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| Michigan | |
|---|---|
| Status | Licence required |
| Regulator | Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau |
| Who holds the licence | The agency |
| Minimum age | 25 |
| Experience | 3 years full-time as a licensed investigator elsewhere, investigative employee of a licensed agency, government investigator or police officer, or in-house investigator; or a bachelor's or higher degree in police administration, security management, investigation, law, criminal justice or computer forensics |
| Exam | No |
| Training | None: Michigan sets no pre-licence course or exam for professional investigators |
| Bond or insurance | $10,000 surety bond, or insurance of $10,000 property damage, $100,000 per person and $200,000 per occurrence |
| Fees | Agency application $750 ($150 application fee plus $600 licence fee); branch office $125; renewal $300 every 3 years (branch $125); relicensure $750 |
| Renewal | Every 3 years at the end of the month of issue; renewal fee $300 (branch $125) plus a current bond or insurance certificate and proof the entity is active; there is no late-renewal period |
| Continuing education | None required; renewal needs only the fee, proof the entity is active and a current bond or insurance certificate |
| Reciprocity | MCL 338.826(5)-(6) lets LARA sign reciprocal agreements that allow an investigator licensed in their home state to continue a case that began there for up to 30 days per case, without soliciting Michigan business; LARA publishes no list of agreements in force. Separately, 3 years licensed in another state counts as qualifying experience. |
| Recording calls | Depends on the setting |
| GPS trackers | MCL 750.539l makes it a misdemeanour to install a tracking device on a motor vehicle, or track it, without the knowledge and consent of the owner (or lessee or authorised operator). |
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