PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR STUDY GUIDE
2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Representation and misrepresentation. Answer:
● How to properly identify yourself. Answer:
● Misrepresentation defined.. Answer:
● Legal Power and limitations. Answer:
● Problems/liability arising out of misrepresentation. Answer:
● Age 18. Answer: Minimum age to qualify for an unarmed private
investigator license
● Four hours. Answer: The amount of hours of pre-assignment training
required in Washington state for all private investigator applicants.
● Guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Answer:
, ● Power of arrest. Answer: a private person can conduct a citizen's arrest
for a misdenmeanor
● Law pretaining to arrest by private citizen. Answer:
● Search warrants. Answer: A private investigator CANNOT use search
warrants.
● Probable cause. Answer: is a reasonable belief that a person has
committed or will commit a crime.
● Covert microphones. Answer: A private investigator CANNOT use
covert microphones.
● Juvenile court. Answer: Is a separate department of the criminal court.
● Municipal courts. Answer: Where misdemeanor cases are handled
● Criminal courts. Answer: The court that handles felony trials
● Federal courts. Answer: The court where bankruptcy courts have
jurisdiction
2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Representation and misrepresentation. Answer:
● How to properly identify yourself. Answer:
● Misrepresentation defined.. Answer:
● Legal Power and limitations. Answer:
● Problems/liability arising out of misrepresentation. Answer:
● Age 18. Answer: Minimum age to qualify for an unarmed private
investigator license
● Four hours. Answer: The amount of hours of pre-assignment training
required in Washington state for all private investigator applicants.
● Guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Answer:
, ● Power of arrest. Answer: a private person can conduct a citizen's arrest
for a misdenmeanor
● Law pretaining to arrest by private citizen. Answer:
● Search warrants. Answer: A private investigator CANNOT use search
warrants.
● Probable cause. Answer: is a reasonable belief that a person has
committed or will commit a crime.
● Covert microphones. Answer: A private investigator CANNOT use
covert microphones.
● Juvenile court. Answer: Is a separate department of the criminal court.
● Municipal courts. Answer: Where misdemeanor cases are handled
● Criminal courts. Answer: The court that handles felony trials
● Federal courts. Answer: The court where bankruptcy courts have
jurisdiction
