Fillable Printable Private Investigator License Application
Fillable Printable Private Investigator License Application
Private Investigator License Application
For validation only 001-070-299-0012
Private Investigator
License Application
Send this completed form with a check or money order, payable to the
Department of Licensing, to:
Public Protection Services
Department of Licensing
PO Box 35001
Seattle, WA 98124-3401
Telephone: (360) 664-6611
This is an application for:
New unarmed applicant – $200
Armed endorsement – $100 (in addition to $200 fee if new applicant)
Transfer/Rehire – $25 (in addition to renewal fee if due)
Renewal – $175
Late renewal – $200
Certified trainer endorsement renewal – $15 (in addition to renewal fee)
Applicant information
TYPE OR PRINT Name (Last, First, Middle)
Social Security number required*
Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy) Citizenship
U.S. citizen Resident alien
Residential street address
City State ZIP code
(Area code) Home telephone number
Email
Gender
Male Female
*All applicants are required by federal and state law to provide their Social Security number (SSN) for use in child support enforcement programs (42 U.S.C.
666(a)(13) and RCW 74.20A.320). It may also be used for education loan repayment programs and identification of records with similar names. Submission
of your SSN is mandatory; failure to submit it will result in denial of your application.
Agency information
Agency name Private investigative agency license number (not UBI)
Agency address (street address as it appears on the license)
City State ZIP code
(Area code
) Agency telephone number (Area code) Agency fax number Agency email
Certification of preassignment testing/training (New applicants only)
Name of certified trainer License number of certified trainer Expiration date
Certification
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington, that the above named applicant has
successfully completed the preassignment training and testing requirements as outlined in WAC 308-17-300. Incorrect
answers were reviewed with the applicant and the test results have been verified and signed by me.
Date and place Signature of certified trainer
Firearms certification course (New armed applicants only)
Armed private investigators attend an eight-hour firearms certification course certified by the Criminal Justice Training
Commission (CJTC), telephone (206) 835-7300. When you complete the firearms training, they will issue a certificate.
We cannot issue you an armed license until we receive your firearms certificate. RCW 18.170.040(c)
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Criminal history
Answer the questions below. If you answer “Yes,” attach a detailed explanation.
In this state or any other jurisdiction are you or have you:
1. Within the last 10 years, had any action (fine, suspension, revocation, censure, surrender, etc.)
taken against any professional or occupational license, certification, or permit held by you? . . . . . Yes No
2. Currently under indictment, or is there a criminal complaint, charge, or information pending
against you? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No
3. Within the last 10 years, defaulted or been convicted of or entered a plea of no contest to a
gross misdemeanor or felony crime? (Don’t include traffic offenses.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No
What were you
convicted of? Date Name of court City and state
Misdemeanor, gross
misdemeanor, or felony?
1.
2.
To show additional convictions, attach pages.
Fingerprinting
All private investigators must have fingerprint-based background checks. For information about the fingerprinting and
background check process, go to www.dol.wa.gov/business/fingerprinting.html.
By completing this application, you authorize any business associates (past and present) and any government
agencies (local, state or federal) to release any information, files, or records which may be required for a
background investigation to the Department of Licensing.
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date and place Applicant signature
Providing false information in this application may be cause for the denial, suspension, or revocation of your private
investigator license in the state of Washington.
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