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NEVADA PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR LICENSING FINAL EXAM
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Private Investigation Law
This exam covers Nevada Private Investigator licensing: NRS Chapter 648
(licensing requirements, qualifications, prohibited acts, disciplinary
actions); NAC administrative regulations (examinations, corporate
licensing, qualifying agents); legal limits of authority (arrest powers,
surveillance, trespass, eavesdropping, GPS tracking, drone usage);
professional ethics (conflicts of interest, confidentiality, billing, report
writing); investigative techniques (surveillance, pretext interviews, record
retrieval); evidence handling and testimony; and Nevada laws relevant to
investigations (trespass, stalking, computer crimes, privacy).
Domain 1: Licensing & Regulatory Framework (Questions 1–40)
Question 1
A security professional in Las Vegas has been working for a private
investigation firm for several months without obtaining any license or
registration from the Nevada Private Investigator’s Licensing Board. The
individual performs background checks, conducts surveillance, and
interviews witnesses as part of his assigned duties for the firm. The
owner of the firm holds a valid private investigator license. Under NRS
Chapter 648, which of the following statements correctly describes the
regulatory status of this employee, and what potential violation may
have occurred?
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A) No violation exists because the employee is working under the direct
supervision of a licensed private investigator, and only the business
owner is required to be licensed.
B) The employee has committed a violation of NRS 648.060 because he
has not obtained a registration from the Board. NRS 648.060
subsection 2 expressly prohibits a person from being employed by a
licensee unless that person is registered pursuant to Chapter 648.
C) The employee may work without registration for up to 90 days as a
“trial period” before the firm must register him.
D) Only employees who carry a firearm are required to be registered;
employees who do not carry a firearm are exempt from registration
requirements.
CORRECT ANSWER: B
RATIONALE: NRS 648.060 subsection 2 states, “No person may be
employed by a licensee unless the person is registered pursuant to this
chapter.” There is no “trial period” exemption. Even employees who do
not carry a firearm must be registered. Therefore, Option B is correct.
Question 2
A business owner in Reno wishes to offer private investigation services to
the public. The owner meets all the experience and character
requirements for a private investigator license. The owner has also
obtained the required liability insurance. Under NRS Chapter 648, once
the Board issues a private investigator license, how long does that
license remain valid before it must be renewed?
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A) The license expires on July 1 next following the date of issuance.
B) The license is valid for exactly one calendar year from the date of
issue.
C) The license does not expire; it remains valid indefinitely as long as the
licensee continues to pay an annual maintenance fee.
D) The license expires on December 31 of the year it is issued.
CORRECT ANSWER: A
RATIONALE: NRS 648.110 subsection 3 states that after the Board is
satisfied that an applicant is of good character, competency and
integrity, the Board “may issue and deliver a license to the applicant
entitling the applicant to conduct the business for which he or she is
licensed, for the period which ends on July 1 next following the date of
issuance.” Therefore, Option A is correct.
Question 3
An applicant for a private investigator license in Nevada has been
convicted of a felony involving embezzlement (theft by a fiduciary) 12
years ago. Since the conviction, the applicant has completed parole,
maintained steady employment, and has no other criminal history.
Under NRS 648.110, which of the following statements accurately
describes how the Private Investigator’s Licensing Board is likely to treat
this prior felony conviction in its licensing decision?
A) The Board must automatically deny the license because any felony
conviction is a permanent bar to licensure under Nevada law.
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B) The Board may consider the nature, date, and circumstances of the
conviction, as well as evidence of rehabilitation, in deciding whether the
applicant is of good moral character. The statute only disqualifies
felonies “relating to the practice for which the applicant wishes to be
licensed” or any crime involving moral turpitude or the illegal use or
possession of a dangerous weapon.
C) Felony convictions are irrelevant to the character determination as
long as the applicant passes the written examination.
D) The Board is required by statute to grant the license because the
conviction occurred more than 10 years ago.
CORRECT ANSWER: B
RATIONALE: NRS 648.110 subsection 1(c) disqualifies applicants with a
conviction of a felony “relating to the practice for which the applicant
wishes to be licensed,” or any crime involving moral turpitude or the
illegal use or possession of a dangerous weapon. Embezzlement
involves moral turpitude, so the conviction is relevant, but the Board has
discretion to consider rehabilitation and the passage of time. Option A is
not absolute; Option C and D are incorrect.
Question 4
A prospective private investigator applicant in Nevada has 12,000 hours
of experience as a police detective with a municipal police department.
The applicant has not worked in the private sector as an investigator.
Under NRS 648.110, how does the Board treat qualifying experience for a
private investigator license?
