{
 "name": "USCLI private investigator reciprocity data",
 "publisher": "United States Council for Law & Investigation",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "homepage": "https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/reciprocity",
 "checked": "2026-10-15",
 "states": [
  {
   "state": "Alabama",
   "authority": "Alabama Private Investigation Board",
   "source": "https://apib.alabama.gov/news.aspx",
   "sourceLabel": "APIB news and agreements",
   "law": "Ala. Code § 34-25B-20",
   "terms": "Agreements with Florida (2025), Georgia (2020), and Tennessee. The investigation must begin in the home state, and the investigator may not solicit business in the other state."
  },
  {
   "state": "Arkansas",
   "authority": "Arkansas State Police, Regulatory Services Division",
   "source": "https://dps.arkansas.gov/law-enforcement/arkansas-state-police/services-programs/private-investigators-security-companies-alarm-installation-monitoring/",
   "sourceLabel": "Arkansas State Police",
   "law": null,
   "terms": "States that Arkansas “maintains reciprocal agreements relating to private investigator licenses issued by the states of Tennessee, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.” The page does not say what the agreements allow."
  },
  {
   "state": "California",
   "authority": "Bureau of Security and Investigative Services",
   "source": "https://bsis.ca.gov/industries/pi_recip.shtml",
   "sourceLabel": "BSIS reciprocity",
   "law": "Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7520.5",
   "terms": "The investigation must begin in the investigator’s home state. A notification form must be filed, and work may not begin until the Bureau approves it. Soliciting business, work unrelated to the original investigation, and carrying an exposed firearm are not allowed."
  },
  {
   "state": "Florida",
   "authority": "Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Licensing",
   "source": "https://www.fdacs.gov/Business-Services/Private-Investigation-Licenses/Private-Investigator-Reciprocity",
   "sourceLabel": "FDACS reciprocity",
   "law": "Fla. Admin. Code R. 5N-1.121; § 493.6109, Fla. Stat.",
   "terms": "The investigation must begin in the home state; no more than 30 days per case (15 for Tennessee). Rule 5N-1.121 also requires a current, unencumbered license held for at least a year without discipline and owning or working for a licensed agency, and prohibits advertising and carrying firearms in Florida. The page says Florida has agreements with “seven other states” but lists eight."
  },
  {
   "state": "Georgia",
   "authority": "Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies",
   "source": "https://sos.ga.gov/page/private-detectives-and-security-agency-faq",
   "sourceLabel": "Board FAQ",
   "law": "O.C.G.A. § 43-38-6",
   "terms": "Lists limited license recognition agreements with Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Virginia. They allow an investigator to complete a case that began in the home state, for no more than 30 days per case per year."
  },
  {
   "state": "Kentucky",
   "authority": "Board of Licensure for Private Investigators",
   "source": "https://kpi.ky.gov/Documents/ky%20tn%20reciprocal%20agreement.pdf",
   "sourceLabel": "Kentucky–Tennessee agreement (2014)",
   "law": "KRS 329A.025(3)(m)",
   "terms": "Tennessee is the only agreement the board posts: 15 days per agency per case per year, the investigation must begin in the home state, no soliciting, and the investigator must be affiliated with a licensed agency."
  },
  {
   "state": "Louisiana",
   "authority": "State Board of Private Investigator Examiners",
   "source": "https://lsbpie.com/reciprocity.aspx",
   "sourceLabel": "LSBPIE reciprocity",
   "law": "La. R.S. 37:3518(B)",
   "terms": "Lists limited (case-follow) reciprocity with nine states and full licensing reciprocity with Arkansas and Oklahoma. The page does not state conditions; they come from each agreement."
  },
  {
   "state": "North Carolina",
   "authority": "Private Protective Services Board",
   "source": "https://www.ncdps.gov/documents/files/private-investigator-reciprocal-agreements/open",
   "sourceLabel": "PPSB reciprocal agreements",
   "law": "N.C.G.S. ch. 74C",
   "terms": "Covers agencies and individuals licensed and in good standing at home. The case must begin in the home state; no soliciting or opening an office. Limited to 30 days per agency per case, or 15 days in Tennessee; longer work must be handed to an investigator licensed in that state."
  },
  {
   "state": "Oregon",
   "authority": "Department of Public Safety Standards and Training",
   "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/dpsst/PI/Documents/PI%2024%20Reciprocity%20-%20CA%20&%20LA%20Only.pdf",
   "sourceLabel": "Form PI-24 (May 2024)",
   "law": "ORS 703.440",
   "terms": "Form PI-24 must be filed with a copy of the home-state license and a temporary Oregon address. The license must be current and in good standing, and soliciting business in Oregon is not allowed."
