Title
To License or Not to License Reexamined: An Updated Report on State Statutes Regarding Private Investigators and Digital Examiners.
Abstract
In this update to the 2012 year's study, the authors examine statutes that regulate, license, and enforce investigative functions in each US state. As before, the authors find that very few state statutes explicitly differentiate between Private Investigators and Digital Examiners. However, there is a small trend in which some states are changing definitions or moving to exempt DE from PI licensing requirements. We examine this trend as well as look at some additional information in terms of practicing attorney exemptions that may cloud the licensing waters. As with the previous research studies (Lonardo et al., 2008, 2009, 2012) the authors contacted all state regulatory agencies where statutory language was not explicit, and as a result, set forth the various state approaches to professional Digital Examiner licensing. Our recommendation remains the same: states must differentiate between Private Investigator and Digital Examiner licensing requirements and oversight.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2015
JOURNAL OF DIGITAL FORENSICS SECURITY AND LAW
Digital Examiner,Computer Forensics,State Statutes,Private Investigator,Licensing Requirements
Field
DocType
Volume
Statute,Statutory law,Computer forensics,Computer security,Law,License,Cloud computing,Business
Journal
10
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
1
1558-7215
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
2
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Thomas Lonardo100.34
Alan Rea 0002232.24
Doug White300.34