{
 "name": "USCLI Reference Shelf",
 "publisher": "United States Council for Law & Investigation",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "homepage": "https://uscli.org/reference",
 "checked": "2026-10-20",
 "states": [
  {
   "state": "Alabama",
   "post": {
    "name": "Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC)",
    "url": "https://www.apostc.alabama.gov/",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences",
    "url": "https://adfs.alabama.gov/",
    "note": "State crime laboratory system."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://admincode.legislature.state.al.us/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://judicial.alabama.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Alabama Private Investigation Board (APIB)",
    "url": "https://apib.alabama.gov/PDF/2026/FinalApplication2026ApplicationInstructionsandChecklistLicensedPrivateInvestigator.pdf"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Alaska",
   "post": {
    "name": "Alaska Police Standards Council",
    "url": "https://dps.alaska.gov/apsc/",
    "note": "Part of the Alaska Department of Public Safety."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (DPS Crime Lab)",
    "url": "https://dps.alaska.gov/victim-services-forensic-science/crime-lab/",
    "note": "State crime laboratory."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://courts.alaska.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "None at the state level. Anchorage and Fairbanks license investigators.",
    "url": "https://www.muni.org/Departments/Assembly/Clerk/Licensing/pages/privatedetective.aspx"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Arizona",
   "post": {
    "name": "Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (AZPOST)",
    "url": "https://post.az.gov/",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Arizona DPS Scientific Analysis Bureau",
    "url": "https://www.azdps.gov/content/basic-page/125",
    "note": "State crime laboratory system run by the Department of Public Safety."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.azleg.gov/arstitle/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://apps.azsos.gov/public_services/CodeTOC.htm"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.azcourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Arizona Department of Public Safety, Licensing Unit",
    "url": "https://www.azdps.gov/services/public-services-center/sgpi-licensing"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Arkansas",
   "post": {
    "name": "Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (CLEST)",
    "url": "https://dps.arkansas.gov/law-enforcement/clest/",
    "note": "Part of the Arkansas Department of Public Safety."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Arkansas State Crime Laboratory",
    "url": "https://dps.arkansas.gov/crime-info-support/arkansas-state-crime-lab/",
    "note": "Part of the Arkansas Department of Public Safety."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/arcode/",
    "note": "Free public access hosted by LexisNexis for the state (opens LexisNexis site). Linked from the Arkansas Legislature site."
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://sos-rules-reg.ark.org/rules/search"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://arcourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Arkansas State Police, Regulatory Services",
    "url": "https://dps.arkansas.gov/law-enforcement/arkansas-state-police/services-programs/private-investigators-security-companies-alarm-installation-monitoring/"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "California",
   "post": {
    "name": "Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)",
    "url": "https://post.ca.gov/",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services",
    "url": "https://oag.ca.gov/bfs",
    "note": "State crime laboratory system run by the Attorney General’s office."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes.xhtml"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://oal.ca.gov/publications/ccr/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://courts.ca.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS), Department of Consumer Affairs",
    "url": "https://www.bsis.ca.gov/forms_pubs/pi_fact.shtml"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Colorado",
   "post": {
    "name": "Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)",
    "url": "https://post.colorado.gov/",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Forensic Services",
    "url": "https://cbi.colorado.gov/forensic-services",
    "note": "State crime laboratory system."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/laws/colorado-revised-statutes"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.coloradosos.gov/CCR/Welcome.do"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "None. The Office of Private Investigator Licensure in the Division of Professions and Occupations closed August 31, 2021.",
    "url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20250323035336/https://dpo.colorado.gov/PrivateInvestigator"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Connecticut",
   "post": {
    "name": "Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST)",
    "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/despp/services/post",
    "note": "Part of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Division of Scientific Services",
    "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/despp/services/scientific-services",
    "note": "State forensic laboratory, part of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/titles.htm"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/",
    "note": "Blocked to automated check with a desktop browser header; loaded with another header and linked from the Secretary of the State site."
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.jud.ct.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, State Police Special Licensing and Firearms Unit",
    "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_534.htm"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Delaware",
   "post": {
    "name": "Police Officer Standards and Training Commission",
    "url": "https://post.delaware.gov/",
    "note": "Part of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Division of Forensic Science",
    "url": "https://forensics.delaware.gov/",
    "note": "Part of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://courts.delaware.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Delaware State Police, Professional Licensing Section, with the Board of Examiners of Private Investigative, Private Security and Armored Car Agencies",
    "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c013/index.html"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "District of Columbia",
   "post": {
    "name": null,
    "url": null,
    "note": "No standalone POST body page found in this check."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS)",
    "url": "https://dfs.dc.gov/",
    "note": "District forensic science agency."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.dcregs.dc.gov/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.dccourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), Security Program, with approval by the Metropolitan Police Department",
    "url": "https://dlcp.dc.gov/page/security-program"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Florida",
   "post": {
    "name": "Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission",
    "url": "https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/CJSTC",
    "note": "Staffed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "FDLE Forensic Services",
    "url": "https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/forensics",
    "note": "State crime laboratory system."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://flrules.org/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.flcourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Division of Licensing",
    "url": "https://www.fdacs.gov/Business-Services/Private-Investigation-Licenses/Class-C-Private-Investigator-License-Requirements"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Georgia",
   "post": {
    "name": "Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (POST)",
    "url": "https://gapost.org/",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "GBI Division of Forensic Sciences",
    "url": "https://dofs-gbi.georgia.gov/",
    "note": "State crime laboratory, part of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/gacode/",
    "note": "Free public access hosted by LexisNexis for the state (opens LexisNexis site)."
