Ohio PISGS Qualifying Agent QA Ultimate Exam
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Ohio PISGS Qualifying Agent QA Ultimate Exam
1. What does the acronym PISGS refer to in Ohio licensing?
A) Public Investigation and Security Guard Statutes
B) Private Investigator Security Guard Services
C) Private Insurance and Security General Services
D) Personnel Investigation and Safety Guard System
PISGS is the Ohio Dept. of Public Safety unit administering R.C. Chapter
4749.
2. Under R.C. 4749.01, a Class A license authorizes a licensee to engage
in which business(es)?
A) Private investigation only
B) Security services only
C) Both private investigation and security services
D) Neither, until a qualifying agent is named
Class A is the combined license covering both lines of business.
3. A Class B license under Chapter 4749 authorizes only which
business?
A) Firearms instruction only
B) Armored car transport only
C) The business of private investigation
D) The business of security services
Class B is limited to private investigation work.
4. A Class C license under Chapter 4749 authorizes only which
business?
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A) The business of private investigation
B) Repossession services
C) Process serving only
D) The business of security services
Class C is limited to security guard/watchperson services.
5. Under R.C. 4749.01, the business of security services includes
furnishing which of the following for hire?
A) Only uniformed guards employed directly by a retail store
B) Only unarmed watchpersons
C) Watchpersons, guards, patrol officers, guard dogs, or armored
vehicle services
D) Only bonded couriers
The statutory definition lists these categories specifically.
6. The business of private investigation, as defined in R.C. 4749.01,
includes investigating which of the following for hire?
A) Only missing-person cases referred by police
B) Only insurance fraud claims
C) Crimes or wrongs done, the identity of persons, and lost or stolen
property
D) Only matters already filed in a civil lawsuit
The statutory definition is broad and covers these categories, among others.
7. Under Chapter 4749, who is the qualifying agent for a licensed
company?
A) The company's registered agent for service of process
B) The individual who personally satisfies the experience and
examination requirements on the company's behalf
C) Any shareholder regardless of experience
D) The office manager who handles payroll
A natural person's qualifications support the corporate or partnership
license.
8. What term describes a person hired by a licensee to perform
investigative or security work who must be registered with the
Department?
A) A subcontractor exempt from background checks
B) A volunteer
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C) An independent contractor exempt from registration
D) A registered employee
R.C. 4749.01 defines employee broadly to include those the licensee must
register.
9. Genealogical research, as defined in R.C. 4749.01, is exempted from
licensure and involves what activity?
A) Conducting workplace background checks
B) Determining the origins, descent, and family relationships of
individuals
C) Investigating insurance claims
D) Serving legal process
The statute specifically defines and excludes genealogical research from PI
licensure.
10. Which state agency administers and enforces Chapter 4749
licensing for private investigators and security guard providers?
A) The Ohio Department of Commerce
B) The Ohio Department of Public Safety, through the Director of
Public Safety
C) The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation
D) The Ohio Attorney General's Office
R.C. Chapter 4749 vests administration and enforcement authority in the
Director of Public Safety.
License Classes A, B, C
11. A company that wants to both conduct investigations and provide
uniformed guards for hire must hold which license class?
A) Class A
B) No license is required for combined services
C) Class C
D) Class B
Class A combines investigation and security authority.
12. A licensed investigator who is hired only to determine the cause of
a fire for an insurance company is operating within which class?
A) No license is required
B) Class C (security services)
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C) Class B (private investigation)
D) Class A only
Cause-and-origin investigation for hire falls under private investigation.
13. A Class C licensee is prohibited from performing which activity
without also holding Class A or Class B authority?
A) Patrolling a parking structure
B) Conducting private investigations for hire
C) Providing a guard dog for a construction site
D) Posting a uniformed guard at a warehouse
Class C alone does not authorize investigative work.
14. If a Class C licensee's guards begin conducting undercover
shoplifting investigations for a retail client, this activity falls under
which authority?
A) Class A only if firearms are involved
B) No license is needed for retail work
C) Class C, since it involves retail security
D) Private investigation (requires Class A or B)
Undercover investigative work exceeds Class C's security-only scope.
15. Which license class is required for a company that provides only
armored car transport of valuables?
A) Class A only
B) Class C (security services)
C) Class B (private investigation)
D) No license, as it is a transport service
Armored vehicle services fall within the statutory definition of security
services.
16. Because Class A authorizes both lines of business, a Class A licensee
effectively holds the combined authority of which two classes?
A) Class C only
B) Class B only
C) Class B and Class C
D) Neither B nor C, Class A is separate
Class A covers the full scope of both private investigation and security
services.
