Alaska
Alaska has no state private investigator license; Anchorage and Fairbanks license private detectives locally. A 2026 law created a state Address Confidentiality Program, making it a misdemeanor to pass an enrollee’s confidential address to a protective-order respondent, and raised the age for first-degree stalking of a minor from under 16 to under 18.
At a glance
- Authority
- None statewide. The Department of Public Safety licenses process servers and security guards, not investigators.
- Statute
- None; no state licensing bill was introduced in the 2023–2026 Legislatures
- Local licensing
- Anchorage licenses private detective agencies and the police chief certifies each detective (AMC 10.40.020-.030); $100 for 2 years. Fairbanks licenses private detectives (Fairbanks Code 14-121 to 14-134); $75 application and $400 for 2 years, with a $10,000 bond ($20,000 for some out-of-state applicants).
- Continuing education
- None
- Firearms
- No investigator rule. A person 21 or older who may lawfully possess a handgun may carry it concealed without a permit, but must tell a contacting peace officer (AS 11.61.220).
Changes, 2023 to 2026
Address Confidentiality Program created
Victims of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault, peace officers, correctional officers, and their household members may enroll and use a program post office box that state and municipal agencies must accept. Recklessly or knowingly disclosing an enrollee’s confidential program information to a protective-order respondent, or disclosing it after unauthorized database access, is a class A misdemeanor.
For licensees: Agency records for enrollees show a program box, not a residence; take care in locate work for a client who is a protective-order respondent.
First-degree stalking covers victims under 18
Raises the age in AS 11.41.260(a)(3) so that stalking is first-degree when the victim is under 18, up from under 16. The definition of nonconsensual contact, which includes following or monitoring with a GPS or similar device (AS 11.41.270), was not changed.
For licensees: Tracking that puts a minor in fear can be a felony.
First-degree stalking covers violating sexual assault and stalking protective orders
Makes stalking first-degree when it violates a sexual assault or stalking protective order under AS 18.65.850-.870, in addition to domestic violence orders (AS 11.41.260(a)(1)).
For licensees: Check for protective orders before surveilling a subject.
Checked and unchanged
- The published code histories of the Anchorage and Fairbanks detective ordinances show no amendment in the period.
- A 2026 consumer privacy and data broker bill (HB 367) was not enacted; Alaska has no data broker registry.
Last updated October 18, 2026Source: United States Council for Law & InvestigationCite as: United States Council for Law & Investigation, “Alaska private investigators: Licensing Law Tracker,” uscli.org/licensing-tracker/alaska (last updated October 18, 2026). Text licensed CC BY 4.0.