Private investigator licensing in Serbia

Yes. Private investigators need a licence in Serbia. Serbia's Ministry of Internal Affairs issues licences to individual detectives, detective entrepreneurs and detective companies under the Law on Detective Activity. An individual must be a Serbian citizen resident in Serbia with at least a first-cycle degree, pass a security check and medical, complete detective training and pass a professional exam before a Ministry commission. Companies need at least two employed licensed detectives and a responsible person who meets the same standards.

Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova (Ministry of Internal Affairs), under Zakon o detektivskoj delatnosti, Službeni glasnik RS 104/2013 i 87/2018.

Five years in police, defence, intelligence, judiciary or prosecution substitutes for the training requirement

Yes, applicants must pass an exam.

Licence valid 5 years; new licence may be requested up to 45 days before expiry

1. Check you meet the conditions: Serbian citizenship and residence, at least a first-cycle degree, medical fitness 2. Complete Ministry-approved detective training (waived for 5 years' service in police, defence, intelligence, judiciary or prosecution) 3. Pass the professional exam before a Ministry of Internal Affairs commission 4. Apply to the police administration for your place of residence, attaching documents proving the conditions 5. Pass the security check; the Ministry decides by ruling and issues a 5-year licence 6. Companies or entrepreneurs: register the detective activity code, employ at least two licensed detectives and apply to the police administration for the seat

The Law makes no provision for foreign detectives; only Serbian citizens resident in Serbia can be licensed

Serbia is a one-party consent country: you can generally record a conversation you are part of without telling the others.