PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS TOP RATED VERSION FOR
ALREADY A GRADED |NEW AND REVISED
What is a Private investigator ? - CORRECT ANSWER -any person who engages in the business
of private investigation
What is the Business of private investigation ? - CORRECT ANSWER -means, except when
performed by one excluded under division (H) of this section, the conducting, for hire, in person
or through a partner or employees, of any investigation relevant to any crime or wrong done or
threatened, or to obtain information on the identity, habits, conduct, movements, whereabouts,
affiliations, transactions, reputation, credibility, or character of any person, or to locate and
recover lost or stolen property, or to determine the cause of or responsibility for any libel or
slander, or any fire, accident, or damage to property, or to secure evidence for use in any
legislative, administrative, or judicial investigation or proceeding.
What is a Security guard provider - CORRECT ANSWER -any person who engages in the
business of security services.
Business of security services" - CORRECT ANSWER -means either of the following:
(1) Furnishing, for hire, watchpersons, guards, private patrol officers, or other persons whose
primary duties are to protect persons or property;
(2) Furnishing, for hire, guard dogs, or armored motor vehicle security services, in connection
with the protection of persons or property.
Class A license - CORRECT ANSWER -means a license issued under section 4749.03 of the
Revised Code that qualifies the person issued the license to engage in the business of private
investigation and the business of security services.
, Class B license - CORRECT ANSWER -means a license issued under section 4749.03 of the
Revised Code that qualifies the person issued the license to engage only in the business of
private investigation.
Class C license - CORRECT ANSWER -means a license issued under section 4749.03 of the
Revised Code that qualifies the person issued the license to engage only in the business of
security services.
(H) "Private investigator," "business of private investigation," "security guard provider," and
"business of security services" do not include: - CORRECT ANSWER -Public officers and
employees whose official duties require them to engage in investigatory activities;
(2) Attorneys at law or any expert hired by an attorney at law for consultation or litigation
purposes;
"Private investigator," "business of private investigation," "security guard provider," and
"business of security services" do not include: - CORRECT ANSWER -A consumer reporting
agency, as defined in the "Fair Credit Reporting Act," 84 Stat. 1128, 15 U.S.C.A. 1681a, as
amended, provided that the consumer reporting agency is in compliance with the requirements of
that act and that the agency's activities are confined to any of the following:
(a) The issuance of consumer credit reports;
(b) The conducting of limited background investigations that pertain only to a client's
prospective tenant and that are engaged in with the prior written consent of the prospective
tenant;
(c) The business of pre-employment background investigation. As used in division (H)(3)(c) of
this section, "business of pre-employment background investigation" means, and is limited to,
furnishing for hire, in person or through a partner or employees, the conducting of limited
background investigations, in-person interviews, telephone interviews, or written inquiries that
pertain only to a client's prospective employee and the employee's employment and that are
engaged in with the prior written consent of the prospective employee.
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS TOP RATED VERSION FOR
ALREADY A GRADED |NEW AND REVISED
What is a Private investigator ? - CORRECT ANSWER -any person who engages in the business
of private investigation
What is the Business of private investigation ? - CORRECT ANSWER -means, except when
performed by one excluded under division (H) of this section, the conducting, for hire, in person
or through a partner or employees, of any investigation relevant to any crime or wrong done or
threatened, or to obtain information on the identity, habits, conduct, movements, whereabouts,
affiliations, transactions, reputation, credibility, or character of any person, or to locate and
recover lost or stolen property, or to determine the cause of or responsibility for any libel or
slander, or any fire, accident, or damage to property, or to secure evidence for use in any
legislative, administrative, or judicial investigation or proceeding.
What is a Security guard provider - CORRECT ANSWER -any person who engages in the
business of security services.
Business of security services" - CORRECT ANSWER -means either of the following:
(1) Furnishing, for hire, watchpersons, guards, private patrol officers, or other persons whose
primary duties are to protect persons or property;
(2) Furnishing, for hire, guard dogs, or armored motor vehicle security services, in connection
with the protection of persons or property.
Class A license - CORRECT ANSWER -means a license issued under section 4749.03 of the
Revised Code that qualifies the person issued the license to engage in the business of private
investigation and the business of security services.
, Class B license - CORRECT ANSWER -means a license issued under section 4749.03 of the
Revised Code that qualifies the person issued the license to engage only in the business of
private investigation.
Class C license - CORRECT ANSWER -means a license issued under section 4749.03 of the
Revised Code that qualifies the person issued the license to engage only in the business of
security services.
(H) "Private investigator," "business of private investigation," "security guard provider," and
"business of security services" do not include: - CORRECT ANSWER -Public officers and
employees whose official duties require them to engage in investigatory activities;
(2) Attorneys at law or any expert hired by an attorney at law for consultation or litigation
purposes;
"Private investigator," "business of private investigation," "security guard provider," and
"business of security services" do not include: - CORRECT ANSWER -A consumer reporting
agency, as defined in the "Fair Credit Reporting Act," 84 Stat. 1128, 15 U.S.C.A. 1681a, as
amended, provided that the consumer reporting agency is in compliance with the requirements of
that act and that the agency's activities are confined to any of the following:
(a) The issuance of consumer credit reports;
(b) The conducting of limited background investigations that pertain only to a client's
prospective tenant and that are engaged in with the prior written consent of the prospective
tenant;
(c) The business of pre-employment background investigation. As used in division (H)(3)(c) of
this section, "business of pre-employment background investigation" means, and is limited to,
furnishing for hire, in person or through a partner or employees, the conducting of limited
background investigations, in-person interviews, telephone interviews, or written inquiries that
pertain only to a client's prospective employee and the employee's employment and that are
engaged in with the prior written consent of the prospective employee.