PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR EXAM FULLY
SOLVED & UPDATED 2026-2027
(LATEST VERSION VERIFIED FOR
ACCURACY) (QUESTIONS + ANSWERS)
SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
WhatRareRtheR6RtasksRthatRcategorizeRaRbusinessRorRaRprofessionalRasR"privateRinvestigator"RinRMiss
ouri?
(Hint:RAcronymRPRICIE)R-RCORRECTRANSWER1.RPROPERTYR-
RLocatingRorRrecoveringRlostRorRstolenRproperty.
2.RRESPONSIBILITYR-RInvestigatingRtheRcauseRofRresponsibilityRforRlibel,Rlosses,Rdamage,RorRinjury.
3.RIDENTITYR-
RObtainingRinformationRrelatedRtoRanyRperson'sRidentity,Rhabits,Rconduct,Rbusiness,Roccupation,Rh
onesty,Rintegrity,Rcredibility,Rknowledge,Rtrustworthiness,Refficiency,Rloyalty,Ractivity,Rmovement,R
whereabouts,Raffiliations,Rassociations,Rtransactions,Racts,Rreputation,Rcharacter,Retc.
4.RCRIMESR-RInvestigatingRcrimesRorRwrongsRdoneRagainstRanyRgovernmentRentityRwithinRtheRUS.R
5.RINFORMATIONR-RSellingRpersonalRidentificationRinformationRtoRtheRpublic.
6.REVIDENCER-RSecuringRevidenceRforRaRcourtRorRinvestigatingRbody.
InRwhichRyearRwasRtheRBoardRofRPrivateRInvestigatorRandRPrivateRFireRInvestigatorRExaminersRcreat
edRandRPIRlicensureRrequiredRinRMissouri?R-RCORRECTRANSWER2007
WhichR16RoccupationsRthatRhaveRfunctionalRoverlapRwithRprivateRinvestigationRareRNOTRdeemedRt
oRbeRengagingRinRtheR"privateRinvestigation"Rbusiness,RasRdefinedRinRtheRstatutesRofRMissouri?R-
RCORRECTRANSWER1.RAnyRpersonRworkingRforRanRemployerRandRonlyRinvestigatingRforRaffairsRrelat
edRtoRthatRemployer.
2.ROfficersRorRemployeesRofRanyRgovernmentRentity,RwhileRperformingRtheirRofficialRduties.
,3.RAnyoneRworkingRunderRandRwithinRaRcontractRwithRaRgovernmentRentity.
4.RAttorneys,Rparalegals,RorRemployeesRofRaRlawRfirm.
5.RCertifiedRpublicRaccountantsR(CPA)
6.RCollectionRagencies
7.RInsurers
8.RBanks
9.RInsuranceRadjusters
10.RPrivateRfireRinvestigatorsRwhoRonlyRinvestigateRtheRorigin,Rnature,Rcause,RorRlossesRrelevantRtoR
aRfire
11.RRealRestateRbrokers,Rsellers,RorRappraisers
12.RCriminalRhistoryRandRbackgroundRhistoryRcheckingRorganizations
13.RExpertRwitnesses
14.RAnyoneRemployedRbyRorRcontractedRwithRaRgovernmentalRentity,RwhoRdoesRnotRholdRthemselv
esRoutRtoRtheRpublicRasRaR"privateRinvestigator"
15.RLegalRprocessRservers
16.RConsumerRreportingRagencies
WhatRareR9RthingsRthatRcanRcauseRaRPIRlicenseRtoRbeRdenied?R-
RCORRECTRANSWER1.RHavingRcommittedRanyRactRthatRwouldRincurRdisciplinaryRaction,RwereRthatR
applicantRalreadyRaRlicensee.
2.RHavingRbeenRconvictedRofRorRpleadRguiltyRtoRaRfelonyRinRtheRlastRtwoRyears.
3.RHavingRbeenRconvictedRofRorRpleadRguiltyRtoRaRmisdemeanorRoffenseRinvolvingRmoralRturpitudeR
inRtheRlastRtwoRyears.
4.RHavingRliedRinRanRemploymentRapplication,RevidenceRrecord,RorRwhileRunderRoathRinRtheRlastRtw
oRyears.
5.RHavingRabusedRalcoholRorRdrugsRinRtheRlastRtwoRyears.
6.RHavingRused,Rpossessed,RorRtraffickedRinRanyRillegalRsubstanceRinRtheRlastRtwoRyears.
7.RHavingRbeenRdeniedRaRPIRlicense,RorRhavingRhadRaRPIRlicenseRrevoked,RinRanyRstate.
