How the tracker works

Sources

Every entry is verified against an official government source:

• the state legislature’s published statutes and enacted public laws or acts;
• the state’s administrative code and register, where proposed and adopted rules are published;
• the licensing agency’s own website, notices, and board meeting materials.

News coverage, association newsletters, and social media can tell us where to look. They are never cited as the source.

What counts as a change

Enacted amendments to the governing statute, adopted or proposed administrative rules, changes to renewal cycles, fees, education or insurance requirements, and licensing board notices that change how licensees must act.

Every entry includes

• the date that matters (enacted, effective, or published), labeled as such;
• a plain-language summary and what it means for licensees;
• a direct link to the official text.

How we monitor

An automated monitor runs every day. It checks each statute, rule, and agency page we cite, along with the licensing authority pages in our 50-state directory, and flags any page whose text has changed. It also searches state legislative records for bills that mention private investigators or private detectives.

A flag is a lead, not a finding. Nothing the monitor detects is published until a person reads the official text, writes the entry with exact citations, and a separate review confirms each claim against the source.

Corrections

If an entry is wrong, we correct it and note the correction and its date on the entry. Report errors to contact@uscli.org.