than 1400 full-size pages!
More than 2200 PI questions with answers!

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Updated for 2025

Our PI business consultation packages help from
application through testing and basic PI business set-up.
All specifications subject to change with or without prior notice.
Page-counts and shipping-weights are approximate but are very close.
Shown testimonials are paraphrased from real clients and are from within the last two years.
Come pick up the paper portion of your package, or send a simple money order;
we put long holds on orders paid by check. <<< don't miss this

***--now 17 pounds and 1400 pages;
it is shipped inside a LARGE professional-
grade binder with section dividers, so bursting with information that its
pockets are likely to be exploded out by the time it arrives to you
(that's OK, the binder is just a shipping container, as the material
in the pockets are meant to be studied outside of the binder!)--***

We have helped more than 2800 persons to pass
the CA PI license test and/or actually get their PI businesses going!

Purchaser is licensed one copy of this
material for purchaser's sole personal use
for that purchaser taking his/her PI test .
Any other redistribution or reproduction is strictly prohibited.
All rights reserved. Extensive paper materials
are part of a through & valuable consultation.
A purchase of this package is for our purchaser's sole use,
and is only to assist that sole purchaser
in his/her new PI business and in preparing
for his/her own upcoming PI licensing test.
The Pass Guarantee is conditional; ask for a copy in writing.
No portion of this material may be reproduced,
copied, sold, resold, shared, sold after purchaser's use,
exploited, stored in an electronic system,
used for training of others, or transmitted in any form or
by any means, electronic, reworded, modified, mechanical,
photocopy, recording, or otherwise.
It is solely intended for and sold only to
applicants for this professional license.
It is expressly NOT for use, tutoring, duplication, training,
adaption, or any other use by other publishers or writers,
teachers or instructors, coaching or preparatory entities,
testing agencies and certification agencies,
any group use, or any government agency.
All specifications subject to change with or without prior notice.
Ask for a copy of the simple guarantee conditions in writing.

NOTE: we must actually speak with
the potential purchaser (test-taker)
to be named on this package.
We reserve the right to refuse the transaction.


Call (818) 883-6969
or e-mail to
thePIgroup@aol.com
for prompt assistance! 12/2023

818 883-6969

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Ever since 2016, CA PIs can now be 'LLCs'.

But the instructions are a bit confusing.
Including the special insurance needed.
We can help!

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Scheduling a test

The California Private Investigator (PI) license exam
testing is usually given at 20+ locations, 6 days per week.

See the partial list below for the one closest to you, then call PSI at 800-733-9267
to verify that the location is available for PI testing on the date you need.



Agoura

Orange County / Anaheim is 714-254-1453
2301 W. Lincoln Ave, # 252, Anaheim, CA 92801

San Luis Obispo County / Atascadero is 805-462-8983
7305 Morro Rd, # 201A, Atascadero, CA 93422

Kern County / Bakersfield is 661-398-9354
5405 Stockdale Highway, # 206, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Los Angeles County / Carson is 310-217-1066
17420 S. Avalon Blvd, # 205, Carson, CA 90746

Los Angeles County / Diamond Bar
21660 East Copley Drive, # 260, Diamond Bar, CA 91765

Los Angeles County / El Monte is 626-442-4112
4399 Santa Anita Avenue, # 110, El Monte, CA 91731

Fresno County / Fresno is 559-221-9006
351 E. Barstow, # 101, Fresno, CA 93710

Mariposa County / Hayward is 510-784-1114
24301 Southland Dr, # B1, Hayward, CA 94545

Orange County / Laguna Hills
23297 South Pointe Drive, #140, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Los Angeles County / Lawndale is 310-793-1200
The Baytower Corporate Center,
15901 Hawthorne Blvd, #330, Lawndale, CA 90260

Shasta County / Redding is 530-221-0945
2861 Churn Creek, #C, Redding, CA 96002

Riverside County / Riverside is 951-680-9720
Riverside Technology Business Park;
1660 Chicago Ave, # M-15, Riverside 92507

Sacramento County / Sacramento is 916-363-6455
9719 Lincoln Village Drive, Building 100, Suite 100, 95827

San Diego County / San Diego is 858-658-0786
5440 Morehouse Drive, # 3300, San Diego, CA 92121

San Francisco County / San Francisco is 415-330-9700
150 Executive Park Bl, #1100, San Francisco, CA 94134

Santa Clara County / Santa Clara is 408-844-0004
2936 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Santa Rosa County / Santa Rosa is 707-544-6723
160 Wikiup Drive, # 105, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Ventura County / Ventura is 805-650-5220
4245 Market Street, #208, Ventura CA 93003

Tulare County / Visalia is 559-627-6700
3400 W Mineral King Avenue, #D, Visalia CA 93291

Contra Costa County / Walnut Creek is 925-906-9165
175 Lennon Lane, #203, Walnut Creek CA 94598



California PI license testing locations

Click here to find the 20+ CA locations you can take the PI license test 6 days a week!
http://www.thePIgroup.com/California-PI-Private-Investigator-license-test-locations.html

There are also PSI locations in other states nationwide.

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And you waited 'til today
to look for study material?!

We might have special help for you.

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Two new sections for 2025!

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Do you need your California PI license
?