, 8.RHavingRperformedRanyRprivateRinvestigativeRworkRwhileRunlicensed.
9.RHavingRknowinglyRmadeRanyRfalseRstatementRinRtheRapplicationRforRPIRlicensure.
HowRmanyRdifferentRprivateRinvestigativeRagenciesRcanRyouRworkRforRatRaRgivenRtime?R-
RCORRECTRANSWEROnlyRoneRagencyRatRaRtime.
CanRaRlicensedRprivateRinvestigatorRworkRforRanyRprivateRinvestigatorRagency?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERNo.ROnlyRforRtheRagencyRwhoseRIDRnumberRappearsRonRthatRinvestigator'sRapp
lication.
HowRmanyRcontinuingReducationRunitRhoursRdoRPIRlicenseesRneedRtoRcomplete,RandRhowRoften?R-
RCORRECTRANSWER16RunitRhoursReveryRtwoRyears.
WhatRmustRaRPIRlicenseeRdoRwithRtheRfull-sizedRlicenseRandRpocket-
sizedRlicense,RafterRreceivingRthem?R-RCORRECTRANSWERTheRfull-
sizedRlicenseRmustRbeRdisplayedRinRaRconspicuousRplaceRinRtheRlicensee'sRplaceRofRbusiness,RandRth
eRpocket-sizedRlicenseRmustRbeRkeptRinRtheRlicensee'sRwalletRatRallRtimes.
HowRlongRafterRceasingRemploymentRasRaRprivateRinvestigatorRdoesRaRlicenseeRhaveRtoRmailRtheirRli
censeRbackRtoRtheRboard?R-RCORRECTRANSWER5Rdays.
HowRlongRdoesRaRprivateRinvestigatorRhaveRtoRnotifyRtheRboardRofRaRchangeRofRaddress?R-
RCORRECTRANSWER30Rdays.
HowRlongRareRPIRlicensesRvalidRfor?R-RCORRECTRANSWER2Ryears.
HowRlongRcanRaRPIRlicenseRbeRexpiredRfor,RbeforeRtheRlicenseRisRcompletelyRvoidedRandRcanRnoRlong
erRbeRrenewed?R-RCORRECTRANSWER2RyearsRafterRtheRexpirationRdate.
SOLVED & UPDATED 2026-2027
(LATEST VERSION VERIFIED FOR
ACCURACY) (QUESTIONS + ANSWERS)
SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
WhatRareRtheR6RtasksRthatRcategorizeRaRbusinessRorRaRprofessionalRasR"privateRinvestigator"RinRMiss
ouri?
(Hint:RAcronymRPRICIE)R-RCORRECTRANSWER1.RPROPERTYR-
RLocatingRorRrecoveringRlostRorRstolenRproperty.
2.RRESPONSIBILITYR-RInvestigatingRtheRcauseRofRresponsibilityRforRlibel,Rlosses,Rdamage,RorRinjury.
3.RIDENTITYR-
RObtainingRinformationRrelatedRtoRanyRperson'sRidentity,Rhabits,Rconduct,Rbusiness,Roccupation,Rh
onesty,Rintegrity,Rcredibility,Rknowledge,Rtrustworthiness,Refficiency,Rloyalty,Ractivity,Rmovement,R
whereabouts,Raffiliations,Rassociations,Rtransactions,Racts,Rreputation,Rcharacter,Retc.
4.RCRIMESR-RInvestigatingRcrimesRorRwrongsRdoneRagainstRanyRgovernmentRentityRwithinRtheRUS.R
5.RINFORMATIONR-RSellingRpersonalRidentificationRinformationRtoRtheRpublic.
6.REVIDENCER-RSecuringRevidenceRforRaRcourtRorRinvestigatingRbody.
InRwhichRyearRwasRtheRBoardRofRPrivateRInvestigatorRandRPrivateRFireRInvestigatorRExaminersRcreat
edRandRPIRlicensureRrequiredRinRMissouri?R-RCORRECTRANSWER2007
WhichR16RoccupationsRthatRhaveRfunctionalRoverlapRwithRprivateRinvestigationRareRNOTRdeemedRt
oRbeRengagingRinRtheR"privateRinvestigation"Rbusiness,RasRdefinedRinRtheRstatutesRofRMissouri?R-
RCORRECTRANSWER1.RAnyRpersonRworkingRforRanRemployerRandRonlyRinvestigatingRforRaffairsRrelat
edRtoRthatRemployer.
