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| Italy | |
|---|---|
| Status | Licence required |
| Regulator | Prefettura (Ministero dell'Interno) |
| Who holds the licence | Individuals and agencies |
| Experience | Licence holder: 3 years' operational work as an employee of an investigator authorised for at least 5 years, or 5 years in police investigative units (left service within the last 4 years); employee: 3 years as collaborator (80+ hours a month) for a titolare authorised for at least 5 years |
| Training | Licence holder: three-year degree (law, forensic psychology, sociology, political science, investigation sciences, economics or equivalent) plus a university theory-and-practice course in private investigation; employee: secondary diploma plus the university course (unless ex-police route) |
| Bond or insurance | EUR 20,000 caution (art. 137 TULPS), plus EUR 10,000 per branch and EUR 5,000 per authorised service type |
| Fees | Caution (cauzione) EUR 20,000 for an investigation agency, plus EUR 10,000 per authorised branch and EUR 5,000 per authorised type of service (DM 269/2010, Allegato F2); application fees not published on the decree |
| Renewal | Every 3 years (rinnovo triennale): declaration of continued activity plus a certificate of a refresher course run by a university or a Region-recognised training centre (DM 269/2010, Allegato G para 6) |
| Continuing education | Refresher course (corso di aggiornamento) from a university or Region-recognised training centre before each 3-year renewal; hours not fixed in the decree |
| Recording calls | One-party consent |
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