NEVADA PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR LICENSING FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED- VERIFIED ANSWERS- ALREADY
GRADED A+ || NEWEST EXAM 2025-2026
Private Investigation Law
This exam covers Nevada Private Investigator licensing: NRS Chapter 648
(licensing requirements, qualifications, prohibited acts, disciplinary
actions); NAC administrative regulations (examinations, corporate
licensing, qualifying agents); legal limits of authority (arrest powers,
surveillance, trespass, eavesdropping, GPS tracking, drone usage);
professional ethics (conflicts of interest, confidentiality, billing, report
writing); investigative techniques (surveillance, pretext interviews, record
retrieval); evidence handling and testimony; and Nevada laws relevant to
investigations (trespass, stalking, computer crimes, privacy).
Domain 1: Licensing & Regulatory Framework (Questions 1–40)
Question 1
A security professional in Las Vegas has been working for a private
investigation firm for several months without obtaining any license or
registration from the Nevada Private Investigator’s Licensing Board. The
individual performs background checks, conducts surveillance, and
interviews witnesses as part of his assigned duties for the firm. The
owner of the firm holds a valid private investigator license. Under NRS
Chapter 648, which of the following statements correctly describes the
regulatory status of this employee, and what potential violation may
have occurred?
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A) No violation exists because the employee is working under the direct
supervision of a licensed private investigator, and only the business
owner is required to be licensed.
B) The employee has committed a violation of NRS 648.060 because he
has not obtained a registration from the Board. NRS 648.060
subsection 2 expressly prohibits a person from being employed by a
licensee unless that person is registered pursuant to Chapter 648.
C) The employee may work without registration for up to 90 days as a
“trial period” before the firm must register him.
D) Only employees who carry a firearm are required to be registered;
employees who do not carry a firearm are exempt from registration
requirements.
CORRECT ANSWER: B
RATIONALE: NRS 648.060 subsection 2 states, “No person may be
employed by a licensee unless the person is registered pursuant to this
chapter.” There is no “trial period” exemption. Even employees who do
not carry a firearm must be registered. Therefore, Option B is correct.
Question 2
A business owner in Reno wishes to offer private investigation services to
the public. The owner meets all the experience and character
requirements for a private investigator license. The owner has also
obtained the required liability insurance. Under NRS Chapter 648, once
the Board issues a private investigator license, how long does that
license remain valid before it must be renewed?
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A) The license expires on July 1 next following the date of issuance.
B) The license is valid for exactly one calendar year from the date of
issue.
C) The license does not expire; it remains valid indefinitely as long as the
licensee continues to pay an annual maintenance fee.
D) The license expires on December 31 of the year it is issued.
CORRECT ANSWER: A
RATIONALE: NRS 648.110 subsection 3 states that after the Board is
satisfied that an applicant is of good character, competency and
integrity, the Board “may issue and deliver a license to the applicant
entitling the applicant to conduct the business for which he or she is
licensed, for the period which ends on July 1 next following the date of
issuance.” Therefore, Option A is correct.
Question 3
An applicant for a private investigator license in Nevada has been
convicted of a felony involving embezzlement (theft by a fiduciary) 12
years ago. Since the conviction, the applicant has completed parole,
maintained steady employment, and has no other criminal history.
Under NRS 648.110, which of the following statements accurately
describes how the Private Investigator’s Licensing Board is likely to treat
this prior felony conviction in its licensing decision?
A) The Board must automatically deny the license because any felony
conviction is a permanent bar to licensure under Nevada law.
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B) The Board may consider the nature, date, and circumstances of the
conviction, as well as evidence of rehabilitation, in deciding whether the
applicant is of good moral character. The statute only disqualifies
felonies “relating to the practice for which the applicant wishes to be
licensed” or any crime involving moral turpitude or the illegal use or
possession of a dangerous weapon.
C) Felony convictions are irrelevant to the character determination as
long as the applicant passes the written examination.
D) The Board is required by statute to grant the license because the
conviction occurred more than 10 years ago.
CORRECT ANSWER: B
RATIONALE: NRS 648.110 subsection 1(c) disqualifies applicants with a
conviction of a felony “relating to the practice for which the applicant
wishes to be licensed,” or any crime involving moral turpitude or the
illegal use or possession of a dangerous weapon. Embezzlement
involves moral turpitude, so the conviction is relevant, but the Board has
discretion to consider rehabilitation and the passage of time. Option A is
not absolute; Option C and D are incorrect.
Question 4
A prospective private investigator applicant in Nevada has 12,000 hours
of experience as a police detective with a municipal police department.
The applicant has not worked in the private sector as an investigator.
Under NRS 648.110, how does the Board treat qualifying experience for a
private investigator license?