Is waiting a complete waste of time?
Does a job require that you first be licensed? Or ??

There are a series of many steps that
are known to shorten the waiting time.
Some could potentially save you days--
some could even save months.

These include steps from before you
apply through after you pass the test.

These secrets were developed and verified
during our helping more than
2800 PIs in their PI licensing process and
keeping records of different variations.

Only persons using our CA PI Power Package
will have access to this data.

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Remember, this includes a 17-pound package!



--data is presented in a keep-you-awake random &
scrambled order of continual topic changes;
many parts even repeated and/or re-worded
as to reinforce several less-known items;
redundancy for certain items!--

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Don't forget: free help with your PI license application!



Many see those 17 crowded PI license application
pages and get confused. Almost everybody does.

"Am I testing for a PI license or
am I testing for Qualified Manager?"
"Why does an LLC require an
insurance that a partnership doesn't?"
"How do I prove my experience?"
"Should I be a Sole Proprietor?"
"What if I don't want my boss to know
I'm applying for my own license?"

We can show you which 6 pages from the
base application that you must complete,
and what non-included one or two
pages you must also attach.

And we know the common application
mistakes made by many applicants,
including two major 'secrets' that can delay
or interfere with your application process!

We know how to avoid a few common delays--
and also how to 'speed up' an application.

Don't get your application rejected due to mistakes--
we can help you complete it: FREE by phone or in-person.

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 The state recently updated the test:
So why do some people try to sell you material from last year
or two years ago but they call it current' material?!?!

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PLEASE READ THIS UNSOLICITED WARNING BELOW:

READ THIS TEST STUDY WARNING
FROM A 27-YEAR CA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

"Thank you! I passed my California PI test today,
thanks to your excellent material.
It was right on the money--
there was NO question I wasn't prepared for."

"But I had made a big big mistake prior
to getting your perfect study package.
Sadly, I had first paid a guy for his 'PI e-book',
and then I paid him more to use
his 800-question 'PI test simulator'.
I FAILED.
HIS PRODUCTS WERE WORTHLESS FOR ME.
HIS MATERIAL MAYBE HELPED
ME WITH 3 QUESTIONS."

"I should have used your material first,
and I would have passed the first time.
And yours not only teaches you how to pass the test,
but it also teaches the PI business,
and also how to get started.
Once again, thank you very much.
You may share my comments with others."


We've heard the above before.
So ask for our simple written conditional guarantee in writing.
We have helped more than 2700 persons
to pass the California PI license test.

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After several requests asking for a version,
we formed a plan-- but we don't recommend it as the best choice.

If we provided you only the more than 1200 pages of paper material,
with no binder, no dividers, not even any staples(!),
perhaps we could shave off for this new bare-bones 'economy' version.

While it would have every page that the other version does,
we don't think it's a great idea. We think, actually we KNOW,
that our proper assembly into a binder with dividers and with
related items stapled together makes it a better study tool.

There would be no type of guarantee offered with it
(but nobody has ever failed who knew our material anyways).
So, because we have been asked, this is the idea.

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Be prepared for a county paperwork
requirement:but we assist you with it!


Here is advance notice of
something you might need to do.

State of California's BSIS insists that you
use a business name for your PI license.
Based on what company name you
have chosen for your new license,
you might be required to also pay to
file documents with your local county.
Then you have to pay to have the filing
data published in a newspaper.
Prepare do do it again and again every five years.



The CA PI Power Package has a 25-page portion with the data you
need to deal with this-- or how you can completely avoid it instead.
Includes examples of actual forms and vendors used--
and explanatory data.

Almost weekly we hear Private Investigators say
"I wish I had known this secret
before I picked a company name".

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Pass the test, then start & operate your
PI business with this solid 17-pound foundation.





ORDERING CHOICES INFORMATION

(Items listed above as included are subject to change
with no notice, deleted or replaced with other items.
But the above items listed will stay
at least 95% the same as listed)


1. --THIS IS THE BEST CHOICE!--
Make an appointment and
come pick up a package in Los Angeles county
(call about the special free extras if
you have the time to come in to see us!
We can help with your application,
or share PI 'business secrets',
or help get your website started, and so so much more),
or

2. Zelle (but call first)
(add shipping)

3. Send a simple money order, and your package
is shipped once prepared
(also include the shipping cost),

(add shipping)

or

4. Send a check, but we put long holds on
orders paid by check.<<< don't miss this,
(we have had checks 'bounce' 13 days after deposit,
so we hold check-paid orders for two weeks)
(add shipping)

or

4. From 1990 through 2024, we took credit cards,
electronic payments, PayPal, Western Union, etc.
NO MORE.
We're tired of the 'bad numbers', the delays, the costs,
the 'bank mistakes', the excuses, 'its my wife's fault', and so on.
We make too little on these 1400 page now-17-pound packages.
So unless we are to raise our prices now, if you can't come in to
pick up a package then there's only one way to send a shipment to
you if you need it faster then by sending payment by regular mail:
you simply overnight us a money order. It doesn't have to be a
costly and time-consuming one issued by a bank--
a grocery store money order or a Walmart money order or
post office money order or a 7-11 money order is fine.


Call 818 883-6969 for more details!

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