License: Private Investigative Business

Private Investigative Licensing Iowa Department of Public Safety Program Services Bureau external site

Department of Public Safety Building

215 East 7th Street

Des Moines, IA 50319

(515) 725-6230

Private investigators conduct private investigations for the purposes of: obtaining information on habits, conduct, movements, whereabouts, associations, transactions, reputations or character of individuals; examining the credibility of witnesses or other persons; obtaining information leading to the recovery of lost or stolen property; determining the cause of or responsibility for fires, accidents or injuries to property; and, locating missing persons. They write reports about investigations or findings for clients, report criminal information to police and testify in court. Acting as a polygraph examiner requires a license as a private investigator