  },
  {
   "state": "South Carolina",
   "authority": "State Law Enforcement Division",
   "source": "https://www.sled.sc.gov/private-investigators",
   "sourceLabel": "SLED private investigators",
   "law": null,
   "terms": "A limited agreement with North Carolina, dated March 13, 2001, allows up to 30 days per investigation, and the physical work must begin in the licensing state. SLED says South Carolina has no reciprocity with any other state."
  },
  {
   "state": "Tennessee",
   "authority": "Private Investigation and Polygraph Commission",
   "source": "https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/pi/license/reciprocity.html",
   "sourceLabel": "Tennessee reciprocity",
   "law": "T.C.A. title 62, ch. 26",
   "terms": "Two programs. Limited license recognition lets an investigator follow a case that began at home, usually for 15 days per case per year (30 for Alabama), with no soliciting. Reciprocal licensing with Arkansas and Kentucky waives the exam and fingerprints for a Tennessee license."
  },
  {
   "state": "Virginia",
   "authority": "Department of Criminal Justice Services",
   "source": "https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/licensure-and-regulatory-affairs/reciprocity-agreements",
   "sourceLabel": "DCJS reciprocity agreements",
   "law": "Most agreements cite former Va. Code §§ 9-182 and 9-183",
   "terms": "Private investigators only. The investigation must begin in the home state; the agreements require affiliation with a licensed agency, consent to service of process, and no soliciting. The DCJS FAQ gives a flat 30-day limit and says DCJS must be notified of longer work, but the signed agreements say longer work must go to a licensed agency in the other state, and the Tennessee agreement sets 15 days."
  }
 ],
 "unlisted": [
  {
   "state": "Oklahoma",
   "status": "Oklahoma publishes no list. Confirm with CLEET, which offers a 30-day temporary license",
   "note": "We found no list of reciprocity partners on CLEET’s site. Instead it offers a temporary out-of-state license that “extends an existing states license to Oklahoma for 30 days within a calendar year” and has no firearms provision.",
   "source": "https://oklahoma.gov/cleet/licensing.html"
  },
  {
   "state": "Texas",
   "status": "Texas states it has no agreements",
   "note": "The Department of Public Safety states that “Texas has no reciprocal agreements with any other states for acceptance of private security licenses.”",
   "source": "https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/private-security/company-representative-experience-and-examination-information"
  }
 ],
 "pairs": [
  {
   "a": "Alabama",
   "b": "Florida",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per agency per case per year; firearms prohibited",
   "agreement": "https://apib.alabama.gov/PDF/2025/LtdLicRecognitionAgreementFlorida.pdf",
   "signed": "2025",
   "listedBy": [
    "Alabama",
    "Florida"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Alabama",
   "b": "Georgia",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per agency per case",
   "signed": "2020",
   "listedBy": [
    "Alabama",
    "Georgia"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Alabama",
   "b": "Tennessee",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per agency per case per year",
   "listedBy": [
    "Alabama",
    "Tennessee"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Arkansas",
   "b": "Louisiana",
   "type": "Licensing and case-follow",
   "limit": "Louisiana lists full licensing reciprocity and limited recognition; Arkansas does not state terms",
   "listedBy": [
    "Arkansas",
    "Louisiana"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Arkansas",
   "b": "Oklahoma",
   "type": "Not stated",
   "limit": "Arkansas does not state terms",
   "listedBy": [
    "Arkansas"
   ],
   "status": "Listed by Arkansas; Oklahoma publishes no list. Confirm with CLEET, which offers a 30-day temporary license"
  },
  {
   "a": "Arkansas",
   "b": "Tennessee",
   "type": "Licensing",
   "limit": "Tennessee waives its exam and fingerprints for Arkansas licensees with two years in good standing",
   "listedBy": [
    "Arkansas",
    "Tennessee"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "California",
   "b": "Florida",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per agency per case",
   "signed": "2004",
   "listedBy": [
    "California",
    "Florida"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "California",
   "b": "Georgia",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per agency per case",
   "signed": "2002",
   "listedBy": [
    "California",
    "Georgia"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "California",
   "b": "Louisiana",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per agency per case",
   "signed": "2004",
   "listedBy": [
    "California",
    "Louisiana"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "California",
   "b": "North Carolina",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per agency per case",
   "signed": "2004",
   "listedBy": [
    "California",
    "North Carolina"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "California",
   "b": "Oregon",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "60 days per investigator per case",
   "signed": "2001",
   "listedBy": [
    "California",
    "Oregon"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Florida",
   "b": "Georgia",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per case",
