Private investigator licensing in Uruguay
No. Uruguay has no specific private investigator licence.
Uruguay has no licensing scheme for private investigators. Ley 19.721 (2018) on private security and its implementing Decreto 35/022 put guards, bodyguards, cash-in-transit, security equipment and training under the private security directorate of the Ministerio del Interior, but neither text mentions investigation. Investigators therefore operate as ordinary businesses, subject to general criminal and data-protection law.1
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How to get licensed1
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No investigator licence exists; register the business in the ordinary way.
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Do not offer guarding, bodyguard or other services listed in art. 24 of Ley 19.721 without Ministerio del Interior authorisation.
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Questions about PI licensing in Uruguay
Do you need a licence to be a private investigator in Uruguay?+
No. Uruguay has no specific private investigator licence. Uruguay has no licensing scheme for private investigators. Ley 19.721 (2018) on private security and its implementing Decreto 35/022 put guards, bodyguards, cash-in-transit, security equipment and training under the private security directorate of the Ministerio del Interior, but neither text mentions investigation. Investigators therefore operate as ordinary businesses, subject to general criminal and data-protection law.
How do you get a private investigator licence in Uruguay?+
1. No investigator licence exists; register the business in the ordinary way. 2. Do not offer guarding, bodyguard or other services listed in art. 24 of Ley 19.721 without Ministerio del Interior authorisation.
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