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://rules.sos.ga.gov/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://georgiacourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Georgia State Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies, Secretary of State",
    "url": "https://sos.ga.gov/page/private-detective-and-security-agency-faq"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Hawaii",
   "post": {
    "name": "Law Enforcement Standards Board",
    "url": "https://ag.hawaii.gov/law-enforcement-standards-board/",
    "note": "Page on the Department of the Attorney General site; the page includes officer certification documents."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": null,
    "url": null,
    "note": "No statewide crime laboratory or forensic commission page found in this check."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://ltgov.hawaii.gov/the-office/administrative-rules/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.courts.state.hi.us/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Board of Private Detectives and Guards, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs",
    "url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0463/HRS_0463-0006.htm"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Idaho",
   "post": {
    "name": "Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)",
    "url": "https://post.idaho.gov/",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Idaho State Police Forensic Services",
    "url": "https://isp.idaho.gov/forensics/",
    "note": "State crime laboratory system."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://adminrules.idaho.gov/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://isc.idaho.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "None at the state level. Some cities license investigators.",
    "url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Illinois",
   "post": {
    "name": "Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB)",
    "url": "https://www.ptb.illinois.gov/",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Illinois State Police Division of Forensic Services",
    "url": "https://isp.illinois.gov/Forensics",
    "note": "State crime laboratory system."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Chapters"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/titles.html"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)",
    "url": "https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/detective.html"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Indiana",
   "post": {
    "name": "Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA)",
    "url": "https://www.in.gov/ilea/",
    "note": "State law enforcement academy site."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Indiana State Police Forensic Services Division",
    "url": "https://www.in.gov/isp/labs/",
    "note": "State crime laboratory system."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://iga.in.gov/laws/2025/ic/titles/1"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://iar.iga.in.gov/code"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.in.gov/courts/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Indiana Private Investigator and Security Guard Licensing Board, Professional Licensing Agency",
    "url": "https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/private-investigator-and-security-guard-home/private-investigator-and-security-guard-licensing-information/"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Iowa",
   "post": {
    "name": "Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA)",
    "url": "https://ilea.iowa.gov/",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Iowa DCI Criminalistics Laboratory",
    "url": "https://dps.iowa.gov/divisions-iowa-department-public-safety/iowa-division-criminal-investigation/iowa-dci-criminalistics-laboratory",
    "note": "State crime laboratory, part of the Division of Criminal Investigation."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/iowaCode"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/administrativeRules"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.iowacourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Iowa Department of Public Safety",
    "url": "https://dps.iowa.gov/divisions-iowa-department-public-safety/administrative-services/pipsbe"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Kansas",
   "post": {
    "name": "Kansas Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training (KSCPOST)",
    "url": "https://kscpost.gov/",
    "note": "Moved to kscpost.gov; the old kscpost.org address had an expired certificate when checked."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "KBI Forensic Science Laboratory",
    "url": "https://www.kansas.gov/kbi/about/forensicsciencelab.shtml",
    "note": "State crime laboratory, part of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.ksrevisor.gov/ksa.html"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://sos.ks.gov/publications/kansas-administrative-regulations.html"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.kscourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Kansas Attorney General, Private Detective Licensing Unit",
    "url": "https://www.ag.ks.gov/divisions/civil/licensing-inspections/private-detective-licensing"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Kentucky",
   "post": {
    "name": "Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT)",
    "url": "https://www.docjt.ky.gov/",
    "note": "State training agency. The Kentucky Law Enforcement Council site (klecs.ky.gov) returned an error (502) when checked."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Kentucky State Police Forensic Laboratories",
    "url": "https://www.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/forensic-laboratories",
    "note": "State crime laboratory system."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.kycourts.gov/Pages/index.aspx"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Kentucky Board of Licensure for Private Investigators",
    "url": "https://kpi.ky.gov/"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Louisiana",
   "post": {
    "name": "Louisiana Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council",
    "url": "https://lcle.la.gov/programs/post/",
    "note": "Part of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory",
    "url": "https://lsp.org/about/leadershipsections/support/crime-lab/",
    "note": "State crime laboratory."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/LawSearch.aspx"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/osr/louisiana-administrative-code/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.lasc.org/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners (LSBPIE)",
    "url": "https://lsbpie.com/licenseinfo.aspx"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Maine",
   "post": {
    "name": "Maine Criminal Justice Academy",
    "url": "https://www.maine.gov/dps/mcja/",
    "note": "Part of the Department of Public Safety."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Maine State Police Crime Laboratory",
    "url": "https://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/investigation-traffic/crime-lab",
    "note": "State crime laboratory."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.maine.gov/sos/rulemaking"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.courts.maine.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Maine State Police, Weapons and Professional Licensing Unit",
    "url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32sec8105.html"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Maryland",
   "post": {
    "name": "Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission (PTSC)",
    "url": "https://mpctc.dpscs.maryland.gov/ptsc.htm",
    "note": "Page on the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services site. The older mdle.net address failed (expired certificate) when checked."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Office of Health Care Quality: Forensic Laboratories",
    "url": "https://health.maryland.gov/ohcq/Pages/Forensic-Laboratories.aspx",
    "note": "Maryland Department of Health office that licenses forensic laboratories."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/Statutes"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://dsd.maryland.gov/Pages/COMARHome.aspx"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.mdcourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Maryland Department of State Police, Licensing Division",
    "url": "https://mdsp.maryland.gov/firearms-permits-professional-licenses/professional-licenses/private-detective-agency-license"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Massachusetts",
   "post": {
    "name": "Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission",
    "url": "https://mapostcommission.gov/",
    "note": "mass.gov/orgs/post-commission redirects here."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory",
    "url": "https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-state-police-crime-laboratory",
    "note": "State crime laboratory. No live page found for the Forensic Science Oversight Board."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.mass.gov/code-of-massachusetts-regulations-cmr"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-court-system"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Massachusetts State Police, Certification Unit",
    "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter147/Section24"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Michigan",
   "post": {
    "name": "Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES)",
    "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/mcoles",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Michigan State Police Forensic Science Division",
    "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/msp/divisions/forensic-science",
    "note": "State crime laboratory system."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/ChapterIndex"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.courts.michigan.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)",
    "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/cscl/licensing/prof/detectives/professional-investigator-agency-license/pi-agency-initial-license"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Minnesota",
   "post": {
    "name": null,
    "url": null,
    "note": "Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (mn.gov/boards/post/) is blocked to automated check (bot captcha) and was not confirmed from a second official source."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "BCA Forensic Science Services",
    "url": "https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/bca-divisions/fss",
    "note": "State crime laboratory, part of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://mncourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Minnesota Board of Private Detective and Protective Agent Services",
    "url": "https://dps.mn.gov/about-dps/associated-boards-cmtes-and-task-forces/private-detective-and-protective-agents-board/license-holders/license-fees"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Mississippi",
   "post": {
    "name": "Office of Standards and Training",
    "url": "https://www.dps.ms.gov/public-safety-planning/standards-and-training",
    "note": "Part of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Office of Forensic Laboratories",
    "url": "https://www.dps.ms.gov/forensic-laboratories",
    "note": "Part of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/mscode/",
    "note": "Free public access hosted by LexisNexis for the state (opens LexisNexis site). Linked from the Mississippi Legislature site."