2.ROfficersRorRemployeesRofRanyRgovernmentRentity,RwhileRperformingRtheirRofficialRduties.
,3.RAnyoneRworkingRunderRandRwithinRaRcontractRwithRaRgovernmentRentity.
4.RAttorneys,Rparalegals,RorRemployeesRofRaRlawRfirm.
5.RCertifiedRpublicRaccountantsR(CPA)
6.RCollectionRagencies
7.RInsurers
8.RBanks
9.RInsuranceRadjusters
10.RPrivateRfireRinvestigatorsRwhoRonlyRinvestigateRtheRorigin,Rnature,Rcause,RorRlossesRrelevantRtoR
aRfire
11.RRealRestateRbrokers,Rsellers,RorRappraisers
12.RCriminalRhistoryRandRbackgroundRhistoryRcheckingRorganizations
13.RExpertRwitnesses
14.RAnyoneRemployedRbyRorRcontractedRwithRaRgovernmentalRentity,RwhoRdoesRnotRholdRthemselv
esRoutRtoRtheRpublicRasRaR"privateRinvestigator"
15.RLegalRprocessRservers
16.RConsumerRreportingRagencies
WhatRareR9RthingsRthatRcanRcauseRaRPIRlicenseRtoRbeRdenied?R-
RCORRECTRANSWER1.RHavingRcommittedRanyRactRthatRwouldRincurRdisciplinaryRaction,RwereRthatR
applicantRalreadyRaRlicensee.
2.RHavingRbeenRconvictedRofRorRpleadRguiltyRtoRaRfelonyRinRtheRlastRtwoRyears.
3.RHavingRbeenRconvictedRofRorRpleadRguiltyRtoRaRmisdemeanorRoffenseRinvolvingRmoralRturpitudeR
inRtheRlastRtwoRyears.
4.RHavingRliedRinRanRemploymentRapplication,RevidenceRrecord,RorRwhileRunderRoathRinRtheRlastRtw
oRyears.
5.RHavingRabusedRalcoholRorRdrugsRinRtheRlastRtwoRyears.
6.RHavingRused,Rpossessed,RorRtraffickedRinRanyRillegalRsubstanceRinRtheRlastRtwoRyears.
7.RHavingRbeenRdeniedRaRPIRlicense,RorRhavingRhadRaRPIRlicenseRrevoked,RinRanyRstate.
, 8.RHavingRperformedRanyRprivateRinvestigativeRworkRwhileRunlicensed.
9.RHavingRknowinglyRmadeRanyRfalseRstatementRinRtheRapplicationRforRPIRlicensure.
HowRmanyRdifferentRprivateRinvestigativeRagenciesRcanRyouRworkRforRatRaRgivenRtime?R-
RCORRECTRANSWEROnlyRoneRagencyRatRaRtime.
CanRaRlicensedRprivateRinvestigatorRworkRforRanyRprivateRinvestigatorRagency?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERNo.ROnlyRforRtheRagencyRwhoseRIDRnumberRappearsRonRthatRinvestigator'sRapp
lication.
HowRmanyRcontinuingReducationRunitRhoursRdoRPIRlicenseesRneedRtoRcomplete,RandRhowRoften?R-
RCORRECTRANSWER16RunitRhoursReveryRtwoRyears.
WhatRmustRaRPIRlicenseeRdoRwithRtheRfull-sizedRlicenseRandRpocket-
sizedRlicense,RafterRreceivingRthem?R-RCORRECTRANSWERTheRfull-
sizedRlicenseRmustRbeRdisplayedRinRaRconspicuousRplaceRinRtheRlicensee'sRplaceRofRbusiness,RandRth
eRpocket-sizedRlicenseRmustRbeRkeptRinRtheRlicensee'sRwalletRatRallRtimes.
HowRlongRafterRceasingRemploymentRasRaRprivateRinvestigatorRdoesRaRlicenseeRhaveRtoRmailRtheirRli
censeRbackRtoRtheRboard?R-RCORRECTRANSWER5Rdays.
HowRlongRdoesRaRprivateRinvestigatorRhaveRtoRnotifyRtheRboardRofRaRchangeRofRaddress?R-
RCORRECTRANSWER30Rdays.
HowRlongRareRPIRlicensesRvalidRfor?R-RCORRECTRANSWER2Ryears.
HowRlongRcanRaRPIRlicenseRbeRexpiredRfor,RbeforeRtheRlicenseRisRcompletelyRvoidedRandRcanRnoRlong
erRbeRrenewed?R-RCORRECTRANSWER2RyearsRafterRtheRexpirationRdate.