Private Investigator
New & Renewal License Applicants
New license applications and license renewal applications are submitted through the Thentia Portals. CLEET will no longer accept paper applications.
Application payment can be made by online credit card, certified check, company check, or money order. Please make sure payment includes invoice number and is for only one applicant fee (not multiple). Payment will be returned if payment is not the exact amount that is required on the invoice.
If applicant has ever had former license with CLEET (law enforcement or security), applicant must contact CLEET to verify the email address on file before submitting application.
Online applications are paid in two parts:
- Applicant will pay twenty percent (20%) of the licensing fee when submitting the application.
- Once application is approved, the applicant receives an email informing them they are approved pending the rest of the application fee. Once the fee is paid, the applicant will be able to login and print their license.
- The email provides a link to pay the remaining application fee amount.
- The remaining application amount is also payable within your Thentia account.
Needed to complete a new application:
- Certified court judgment and sentence or letter of no record for each arrest and/or charge.
- Current passport size color photograph.
- Record request completed by BOTH your local police department and sheriff department.
- Letter of Employment (if applicable) or Bond/Insurance.
- Agency Application.
- Required if self-employed Private Investigator.
- Documented proof of experience or comparable training.
- Payment amount required.
- Credit card can be paid online, Money Order, company check or Cashier's Check only (please do not mail cash).
- NO PERSONAL CHECKS.
- Credit card can be paid online, Money Order, company check or Cashier's Check only (please do not mail cash).
- Non United States Citizens must provide verifiable documentation of legal residence.
- Current MMPI (armed license only).
Private Investigator license costs, in general
| License Type | Cost |
|---|---|
| Unarmed Private Investigator | $50.00 |
| Armed Private Investigator | $100.00 |
| Combination License Armed Security Guard & Armed Private Investigator (Combination) |
$150.00 |
License Renewals
The Private Investigator license issued by CLEET is a three (3) year and expires exactly three (3) years from the issued date. To renew a license, the holder must provide a renewal application and submit to CLEET no more than thirty (30) days after expiration.
Licenses that are expired over 30 days are NOT eligible for renewal and must reapply for a new license.
| License Type | Renewal Fee | Late Fee (One to 30 days) |
|---|---|---|
| Unarmed Private Investigator | $50.00 | $25.00 |
| Armed Private Investigator | $100.00 | $25.00 |
| Armed Private Investigator & Armed Security Guard (Combination) |
$150.00 | $25.00 |
Change of Address
390:35-5-13. Notification of change of name or address or telephone number
(a) Private investigators, armed security guards, and unarmed security guards shall maintain, with the Council, current residential addresses and shall notify in writing the Council of any change of name. Notification of change of name shall include copies of any marriage license or court document which reflects the change of name. Notice of change of address or telephone number must be made within ten (10) days of the effected change.