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.sos.ms.gov/regulation-enforcement/administrative-code"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://courts.ms.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "None. Mississippi has no state private investigator licensing law.",
    "url": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/SB/SB2735.xml"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Missouri",
   "post": {
    "name": "Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Program",
    "url": "https://dps.mo.gov/dir/programs/post/",
    "note": "Part of the Department of Public Safety."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory Division",
    "url": "https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/CLD/index.html",
    "note": "State crime laboratory system."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/Home.aspx"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/csr"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.courts.mo.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Missouri Board of Private Investigator and Private Fire Investigator Examiners",
    "url": "https://pr.mo.gov/pi.asp"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Montana",
   "post": {
    "name": "Public Safety Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council",
    "url": "https://dojmt.gov/post/",
    "note": "Attached to the Montana Department of Justice."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Montana Forensic Science Division",
    "url": "https://dojmt.gov/forensic-science-division/",
    "note": "State crime laboratory, part of the Department of Justice."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://rules.mt.gov/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://courts.mt.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Private Security Program",
    "url": "https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/private-security/license-information/private-investigator"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Nebraska",
   "post": {
    "name": "Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center (NLETC)",
    "url": "https://ncc.nebraska.gov/nletc",
    "note": "Part of the Nebraska Crime Commission."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory",
    "url": "https://statepatrol.nebraska.gov/divisions/administrative-services/crime-laboratory",
    "note": "State crime laboratory."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": null,
    "note": "Nebraska Legislature site (nebraskalegislature.gov) refused connections during the check."
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://rules.nebraska.gov/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://nebraskajudicial.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Nebraska Secretary of State, Licensing Division",
    "url": "https://sos.nebraska.gov/licensing/private-detectives"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Nevada",
   "post": {
    "name": "Nevada Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training (POST)",
    "url": "https://www.post.nv.gov/",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": null,
    "url": null,
    "note": "No statewide crime laboratory or forensic commission page found in this check."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://nvcourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Nevada Private Investigators Licensing Board",
    "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-648.html"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "New Hampshire",
   "post": {
    "name": null,
    "url": null,
    "note": "New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council (www.pstc.nh.gov) is blocked to automated check (403) and was not confirmed from a second official source."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": null,
    "url": null,
    "note": "New Hampshire State Police Forensic Laboratory (nh.gov) is blocked to automated check (403) and was not confirmed from a second official source."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/indexes/default.aspx"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rules/about_rules/listagencies.aspx"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": null,
    "note": "New Hampshire Judicial Branch (www.courts.nh.gov) is blocked to automated check (403) and was not confirmed from a second official source."
