Private Investigator License Test Study Guide, 2026 – Security
and Investigations Study and Review Material
Which does not appear on an agency employees ID card? - ANS✔✔ The expiration date of the
ID card which is 3 yrs from the date of issuance
If person is found guilty of the crime of commercial bribery under $500,000, the penalty is? -
ANS✔✔ Class A misdemeanor and a fine not to exceed $5,000
Who is charged with selecting the Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court? - ANS✔✔ Illinois
Supreme Court Justices
Which of the following could result in disciplinary action against an employee of a licensed
agency? - ANS✔✔ The armed employee traveled over an hour from the employee's home to his
or her place of employment
All of the following describe firearm training, except? - ANS✔✔ The training consists of 40 hours
of training specific to firearms and is taught by an IDFPR certified instructor
Which of the following best describes basic training requirements for registered employees of a
Private Security contractor Agency who perform guarding functions? - ANS✔✔ The training
must be done in a classroom, include information about terrorism, and completed within 30
days of date of hire
An individual states on her application to sit for the Private Security Contractor licensure
examination that she has worked as a supervisor for a licensed Private Security Contractor
Agency 1250 hours per year for each of the last three years. Her application is: - ANS✔✔ Not
approved because she does not meet the requirements of a full time supervisory experience for
the licensed Private Security Contractor Agency
, Which of the following accurately describes a consequence of failing to notify the IDFPR of a
change of address? - ANS✔✔ The licensee may be disciplined by the IDFPR for practicing with
an expired license
What best describes the crime that occurs when a private person receives money or something
of value in exchange for promising to not aid in a criminal prosecution? - ANS✔✔ Compounding
a crime
A person who has been violated by unlawful eavesdropping is entitled to all of the following,
except: - ANS✔✔ At least $1,000 per day for each day of the offense
What section of the Illinois Constitution protects against the interception of communications by
eavesdropping devices and the invasion of privacy? - ANS✔✔ The Bill of Rights, Section 6
Listening to an incoming phone call on a consumer hotline of a drug manufacturer would be: -
ANS✔✔ An exemption to the eavesdropping statute
Stocks and bonds cannot be used as bail for all the following, except: - ANS✔✔ Unlawful use of
a weapon, where release would not pose a threat to any person's safety
Under the Act, all of the following are required to apply to become a registered employee of a
licensed agency, except: - ANS✔✔ A tax accountant and his or her receptionist and staff who
prepare tax returns for a private Security Contractor agency
All the following are elements of the crime of burglary, except: - ANS✔✔ Possession of the
goods
The following documents are required to be kept in any peace officer employees record, except:
- ANS✔✔ An annual letter from the employee's law enforcement agency certifying the peace
officer's rank and duties
and Investigations Study and Review Material
Which does not appear on an agency employees ID card? - ANS✔✔ The expiration date of the
ID card which is 3 yrs from the date of issuance
If person is found guilty of the crime of commercial bribery under $500,000, the penalty is? -
ANS✔✔ Class A misdemeanor and a fine not to exceed $5,000
Who is charged with selecting the Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court? - ANS✔✔ Illinois
Supreme Court Justices
Which of the following could result in disciplinary action against an employee of a licensed
agency? - ANS✔✔ The armed employee traveled over an hour from the employee's home to his
or her place of employment
All of the following describe firearm training, except? - ANS✔✔ The training consists of 40 hours
of training specific to firearms and is taught by an IDFPR certified instructor
Which of the following best describes basic training requirements for registered employees of a
Private Security contractor Agency who perform guarding functions? - ANS✔✔ The training
must be done in a classroom, include information about terrorism, and completed within 30
days of date of hire
An individual states on her application to sit for the Private Security Contractor licensure
examination that she has worked as a supervisor for a licensed Private Security Contractor
Agency 1250 hours per year for each of the last three years. Her application is: - ANS✔✔ Not
approved because she does not meet the requirements of a full time supervisory experience for
the licensed Private Security Contractor Agency
, Which of the following accurately describes a consequence of failing to notify the IDFPR of a
change of address? - ANS✔✔ The licensee may be disciplined by the IDFPR for practicing with
an expired license
What best describes the crime that occurs when a private person receives money or something
of value in exchange for promising to not aid in a criminal prosecution? - ANS✔✔ Compounding
a crime
A person who has been violated by unlawful eavesdropping is entitled to all of the following,
except: - ANS✔✔ At least $1,000 per day for each day of the offense
What section of the Illinois Constitution protects against the interception of communications by
eavesdropping devices and the invasion of privacy? - ANS✔✔ The Bill of Rights, Section 6
Listening to an incoming phone call on a consumer hotline of a drug manufacturer would be: -
ANS✔✔ An exemption to the eavesdropping statute
Stocks and bonds cannot be used as bail for all the following, except: - ANS✔✔ Unlawful use of
a weapon, where release would not pose a threat to any person's safety
Under the Act, all of the following are required to apply to become a registered employee of a
licensed agency, except: - ANS✔✔ A tax accountant and his or her receptionist and staff who
prepare tax returns for a private Security Contractor agency
All the following are elements of the crime of burglary, except: - ANS✔✔ Possession of the
goods
The following documents are required to be kept in any peace officer employees record, except:
- ANS✔✔ An annual letter from the employee's law enforcement agency certifying the peace
officer's rank and duties
