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TN Private Investigation Company Exam Questions
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Are loss prevention specialists considered to be security
guards? - Answer-Yes, they are automatically considered
to be security guards and do not require a PI license.
Who consists of the private security sector? - Answer-1.
Private Investigators
2. Loss prevention specialists
3. Mobile patrol services
What are the two main divisions of the security industry? -
Answer-- public & private
What are the majority of tasks assigned that require a
security guard to do? - Answer-- observe, deter, record
and report
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In order to be eligible for a PI licence, what do all
individuals have to do? - Answer-- complete the required
training and/or testing
- be 18 years old
- possess a clean criminal record
- be legally entitled to work in Canada
What act regulates private investigators and security
guards? - Answer-- the Private Investigator's and Security
Guards Act, 1997.
Is the Private Investigator's and Security Guards Act
federal or provincial legislation? - Answer-- Provincial
legislation
What can private investigators not refer themselves as? -
Answer-- police officers
- peace officers
- detectives
- law enforcement
- officer
- security officers
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- private detective
What requirements must licensees meet? - Answer-- wear
a uniform approved by the registrar
- carrie and present their license to anyone making that
request
- comply with any terms and conditions of their licenses
- be over 18 years of age
- return their licenses to the registrar when they expire or
are terminated, suspended or cancelled
- report to registrar any incident to a member of the public
involving the use of force or an unusual intervention
What is the maximum penalty for an individual licensee
and in the case of a corporation if they willingly commit an
offense under the PSISA or The Private Investigators and
Security Guard's Act? - Answer-- $25,000 or imprisonment
for a term of not more than one year or both for an
individual licensee
- $250,000 for a corporation
What must every person do when holding themselves out
as a PI? - Answer-- carry his or her license
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- on request identify himself or herself as a security guard
- on request produce her license
What rules must a PI be mindful of during their day to day
acitivies? - Answer-- must carry their license
- identify themselves and show their license if a member of
the public asks them to do so
- must wear a uniform when working
- security guards are prohibited from carrying any symbol
of authority other than license in uniform (metal badge is
prohibited)
- cannot hold themselves out as police officers or
performing police related duties for this reason
Are PI's allowed to act as collectors for the collection of
accounts? - Answer-No, PI's cannot assist with respect to
collection of accounts, acting as a bailiff, assisting with an
eviction under the tenant protection act or evictions under
the residential tenancies act
What Act regulates the investigative services and the
private security industry? - Answer-- Private Security and
Investigative Services Act, 2005 (PSISA)
TN Private Investigation Company Exam Questions
with Correct Verified Answers and explanations
LATEST THIS YEAR -JUST RELEASED.pdf||NEWEST
EXAM!!!
Are loss prevention specialists considered to be security
guards? - Answer-Yes, they are automatically considered
to be security guards and do not require a PI license.
Who consists of the private security sector? - Answer-1.
Private Investigators
2. Loss prevention specialists
3. Mobile patrol services
What are the two main divisions of the security industry? -
Answer-- public & private
What are the majority of tasks assigned that require a
security guard to do? - Answer-- observe, deter, record
and report
,2|Page
In order to be eligible for a PI licence, what do all
individuals have to do? - Answer-- complete the required
training and/or testing
- be 18 years old
- possess a clean criminal record
- be legally entitled to work in Canada
What act regulates private investigators and security
guards? - Answer-- the Private Investigator's and Security
Guards Act, 1997.
Is the Private Investigator's and Security Guards Act
federal or provincial legislation? - Answer-- Provincial
legislation
What can private investigators not refer themselves as? -
Answer-- police officers
- peace officers
- detectives
- law enforcement
- officer
- security officers
,3|Page
- private detective
What requirements must licensees meet? - Answer-- wear
a uniform approved by the registrar
- carrie and present their license to anyone making that
request
- comply with any terms and conditions of their licenses
- be over 18 years of age
- return their licenses to the registrar when they expire or
are terminated, suspended or cancelled
- report to registrar any incident to a member of the public
involving the use of force or an unusual intervention
What is the maximum penalty for an individual licensee
and in the case of a corporation if they willingly commit an
offense under the PSISA or The Private Investigators and
Security Guard's Act? - Answer-- $25,000 or imprisonment
for a term of not more than one year or both for an
individual licensee
- $250,000 for a corporation
What must every person do when holding themselves out
as a PI? - Answer-- carry his or her license
, 4|Page
- on request identify himself or herself as a security guard
- on request produce her license
What rules must a PI be mindful of during their day to day
acitivies? - Answer-- must carry their license
- identify themselves and show their license if a member of
the public asks them to do so
- must wear a uniform when working
- security guards are prohibited from carrying any symbol
of authority other than license in uniform (metal badge is
prohibited)
- cannot hold themselves out as police officers or
performing police related duties for this reason
Are PI's allowed to act as collectors for the collection of
accounts? - Answer-No, PI's cannot assist with respect to
collection of accounts, acting as a bailiff, assisting with an
eviction under the tenant protection act or evictions under
the residential tenancies act
What Act regulates the investigative services and the
private security industry? - Answer-- Private Security and
Investigative Services Act, 2005 (PSISA)