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Department of Safety, Division of State Police, Licensing and Permits Section (Saf-C 2202.01)",
    "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/vii/106-f/106-f-mrg.htm"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "New Jersey",
   "post": {
    "name": "Police Training Commission",
    "url": "https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/office-of-public-integrity-and-accountability-home/police-training-commission/",
    "note": "Part of the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Sciences",
    "url": "https://njsp.njoag.gov/office-of-forensic-sciences/",
    "note": "State crime laboratory system."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=Publish:10.1048/Enu"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.nj.gov/oal/rules/accessp/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.njcourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "New Jersey State Police, Private Detective Unit",
    "url": "https://njsp.njoag.gov/wp/wp-content/uploads/Private%20Detective%20Act%20of%201939.pdf"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "New Mexico",
   "post": {
    "name": "New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy",
    "url": "https://www.lea.nm.gov/",
    "note": "Home of the New Mexico Law Enforcement Standards and Training Council."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "New Mexico DPS Forensic Laboratory Bureau",
    "url": "https://www.dps.nm.gov/forensic-lab/",
    "note": "State crime laboratory."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/en/nav.do"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.srca.nm.gov/nmac-home/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://nmcourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Regulation and Licensing Department, with the Private Investigations Advisory Board",
    "url": "https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title16/16.048.0002.html"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "New York",
   "post": {
    "name": "Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS): Police and Peace Officer Resources",
    "url": "https://criminaljustice.ny.gov/police-peace-officer-resources",
    "note": "DCJS page with required training resources for police and peace officers. Blocked to automated check with a desktop browser header; loaded with another header."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Commission on Forensic Science (DCJS)",
    "url": "https://criminaljustice.ny.gov/forensic-lab-accreditation",
    "note": "Set up by Article 49-B of the Executive Law; sets minimum standards and runs accreditation for public forensic labs (from the DCJS page)."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CONSOLIDATED"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/nycrr/",
    "note": "Westlaw-hosted free NYCRR; the page calls itself “Unofficial New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.”"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.nycourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "New York Department of State, Division of Licensing Services",
    "url": "https://dos.ny.gov/become-private-investigator"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "North Carolina",
   "post": {
    "name": "North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission",
    "url": "https://ncdoj.gov/law-enforcement-training/criminal-justice/",
    "note": "Staffed by the NC Department of Justice."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "North Carolina State Crime Laboratory",
    "url": "https://ncdoj.gov/crime-lab/",
    "note": "Part of the NC Department of Justice."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/Laws/GeneralStatutes"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac.asp"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.nccourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Private Protective Services Board, North Carolina Department of Public Safety",
    "url": "https://www.ncdps.gov/about-dps/boards-and-commissions/private-protective-services-board/licenses/apply-license"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "North Dakota",
   "post": {
    "name": "North Dakota Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board",
    "url": "https://post.nd.gov/",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "North Dakota State Crime Laboratory",
    "url": "https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/criminal-justice-resources/crime-laboratory-general-information/",
    "note": "Part of the Attorney General’s office."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://ndlegis.gov/general-information/north-dakota-century-code/index.html"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://ndlegis.gov/agency-rules/north-dakota-administrative-code/index.html"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.ndcourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "North Dakota Private Investigative and Security Board",
    "url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t43c30.pdf"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Ohio",
   "post": {
    "name": "Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission (OPOTC)",
    "url": "https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Law-Enforcement/Ohio-Peace-Officer-Training-Academy/Ohio-Peace-Officer-Training-Commission",
    "note": "Part of the Ohio Attorney General’s office."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "BCI Laboratory Division",
    "url": "https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Law-Enforcement/Bureau-of-Criminal-Investigation/Laboratory-Division",
    "note": "State crime laboratory, part of the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Ohio Department of Public Safety, Private Investigator Security Guard Services (PISGS)",
    "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4749.03"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Oklahoma",
   "post": {
    "name": "Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET)",
    "url": "https://oklahoma.gov/cleet.html",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "OSBI Criminalistics Services Division",
    "url": "https://oklahoma.gov/osbi/services/criminalistics-services-division.html",
    "note": "State crime laboratory, part of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/osStatuesTitle.aspx"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://rules.ok.gov/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.oscn.net/",
    "note": "OSCN (Oklahoma State Courts Network). Blocked to automated check (bot challenge); URL confirmed from a link on oklahoma.gov."
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET)",
    "url": "https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=96649"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Oregon",
   "post": {
    "name": "Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST)",
    "url": "https://www.oregon.gov/dpsst/Pages/default.aspx",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division",
    "url": "https://www.oregon.gov/osp/programs/forensics/Pages/default.aspx",
    "note": "State crime laboratory system."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/Pages/ORS.aspx"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/administrative-rules/pages/default.aspx"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.courts.oregon.gov/Pages/default.aspx"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST)",
    "url": "https://www.oregon.gov/dpsst/pi/pages/new.aspx"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Pennsylvania",
   "post": {
    "name": "Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission (MPOETC)",
    "url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/mpoetc",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Forensic Services",
    "url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/psp/contact-psp/bureau-and-office-directory/bureau-of-forensic-services",
    "note": "State crime laboratory system."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.pacourts.us/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "No state agency. Each county’s court of common pleas issues licenses; applications go to the county clerk of courts, and the district attorney investigates applicants.",
    "url": "https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/PDF/1953/0/0361..PDF"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Rhode Island",
   "post": {
    "name": "Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy",
    "url": "https://dps.ri.gov/department-public-safety-agencies/municipal-police-training-academy",
    "note": "Part of the Department of Public Safety. The old rimpta.ri.gov address no longer resolves."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Rhode Island Department of Health, Center for Forensic Sciences",
    "url": "https://health.ri.gov/laboratory-testing/forensic-sciences-center",
    "note": "State health department forensic laboratory."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://rules.sos.ri.gov/organizations"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.courts.ri.gov/Pages/default.aspx"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "City and town licensing authorities under the state Private Detective Act; apply where your business is based.",
    "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-5/5-5-2.htm"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "South Carolina",
   "post": {
    "name": "South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy",
    "url": "https://sccja.sc.gov/",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "SLED Forensic Services",
    "url": "https://www.sled.sc.gov/departments/forensic-services",
    "note": "State crime laboratory, part of the State Law Enforcement Division."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/statmast.php"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/coderegs/statmast.php"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.sccourts.org/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), Regulatory Services",
    "url": "https://www.sled.sc.gov/private-investigators"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "South Dakota",
   "post": {
    "name": "Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission",
    "url": "https://atg.sd.gov/LawEnforcement/training/commission.aspx",
    "note": "Page on the Attorney General’s site."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "South Dakota Forensic Laboratory",
    "url": "https://atg.sd.gov/LawEnforcement/Forensics/default.aspx",
    "note": "Part of the Attorney General’s office."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://ujs.sd.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "None. The Attorney General’s office says no state license is required.",
    "url": "https://atg.sd.gov/LawEnforcement/training/faq.aspx"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Tennessee",
   "post": {
    "name": "Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission",
    "url": "https://www.tn.gov/commerce/post.html",
    "note": "Part of the Department of Commerce and Insurance."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "TBI Forensic Services Division",
    "url": "https://www.tn.gov/tbi/divisions/forensic-services-division.html",
    "note": "State crime laboratory, part of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode/",
    "note": "Free public access hosted by LexisNexis for the state (opens LexisNexis site). Linked from the Tennessee Secretary of State site."