   "listedBy": [
    "Florida",
    "Georgia"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Florida",
   "b": "Louisiana",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per case",
   "listedBy": [
    "Florida",
    "Louisiana"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Florida",
   "b": "North Carolina",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per case",
   "listedBy": [
    "Florida",
    "North Carolina"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Florida",
   "b": "Oklahoma",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per case",
   "listedBy": [
    "Florida"
   ],
   "status": "Listed by Florida; Oklahoma publishes no list. Confirm with CLEET, which offers a 30-day temporary license"
  },
  {
   "a": "Florida",
   "b": "Tennessee",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "15 days per case per year",
   "listedBy": [
    "Florida",
    "Tennessee"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Florida",
   "b": "Virginia",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per agency per case",
   "signed": "1998–1999",
   "listedBy": [
    "Florida",
    "Virginia"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Georgia",
   "b": "Louisiana",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per case per year (Georgia FAQ); Louisiana does not state terms",
   "listedBy": [
    "Georgia",
    "Louisiana"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Georgia",
   "b": "North Carolina",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per agency per case (Georgia FAQ: 30 days per case per year)",
   "listedBy": [
    "Georgia",
    "North Carolina"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Georgia",
   "b": "Oklahoma",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per case per year (Georgia FAQ)",
   "listedBy": [
    "Georgia"
   ],
   "status": "Listed by Georgia; Oklahoma publishes no list. Confirm with CLEET, which offers a 30-day temporary license"
  },
  {
   "a": "Georgia",
   "b": "Tennessee",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "The sources disagree: Tennessee allows 15 days per case per year, while Georgia’s FAQ gives 30 days for all its agreements. Confirm with Tennessee before relying on more than 15 days",
   "listedBy": [
    "Georgia",
    "Tennessee"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Georgia",
   "b": "Virginia",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per agency per case",
   "signed": "2001–2002",
   "listedBy": [
    "Georgia",
    "Virginia"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Kentucky",
   "b": "Tennessee",
   "type": "Licensing and case-follow",
   "limit": "15 days per agency per case per year; Tennessee also waives its exam and fingerprints for Kentucky licensees",
   "agreement": "https://kpi.ky.gov/Documents/ky%20tn%20reciprocal%20agreement.pdf",
   "signed": "2014",
   "listedBy": [
    "Kentucky",
    "Tennessee"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Louisiana",
   "b": "North Carolina",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per agency per case",
   "listedBy": [
    "Louisiana",
    "North Carolina"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Louisiana",
   "b": "Oklahoma",
   "type": "Licensing and case-follow",
   "limit": "Louisiana lists full licensing reciprocity and limited recognition",
   "listedBy": [
    "Louisiana"
   ],
   "status": "Listed by Louisiana; Oklahoma publishes no list. Confirm with CLEET, which offers a 30-day temporary license"
  },
  {
   "a": "Louisiana",
   "b": "Oregon",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per case (Oregon Form PI-24)",
   "listedBy": [
    "Louisiana",
    "Oregon"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Louisiana",
   "b": "Tennessee",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "15 days per case per year",
   "listedBy": [
    "Louisiana",
    "Tennessee"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Louisiana",
   "b": "Virginia",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per agency per case",
   "signed": "1999–2000",
   "listedBy": [
    "Louisiana",
    "Virginia"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "North Carolina",
   "b": "South Carolina",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per investigation",
   "signed": "2001",
   "listedBy": [
    "North Carolina",
    "South Carolina"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "North Carolina",
   "b": "Tennessee",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "15 days per agency per case",
   "listedBy": [
    "North Carolina",
    "Tennessee"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "North Carolina",
   "b": "Virginia",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per agency per case",
   "signed": "1999",
   "listedBy": [
    "North Carolina",
    "Virginia"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  },
  {
   "a": "Oklahoma",
   "b": "Virginia",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "30 days per agency per case",
   "signed": "1999–2000",
   "listedBy": [
    "Virginia"
   ],
   "status": "Listed by Virginia; Oklahoma publishes no list. Confirm with CLEET, which offers a 30-day temporary license"
  },
  {
   "a": "Tennessee",
   "b": "Virginia",
   "type": "Case-follow",
   "limit": "15 days per agency per case per year under the signed agreement; the DCJS FAQ says 30 days",
   "signed": "1999–2000",
   "listedBy": [
    "Tennessee",
    "Virginia"
   ],
   "status": "Both states list it"
  }
 ]
}