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NEW YORK PI EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS)

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Pass your New York Private Investigator license exam on the first attempt with this comprehensive 2026 study guide featuring actual practice questions and verified correct answers. Covers all essential topics required by the NY Department of State, Division of Licensing Services, including record retention requirements (3 years), employee ID card specifications (2" x 3.25", photo 1.5" x 1.5" in upper left), mandatory advertising and contract disclosures ("Licensed by the New York Department of State"), supervision of employees, conviction reporting (certified mail within 10 days), written contract requirements, employee fingerprinting procedures, surety bond ($10,000), license fees (individual $400, corporate $500, renewal same), two-year license term, minimum age 25, felony conviction disqualification, posted public display of license, prohibited badge use, employment of convicted felons prohibited, employee statements, and legal terminology (abandonment, writ, bail, tort, libel, burglary, arson, embezzlement, homicide, manslaughter, indictment, subpoena, surveillance, extradition, modus operandi, circumstantial evidence). Ideal for aspiring private investigators, security professionals, and PI agency owners preparing for the NYS PI licensing examination.

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NEW YORK PI EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS)

A NY PI shall retain and maintain for a period of ___ years records of all
transactions relating to the PI's business. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - 3 years


A PI Employee ID Card, issued by the NY licensed PI to his/her employee, must be
____" tall by ____" wide. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - 2" height by 3 1/4" width


Predominate over all other information contained on the Employee ID Card shall
be the _______ and ________ ________ as on the ________ - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔ - Name
Business Address
License


Below this information (listed above in #49) will be the word __________
followed by the ________ _________ _________ and the registration _______. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Employee
Employee's full name
registration title


On what corner of the PI Employee ID Card shall a current photo of the employee
be placed? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Upper left hand


What size is the photo required to be on a NY PI Employee ID card? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - 1.5" x 1.5"
Pg. 1

,Upon termination of employment, the employee must surrender the Employee ID
Card within _____ business days. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - 5 Business Days


Surrendered Employee ID Cards should be maintained in the __________
__________ of the terminated employee. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Personnel
file


What sentence must be included on all media advertisements for a NY PI? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Licensed by the New York Department of State


What statement must be included on all contracts by a NY PI? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - This business is licensed by the New York Department of State,
Division of Licensing


The PI shall be required to provide _______ of all employees engaged in the
business of investigations or security guard work. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
supervision


Supervision of employees shall consist of ______, _______, and _______
guidance, instruction, ________, and __________ by the licensee. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - Regular
frequent
consistent
oversight
superindendence



Pg. 2

, An applicant for a NY PI license must possess _____ years of investigative
experience, OR full-time supervision of at least ___ investigators for ____ years or
more. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - 3
3
3


If a NY PI is CONVICTED of a crime ANYWHERE, the PI must notify by _________
_________, ________ _________ _________ to the _______ office of
Department of State, __________ __ __________, within _______ days of the
conviction. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Certified mail
return receipt requested
Division of Licensing Services
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For PI services, is a WRITTEN contract required? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Yes


Are PI employees required to be fingerprinted? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Yes


Fingerprinting of PI employees SHALL be performed where? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔ - PI business location


PI employee fingerprinting must be performed by who? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
By a person who qualifies as the lecensee or by a designated person who is
employed by the entity and who has been previously fingerprinted


The designation of such person taking these fingerprints of an employee shall be
made in writing by the ________ __________ and filed with the _______
Pg. 3

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