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://sos.tn.gov/publications/services/effective-rules-and-regulations-of-the-state-of-tennessee"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.tncourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Private Investigation program",
    "url": "https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/pi/license/how-to-get-license/private-investigator-.html"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Texas",
   "post": {
    "name": "Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)",
    "url": "https://www.tcole.texas.gov/",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Texas Forensic Science Commission",
    "url": "https://www.txcourts.gov/fsc/",
    "note": "Statewide commission that oversees forensic analysis; page on the Texas Judicial Branch site."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://www.sos.state.tx.us/tac/index.shtml"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.txcourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Texas Department of Public Safety, Regulatory Services Division, Private Security Program",
    "url": "https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/OC/htm/OC.1702.htm"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Utah",
   "post": {
    "name": "Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)",
    "url": "https://post.utah.gov/",
    "note": "Part of the Department of Public Safety."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Utah Bureau of Forensic Services",
    "url": "https://forensicservices.utah.gov/",
    "note": "State crime laboratory."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/code.html"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://adminrules.utah.gov/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.utcourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Department of Commerce, since September 1, 2026. Before that, the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Identification.",
    "url": "https://commerce.utah.gov/dopl/private-investigators/apply-for-a-license/"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Vermont",
   "post": {
    "name": "Vermont Criminal Justice Council",
    "url": "https://vcjc.vermont.gov/",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Vermont Forensic Laboratory",
    "url": "https://vfl.vermont.gov/",
    "note": "State crime laboratory, part of the Department of Public Safety."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://sos.vermont.gov/secretary-of-state-services/apa-rules",
    "note": "Secretary of State page on rules and rulemaking (Administrative Procedure Act)."
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.vtcourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State",
    "url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/26/059"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Virginia",
   "post": {
    "name": "Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), Division of Law Enforcement",
    "url": "https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/division-law-enforcement",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Virginia Department of Forensic Science",
    "url": "https://dfs.virginia.gov/",
    "note": "State crime laboratory agency."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.vacourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS)",
    "url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title9.1/chapter1/section9.1-139/"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Washington",
   "post": {
    "name": "Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission",
    "url": "https://cjtc.wa.gov/",
    "note": ""
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Washington State Forensic Investigations Council",
    "url": "https://fic.wa.gov/",
    "note": "State council on forensic investigation."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.courts.wa.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Department of Licensing",
    "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=18.165&full=true"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "West Virginia",
   "post": {
    "name": "Law Enforcement Professional Standards, Justice and Community Services",
    "url": "https://das.wv.gov/JCS/law-enforcement/Pages/default.aspx",
    "note": "Part of the WV Division of Administrative Services. The old djcs.wv.gov address no longer resolves."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory",
    "url": "https://www.wvsp.gov/departments/laboratory/Pages/default.aspx",
    "note": "State crime laboratory."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.courtswv.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "West Virginia Secretary of State, Licensing Division",
    "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-18-2/"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Wisconsin",
   "post": {
    "name": "WILENET (Wisconsin Department of Justice, Training and Standards)",
    "url": "https://wilenet.widoj.gov/",
    "note": "Law enforcement training and standards site of the Wisconsin DOJ."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Wisconsin State Crime Laboratories",
    "url": "https://www.wisdoj.gov/Pages/CriminalJusticeServices/wisconsin-state-crime-laboratories.aspx",
    "note": "Part of the Wisconsin Department of Justice."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/prefaces/toc"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.wicourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)",
    "url": "https://dsps.wi.gov/a-z-professions-list/private-detective/"
   }
  },
  {
   "state": "Wyoming",
   "post": {
    "name": "Wyoming Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission",
    "url": "https://post.wyo.gov/",
    "note": "The older wypost.wyo.gov address no longer resolves."
   },
   "forensic": {
    "name": "Wyoming State Crime Laboratory",
    "url": "https://wyomingdci.wyo.gov/state-crime-laboratory",
    "note": "Part of the Division of Criminal Investigation."
   },
   "statutes": {
    "url": "https://wyoleg.gov/StateStatutes/StatutesConstitution"
   },
   "code": {
    "url": "https://rules.wyo.gov/"
   },
   "courts": {
    "url": "https://www.wyocourts.gov/"
   },
   "pi": {
    "authority": "None at the state level. Cities may license businesses (W.S. 15-1-103).",
    "url": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title33.pdf"
   }
  }
 ],
 "federal": [
  {
   "name": "Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)",
   "org": "U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs",
   "url": "https://bjs.ojp.gov/",
   "what": "Federal source of criminal justice statistics, including law enforcement, courts and corrections data."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Institute of Justice (NIJ)",
   "org": "U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs",
   "url": "https://nij.ojp.gov/",
   "what": "Research, development and evaluation agency of DOJ on crime and justice issues."
  },
  {
   "name": "FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division",
   "org": "Federal Bureau of Investigation",
   "url": "https://le.fbi.gov/cjis-division",
   "what": "FBI division that runs national criminal justice information systems such as NCIC, NICS and fingerprint identification."
  },
  {
   "name": "Crime Data Explorer",
   "org": "Federal Bureau of Investigation",
   "url": "https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/",
   "what": "Online tool for FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data, including NIBRS."
  },
  {
   "name": "CJIS Security Policy Resource Center",
   "org": "Federal Bureau of Investigation",
   "url": "https://le.fbi.gov/cjis-division/cjis-security-policy-resource-center",
   "what": "Current CJIS Security Policy, which sets the rules for protecting criminal justice information."
  },
  {
   "name": "OSAC Registry",
   "org": "National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)",
   "url": "https://www.nist.gov/osac/registry",
   "what": "Repository of selected published and proposed forensic science standards that passed technical and quality review."
