Florida Private Investigator Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Section 493.6111 (1) - Correct answers✔✔Class C or Class CC or Class M or MA licenses must
be in possession or individual licensee while engaged in regulated activities.
What Florida Statue Chapter regultes P.I? - Correct answers✔✔Chapter 493
Section 493.6101 (17) Regulated Activity- Private Investigation - Correct
answers✔✔Investigation of a person for purpose of obtaining info with reference to the
following: Crime or wrong doings, identity, habits, conduct, movement, etc of any society,
person, or group, credibility of witnesses or other persons, whereabouts of missing persons or
property, cause and origin of real or personal property, the business of securing evidence to be
used before investigating comittee or boards.
Class C License- Private Investigator - Correct answers✔✔individual who performs
investigative services, except an in-house investigator, must have this license and must owner or
be emploed by a licenses Class A P.I agency or Class AA or AB branch office.
Section 493.6201 (8) - Correct answers✔✔Class C or CC license may perform bodyguard
services without obtaining a Class D license
Class CC license- Private Investigator Intern - Correct answers✔✔Individual who performs
investiative services as an intern under the direction and control of a desinated sponsoring class
C licensee or designated sponsoring class M or MA agency manager licensee.
Class A license- Private Investigative Agency - Correct answers✔✔Company that engages in
business as an investigative agency. This license is only valid for one location.
, Calss AA- Branch Office - Correct answers✔✔Each of these offices of Class A agency shall
have this license.
Class M or MA license- Agency Manager - Correct answers✔✔Individual who performs services
of a manger for a Class A agency or class AA branch office must have this license.
Section 493.6106 (2)(d) - Correct answers✔✔Each agency or branch office shall designate a
minimum of one licensed individual to act as manager of Class C or CC employees
Section 493.6111 (2) and 493.6113 - Correct answers✔✔Unless license is suspended or revoked,
licenses are valid for 2 years, except for Class A, Class AA or AB, and Class K which are valid
for 3 years.
In-house Investigators - Correct answers✔✔No license required, an unarmed investigator who is
solely emploued as an investigator in connection with the business of their employer when
employer does not provide, or advestise investigative services for a fee. Unlicensed investigator
may not provide services to anyone other than employer.
A Class CC applicant is not expected to have investigative experience - Correct answers✔✔Is an
applicant for a Class CC intern expected to have investigative experience?
Retake both the training and two examination - Correct answers✔✔If a Class AA license becoes
invalid due to expiration or administrative action and remains invalid for more than a year what
must the licensee do?
Section 493.6203 (4) - Correct answers✔✔Class C license shall have 2 years of full-time
experence or training in at least one of the following: Private investigative work, college course
work related to criminal justice, criminology, or law enforcement, except that no more than 1
year may be used from this category, or work as a class CC intern.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Section 493.6111 (1) - Correct answers✔✔Class C or Class CC or Class M or MA licenses must
be in possession or individual licensee while engaged in regulated activities.
What Florida Statue Chapter regultes P.I? - Correct answers✔✔Chapter 493
Section 493.6101 (17) Regulated Activity- Private Investigation - Correct
answers✔✔Investigation of a person for purpose of obtaining info with reference to the
following: Crime or wrong doings, identity, habits, conduct, movement, etc of any society,
person, or group, credibility of witnesses or other persons, whereabouts of missing persons or
property, cause and origin of real or personal property, the business of securing evidence to be
used before investigating comittee or boards.
Class C License- Private Investigator - Correct answers✔✔individual who performs
investigative services, except an in-house investigator, must have this license and must owner or
be emploed by a licenses Class A P.I agency or Class AA or AB branch office.
Section 493.6201 (8) - Correct answers✔✔Class C or CC license may perform bodyguard
services without obtaining a Class D license
Class CC license- Private Investigator Intern - Correct answers✔✔Individual who performs
investiative services as an intern under the direction and control of a desinated sponsoring class
C licensee or designated sponsoring class M or MA agency manager licensee.
Class A license- Private Investigative Agency - Correct answers✔✔Company that engages in
business as an investigative agency. This license is only valid for one location.
, Calss AA- Branch Office - Correct answers✔✔Each of these offices of Class A agency shall
have this license.
Class M or MA license- Agency Manager - Correct answers✔✔Individual who performs services
of a manger for a Class A agency or class AA branch office must have this license.
Section 493.6106 (2)(d) - Correct answers✔✔Each agency or branch office shall designate a
minimum of one licensed individual to act as manager of Class C or CC employees
Section 493.6111 (2) and 493.6113 - Correct answers✔✔Unless license is suspended or revoked,
licenses are valid for 2 years, except for Class A, Class AA or AB, and Class K which are valid
for 3 years.
In-house Investigators - Correct answers✔✔No license required, an unarmed investigator who is
solely emploued as an investigator in connection with the business of their employer when
employer does not provide, or advestise investigative services for a fee. Unlicensed investigator
may not provide services to anyone other than employer.
A Class CC applicant is not expected to have investigative experience - Correct answers✔✔Is an
applicant for a Class CC intern expected to have investigative experience?
Retake both the training and two examination - Correct answers✔✔If a Class AA license becoes
invalid due to expiration or administrative action and remains invalid for more than a year what
must the licensee do?
Section 493.6203 (4) - Correct answers✔✔Class C license shall have 2 years of full-time
experence or training in at least one of the following: Private investigative work, college course
work related to criminal justice, criminology, or law enforcement, except that no more than 1
year may be used from this category, or work as a class CC intern.