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OHIO PISGS QUALIFYING AGENT QA ULTIMATE | COMPLETE
EXAM PREPARATION - QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS -
UPDATED EDITION
Ohio PISGS Qualifying Agent QA Ultimate Exam
1. What does the acronym PISGS refer to in Ohio licensing?
A) Public Investigation and Security Guard Statutes
B) Private Investigator Security Guard Services
C) Private Insurance and Security General Services
D) Personnel Investigation and Safety Guard System
PISGS is the Ohio Dept. of Public Safety unit administering R.C. Chapter
4749.
2. Under R.C. 4749.01, a Class A license authorizes a licensee to engage
in which business(es)?
A) Private investigation only
B) Security services only
C) Both private investigation and security services
D) Neither, until a qualifying agent is named
Class A is the combined license covering both lines of business.
3. A Class B license under Chapter 4749 authorizes only which
business?
A) Firearms instruction only
B) Armored car transport only
C) The business of private investigation
D) The business of security services
Class B is limited to private investigation work.
4. A Class C license under Chapter 4749 authorizes only which
business?
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A) The business of private investigation
B) Repossession services
C) Process serving only
D) The business of security services
Class C is limited to security guard/watchperson services.
5. Under R.C. 4749.01, the business of security services includes
furnishing which of the following for hire?
A) Only uniformed guards employed directly by a retail store
B) Only unarmed watchpersons
C) Watchpersons, guards, patrol officers, guard dogs, or armored
vehicle services
D) Only bonded couriers
The statutory definition lists these categories specifically.
6. The business of private investigation, as defined in R.C. 4749.01,
includes investigating which of the following for hire?
A) Only missing-person cases referred by police
B) Only insurance fraud claims
C) Crimes or wrongs done, the identity of persons, and lost or stolen
property
D) Only matters already filed in a civil lawsuit
The statutory definition is broad and covers these categories, among others.
7. Under Chapter 4749, who is the qualifying agent for a licensed
company?
A) The company's registered agent for service of process
B) The individual who personally satisfies the experience and
examination requirements on the company's behalf
C) Any shareholder regardless of experience
D) The office manager who handles payroll
A natural person's qualifications support the corporate or partnership
license.
8. What term describes a person hired by a licensee to perform
investigative or security work who must be registered with the
Department?
A) A subcontractor exempt from background checks
B) A volunteer
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C) An independent contractor exempt from registration
D) A registered employee
R.C. 4749.01 defines employee broadly to include those the licensee must
register.
9. Genealogical research, as defined in R.C. 4749.01, is exempted from
licensure and involves what activity?
A) Conducting workplace background checks
B) Determining the origins, descent, and family relationships of
individuals
C) Investigating insurance claims
D) Serving legal process
The statute specifically defines and excludes genealogical research from PI
licensure.
10. Which state agency administers and enforces Chapter 4749
licensing for private investigators and security guard providers?
A) The Ohio Department of Commerce
B) The Ohio Department of Public Safety, through the Director of
Public Safety
C) The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation
D) The Ohio Attorney General's Office
R.C. Chapter 4749 vests administration and enforcement authority in the
Director of Public Safety.
License Classes A, B, C
11. A company that wants to both conduct investigations and provide
uniformed guards for hire must hold which license class?
A) Class A
B) No license is required for combined services
C) Class C
D) Class B
Class A combines investigation and security authority.
12. A licensed investigator who is hired only to determine the cause of
a fire for an insurance company is operating within which class?
A) No license is required
B) Class C (security services)
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C) Class B (private investigation)
D) Class A only
Cause-and-origin investigation for hire falls under private investigation.
13. A Class C licensee is prohibited from performing which activity
without also holding Class A or Class B authority?
A) Patrolling a parking structure
B) Conducting private investigations for hire
C) Providing a guard dog for a construction site
D) Posting a uniformed guard at a warehouse
Class C alone does not authorize investigative work.
14. If a Class C licensee's guards begin conducting undercover
shoplifting investigations for a retail client, this activity falls under
which authority?
A) Class A only if firearms are involved
B) No license is needed for retail work
C) Class C, since it involves retail security
D) Private investigation (requires Class A or B)
Undercover investigative work exceeds Class C's security-only scope.
15. Which license class is required for a company that provides only
armored car transport of valuables?
A) Class A only
B) Class C (security services)
C) Class B (private investigation)
D) No license, as it is a transport service
Armored vehicle services fall within the statutory definition of security
services.
16. Because Class A authorizes both lines of business, a Class A licensee
effectively holds the combined authority of which two classes?
A) Class C only
B) Class B only
C) Class B and Class C
D) Neither B nor C, Class A is separate
Class A covers the full scope of both private investigation and security
services.
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