  },
  {
   "name": "NIST Forensic Science",
   "org": "National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)",
   "url": "https://www.nist.gov/forensic-science",
   "what": "NIST research, standards and reference work in forensic science."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Commission on Forensic Science (2013–2017)",
   "org": "NIST and U.S. Department of Justice",
   "url": "https://www.nist.gov/forensic-science/interdisciplinary-topics/national-commission-forensic-science",
   "what": "NIST page on the former DOJ–NIST commission, with links to the DOJ archive of its meetings and work products. The DOJ archive (justice.gov/archives/ncfs) is blocked to automated check; it is linked from this NIST page."
  },
  {
   "name": "Uniform Language for Testimony and Reports (ULTR)",
   "org": "U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Policy",
   "url": "https://www.justice.gov/olp/uniform-language-testimony-and-reports",
   "what": "DOJ guidance documents on the scientific statements DOJ forensic examiners may make in reports and testimony, by discipline."
  },
  {
   "name": "NCJRS Virtual Library",
   "org": "U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs",
   "url": "https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs-virtual-library",
   "what": "Searchable library of criminal justice publications and research."
  },
  {
   "name": "Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office)",
   "org": "U.S. Department of Justice",
   "url": "https://cops.usdoj.gov/",
   "what": "DOJ office that funds and publishes resources on community policing."
  },
  {
   "name": "Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)",
   "org": "U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs",
   "url": "https://bja.ojp.gov/",
   "what": "DOJ grant and policy office supporting state, local and tribal justice programs."
  },
  {
   "name": "Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC)",
   "org": "U.S. Department of Homeland Security",
   "url": "https://www.fletc.gov/",
   "what": "Training provider for federal law enforcement agencies; also offers some state, local and tribal training."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Decertification Index (NDI)",
   "org": "IADLEST (private nonprofit association)",
   "url": "https://www.iadlest.org/main/about-ndi",
   "what": "National registry of officer certificate or license revocation actions reported by participating state agencies. Access is limited to authorized users. Run by a private association, not a government agency."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Institute of Corrections (NIC)",
   "org": "U.S. Department of Justice",
   "url": "https://nicic.gov/",
   "what": "Training, publications and technical assistance for corrections agencies."
  },
  {
   "name": "FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin",
   "org": "Federal Bureau of Investigation, Training Division",
   "url": "https://leb.fbi.gov/",
   "what": "FBI publication with articles for law enforcement professionals."
  },
  {
   "name": "PACER",
   "org": "Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts",
   "url": "https://pacer.uscourts.gov/",
   "what": "Electronic access to federal court records and filings; fees apply."
  },
  {
   "name": "CourtListener",
   "org": "Free Law Project (nonprofit)",
   "url": "https://www.courtlistener.com/",
   "what": "Free search of case law, PACER documents in the RECAP Archive, judges and oral arguments."
  },
  {
   "name": "RECAP Suite",
   "org": "Free Law Project (nonprofit)",
   "url": "https://free.law/recap/",
   "what": "Free browser extension and archive that shares PACER documents users have bought."
  },
  {
   "name": "Federal Register (FederalRegister.gov)",
   "org": "Office of the Federal Register and U.S. Government Publishing Office",
   "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/",
   "what": "Daily federal rules, proposed rules and notices. The site says the official legal edition is on govinfo.gov."
  },
  {
   "name": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR)",
   "org": "Office of the Federal Register and U.S. Government Publishing Office",
   "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/",
   "what": "Continuously updated online version of the Code of Federal Regulations."
  },
  {
   "name": "Congress.gov",
   "org": "Library of Congress",
   "url": "https://www.congress.gov/",
   "what": "Federal bills, laws, and congressional records. Blocked to automated check (403); URL confirmed from links on uscode.house.gov."
  },
  {
   "name": "GovInfo",
   "org": "U.S. Government Publishing Office",
   "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/",
   "what": "Official published federal documents, including the U.S. Code, CFR, Federal Register and some court opinions."
  },
  {
   "name": "United States Code (uscode.house.gov)",
   "org": "Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives",
   "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/",
   "what": "Searchable text of the U.S. Code. Section-level links were showing a maintenance page during the check."
  },
  {
   "name": "Federal Rules of Evidence",
   "org": "Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts",
   "url": "https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-evidence",
   "what": "Current text of the Federal Rules of Evidence."
  },
  {
   "name": "Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure",
   "org": "Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts",
   "url": "https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-criminal-procedure",
   "what": "Current text of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure."
  },
  {
   "name": "Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)",
   "org": "Federal Trade Commission",
   "url": "https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/statutes/fair-credit-reporting-act",
   "what": "FTC page on the FCRA (15 U.S.C. 1681–1681x), with the statute text. Blocked to automated check with curl; confirmed live with a second fetch tool."
  },
  {
   "name": "Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 2721",
   "org": "Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (nonprofit)",
   "url": "https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2721",
   "what": "Text of 18 U.S.C. 2721, which limits release and use of personal information from state motor vehicle records and lists permitted uses."
  },
  {
   "name": "LEOSA, 18 U.S.C. 926B",
   "org": "Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (nonprofit)",
   "url": "https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/926B",
   "what": "Text of 18 U.S.C. 926B: concealed carry by qualified law enforcement officers."
  },
  {
   "name": "LEOSA, 18 U.S.C. 926C",
   "org": "Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (nonprofit)",
   "url": "https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/926C",
   "what": "Text of 18 U.S.C. 926C: concealed carry by qualified retired law enforcement officers."
  },
  {
   "name": "NamUs",
   "org": "National Institute of Justice",
   "url": "https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/",
   "what": "National clearinghouse and resource center for missing, unidentified and unclaimed person cases."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)",
   "org": "Private nonprofit",
   "url": "https://www.missingkids.org/home",
   "what": "Nonprofit clearinghouse and reporting center on missing and exploited children; runs the CyberTipline."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Registry of Exonerations",
   "org": "Independent research project (university-affiliated)",
   "url": "https://exonerationregistry.org/",
   "what": "Data and case stories on exonerations in the United States."
  },
  {
   "name": "Innocence Project",
   "org": "Private nonprofit advocacy organization",
   "url": "https://innocenceproject.org/",
   "what": "Nonprofit that litigates wrongful conviction cases and advocates for criminal justice policy changes."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Center for State Courts (NCSC)",
   "org": "Private nonprofit",
   "url": "https://www.ncsc.org/",
   "what": "Nonprofit that provides research, data and services to state courts."
  },
  {
   "name": "Legal Information Institute (LII)",
   "org": "Cornell Law School (nonprofit)",
   "url": "https://www.law.cornell.edu/",
   "what": "Free online text of the U.S. Code, CFR, federal rules and some state law."
  }
 ],
 "associations": [
  {
   "name": "National Council of Investigation and Security Services (NCISS)",
   "discipline": "private investigation",
   "url": "https://www.nciss.org/",
   "what": "National association for investigation and security businesses; tracks legislation."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Association of Legal Investigators (NALI)",
   "discipline": "private investigation",
   "url": "https://www.nali.com/",
   "what": "Association of legal investigators, with professional canons of ethics."
  },
  {
   "name": "World Association of Detectives (WAD)",
   "discipline": "private investigation",
   "url": "https://wad.net/",
   "what": "International membership association of licensed investigators and security professionals."
  },
  {
   "name": "Council of International Investigators (CII)",
   "discipline": "private investigation",
   "url": "https://thecii.net/",
   "what": "International membership association of private investigators."
  },
  {
   "name": "International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)",
   "discipline": "law enforcement",
   "url": "https://www.theiacp.org/",
   "what": "Membership association of police leaders."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA)",
   "discipline": "law enforcement",
   "url": "https://www.sheriffs.org/",
   "what": "Membership association for sheriffs, deputies and other criminal justice professionals."
  },
  {
   "name": "Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)",
   "discipline": "law enforcement",
   "url": "https://fop.net/",
   "what": "Organization of sworn law enforcement officers organized in local lodges."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)",
   "discipline": "law enforcement",
   "url": "https://noblenational.org/",
   "what": "Membership association of law enforcement executives with chapters in regions across the country."
  },
  {
   "name": "International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST)",
   "discipline": "law enforcement",
   "url": "https://www.iadlest.org/",
   "what": "Association of state POST directors and training managers; runs the National Decertification Index."
  },
  {
   "name": "American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)",
   "discipline": "forensic science",
   "url": "https://www.aafs.org/",
   "what": "Membership society for forensic scientists, organized in discipline sections."
  },
  {
   "name": "International Association for Identification (IAI)",
   "discipline": "forensic science",
   "url": "https://www.theiai.org/",
   "what": "Forensic association for physical evidence disciplines such as fingerprints."
  },
  {
   "name": "American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD)",
   "discipline": "forensic science",
   "url": "https://www.ascld.org/",
   "what": "Nonprofit society of crime laboratory directors and forensic science managers."
  },
  {
   "name": "ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB)",
   "discipline": "forensic science (accreditation)",
   "url": "https://anab.ansi.org/",
   "what": "Accreditation body; its programs include forensic service provider accreditation."
  },
  {
   "name": "American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT)",
   "discipline": "forensic science (certification)",
   "url": "https://abft.org/",
   "what": "Board that certifies forensic toxicologists."
  },
  {
   "name": "American Board of Criminalistics (ABC)",
   "discipline": "forensic science (certification)",
   "url": "https://www.criminalistics.com/",
   "what": "Board that certifies criminalists."
  },
  {
   "name": "Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE)",
   "discipline": "forensic science",
   "url": "https://afte.org/",
   "what": "Association for firearm and toolmark examiners."
  },
  {
   "name": "Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT)",
   "discipline": "forensic science",
   "url": "https://www.soft-tox.org/",
   "what": "Membership society for forensic toxicologists."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME)",
   "discipline": "forensic science (death investigation)",
   "url": "https://www.thename.org/",
   "what": "Professional organization for medical examiners, forensic pathologists and medicolegal staff; publishes autopsy performance standards."
  },
  {
   "name": "International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)",
   "discipline": "fire investigation",
   "url": "https://www.firearson.com/",
   "what": "Membership association for fire investigators."
  },
  {
   "name": "American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section",
   "discipline": "attorneys",
   "url": "https://www.americanbar.org/groups/criminal_justice/",
   "what": "ABA section for prosecutors, defense lawyers, judges and others in criminal justice."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)",
   "discipline": "attorneys (defense)",
   "url": "https://www.nacdl.org/",
   "what": "Membership association of criminal defense lawyers."
  },
  {
   "name": "National District Attorneys Association (NDAA)",
   "discipline": "attorneys (prosecution)",
   "url": "https://www.ndaa.org/",
   "what": "Membership association of prosecutors; offers training and resources."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA)",
   "discipline": "attorneys (public defense and civil legal aid)",
   "url": "https://www.nlada.org/",
   "what": "Association of public defense and civil legal aid providers."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Association for Public Defense (NAPD)",
   "discipline": "attorneys (public defense)",
   "url": "https://thenapd.org/",
   "what": "Membership association of public defense practitioners."
  },
  {
   "name": "NALA",
   "discipline": "legal staff",
   "url": "https://nala.org/",
   "what": "National paralegal association."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA)",
   "discipline": "legal staff",
   "url": "https://www.paralegals.org/",
   "what": "Federation of paralegal associations."
  },
  {
   "name": "American Correctional Association (ACA)",
   "discipline": "corrections",
   "url": "https://www.aca.org/",
   "what": "Corrections association; publishes standards and runs accreditation and certification."
  },
  {
   "name": "American Jail Association (AJA)",
   "discipline": "corrections",
   "url": "https://www.americanjail.org/",
   "what": "Association for jail professionals; offers news, training and professional development."
  },
  {
   "name": "American Probation and Parole Association (APPA)",
   "discipline": "community corrections",
   "url": "https://www.appa-net.org/",
   "what": "Association for probation, parole and community supervision staff."
  },
  {
   "name": "ASIS International",
   "discipline": "security",
   "url": "https://www.asisonline.org/",
   "what": "Membership association for security management professionals."
  },
  {
   "name": "Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)",
   "discipline": "fraud investigation",
   "url": "https://www.acfe.com/",
   "what": "Anti-fraud membership association; offers the Certified Fraud Examiner credential."
  }
 ],
 "tools": [
  {
   "name": "Open States (Plural)",
   "url": "https://pluralpolicy.com/open/",
   "what": "Look up state legislators and bills in all 50 states. openstates.org now redirects to Plural (pluralpolicy.com/open), a commercial company that offers paid bill tracking."
  },
  {
   "name": "Google Scholar (case law)",
   "url": "https://scholar.google.com/",
   "what": "Free search of court opinions (choose “Case law”) and scholarly articles. Commercial (Google)."
  },
  {
   "name": "Caselaw Access Project",
   "url": "https://case.law/",
   "what": "Harvard Law School Library project with U.S. court decisions published free."
  },
  {
   "name": "Justia",
   "url": "https://law.justia.com/",
   "what": "Free state and federal case law, codes and regulations. Commercial company."
  },
  {
   "name": "CourtListener",
   "url": "https://www.courtlistener.com/",
   "what": "Free case law search and PACER documents from the RECAP Archive. Free Law Project (nonprofit)."
  }
 ],
 "failed": [
  {
   "name": "LegiScan",
   "url": "https://legiscan.com/",
   "problem": "Blocked to automated check (403, bot challenge) with curl and WebFetch; no second source checked. Commercial service with a free tier."
  },
  {
   "name": "Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training",
   "url": "https://mn.gov/boards/post/",
   "problem": "Blocked to automated check (Radware bot captcha). Not confirmed from a second official source."
  },
  {
   "name": "New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council",
   "url": "https://www.pstc.nh.gov/",
   "problem": "Blocked to automated check (403 Access Denied, all user agents and WebFetch). Not confirmed from a second official source."
  },
  {
   "name": "New Hampshire State Police Forensic Laboratory",
   "url": "https://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/fls/",
   "problem": "Blocked to automated check (403). Not confirmed from a second official source."
  },
  {
   "name": "New Hampshire Judicial Branch",
   "url": "https://www.courts.nh.gov/",
   "problem": "Blocked to automated check (403, all user agents and WebFetch). Not confirmed from a second official source."
  },
  {
   "name": "Nebraska Revised Statutes (Nebraska Legislature)",
   "url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/browse-statutes.php",
   "problem": "Connection refused on port 443 from curl and WebFetch, several tries."
  },
  {
   "name": "Kentucky Law Enforcement Council",
   "url": "https://klecs.ky.gov/",
   "problem": "HTTP 502 Bad Gateway; www.klecs.ky.gov timed out. DOCJT used instead."
  },
  {
   "name": "Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission (old site)",
   "url": "https://mdle.net/",
   "problem": "Expired TLS certificate, and returns Not Found when the certificate is ignored. Replaced by the DPSCS page."
  },
  {
   "name": "Massachusetts Forensic Science Oversight Board",
   "url": "https://www.mass.gov/orgs/forensic-science-oversight-board",
   "problem": "HTTP 404. No replacement page found; MSP Crime Laboratory used instead."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Commission on Forensic Science archive (DOJ)",
   "url": "https://www.justice.gov/archives/ncfs",
   "problem": "Blocked to automated check (Akamai bot verification page). Linked from the NIST NCFS page, which is used instead."
  },
  {
   "name": "U.S. Code section pages (uscode.house.gov)",
   "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2721&num=0&edition=prelim",
   "problem": "Section pages returned \"Page Not Found\" or \"Under Maintenance\" during the check; Cornell LII used for 18 U.S.C. 2721, 926B and 926C."
  },
  {
   "name": "Wyoming POST (old site)",
   "url": "https://wypost.wyo.gov/",
   "problem": "Host does not resolve. Replaced by post.wyo.gov."
  },
  {
   "name": "West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services (old site)",
   "url": "https://djcs.wv.gov/law-enforcement-professional-standards",
   "problem": "Host does not resolve. Replaced by das.wv.gov/JCS."
  },
  {
   "name": "Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy (old site)",
   "url": "https://www.rimpta.ri.gov/",
   "problem": "Host does not resolve. Replaced by the dps.ri.gov page."
  },
  {
   "name": "Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory (URI)",
   "url": "https://web.uri.edu/statecrimelab/",
   "problem": "HTTP 404. RIDOH Center for Forensic Sciences used instead."
  },
  {
   "name": "Delaware Council on Police Training (old address)",
   "url": "https://copt.delaware.gov/",
   "problem": "Timed out. Replaced by post.delaware.gov."
  },
  {
   "name": "Honolulu Police Department / Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department labs",
   "url": "https://www.lvmpd.com/",
   "problem": "Local (not state) agencies; LVMPD returned 403. Not used for Hawaii or Nevada forensic entries."
  }
 ]
}