ONTARIO PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR EXAM 2026
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SURVEILLANCE AND ETHICS BREAKDOWN
◉ What Florida Statue Chapter regultes P.I? Answer: Chapter 493
◉ Section 493.6101 (17) Regulated Activity- Private Investigation
Answer: Investigation of a person for purpose of obtaining info with
reference to the following: Crime or wrong doings, identity, habits,
conduct, movement, etc of any society, person, or group, credibility
of witnesses or other persons, whereabouts of missing persons or
property, cause and origin of real or personal property, the business
of securing evidence to be used before investigating comittee or
boards.
◉ Class C License- Private Investigator Answer: individual who
performs investigative services, except an in-house investigator,
must have this license and must owner or be emploed by a licenses
Class A P.I agency or Class AA or AB branch office.
◉ Section 493.6201 (8) Answer: Class C or CC license may perform
bodyguard services without obtaining a Class D license
,◉ Class CC license- Private Investigator Intern Answer: Individual
who performs investiative services as an intern under the direction
and control of a desinated sponsoring class C licensee or designated
sponsoring class M or MA agency manager licensee.
◉ Class A license- Private Investigative Agency Answer: Company
that engages in business as an investigative agency. This license is
only valid for one location.
◉ Calss AA- Branch Office Answer: Each of these offices of Class A
agency shall have this license.
◉ Class M or MA license- Agency Manager Answer: Individual who
performs services of a manger for a Class A agency or class AA
branch office must have this license.
◉ Section 493.6106 (2)(d) Answer: Each agency or branch office
shall designate a minimum of one licensed individual to act as
manager of Class C or CC employees
◉ Section 493.6111 (2) and 493.6113 Answer: Unless license is
suspended or revoked, licenses are valid for 2 years, except for Class
A, Class AA or AB, and Class K which are valid for 3 years.
, ◉ In-house Investigators Answer: No license required, an unarmed
investigator who is solely emploued as an investigator in connection
with the business of their employer when employer does not
provide, or advestise investigative services for a fee. Unlicensed
investigator may not provide services to anyone other than
employer.
◉ A Class CC applicant is not expected to have investigative
experience Answer: Is an applicant for a Class CC intern expected to
have investigative experience?
◉ Retake both the training and two examination Answer: If a Class
AA license becoes invalid due to expiration or administrative action
and remains invalid for more than a year what must the licensee do?
◉ Section 493.6203 (4) Answer: Class C license shall have 2 years of
full-time experence or training in at least one of the following:
Private investigative work, college course work related to criminal
justice, criminology, or law enforcement, except that no more than 1
year may be used from this category, or work as a class CC intern.
◉ Section 493.6203 (5) (a) and (b) Answer: Applicant for class MA,
M, or C license must pass an exam that covers the provisions of
Chapter 493. Successful completion of exam must be submitted with
application. If license is invalid for more than 1 year, person must
take and pass exam again.
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SURVEILLANCE AND ETHICS BREAKDOWN
◉ What Florida Statue Chapter regultes P.I? Answer: Chapter 493
◉ Section 493.6101 (17) Regulated Activity- Private Investigation
Answer: Investigation of a person for purpose of obtaining info with
reference to the following: Crime or wrong doings, identity, habits,
conduct, movement, etc of any society, person, or group, credibility
of witnesses or other persons, whereabouts of missing persons or
property, cause and origin of real or personal property, the business
of securing evidence to be used before investigating comittee or
boards.
◉ Class C License- Private Investigator Answer: individual who
performs investigative services, except an in-house investigator,
must have this license and must owner or be emploed by a licenses
Class A P.I agency or Class AA or AB branch office.
◉ Section 493.6201 (8) Answer: Class C or CC license may perform
bodyguard services without obtaining a Class D license
,◉ Class CC license- Private Investigator Intern Answer: Individual
who performs investiative services as an intern under the direction
and control of a desinated sponsoring class C licensee or designated
sponsoring class M or MA agency manager licensee.
◉ Class A license- Private Investigative Agency Answer: Company
that engages in business as an investigative agency. This license is
only valid for one location.
◉ Calss AA- Branch Office Answer: Each of these offices of Class A
agency shall have this license.
◉ Class M or MA license- Agency Manager Answer: Individual who
performs services of a manger for a Class A agency or class AA
branch office must have this license.
◉ Section 493.6106 (2)(d) Answer: Each agency or branch office
shall designate a minimum of one licensed individual to act as
manager of Class C or CC employees
◉ Section 493.6111 (2) and 493.6113 Answer: Unless license is
suspended or revoked, licenses are valid for 2 years, except for Class
A, Class AA or AB, and Class K which are valid for 3 years.
, ◉ In-house Investigators Answer: No license required, an unarmed
investigator who is solely emploued as an investigator in connection
with the business of their employer when employer does not
provide, or advestise investigative services for a fee. Unlicensed
investigator may not provide services to anyone other than
employer.
◉ A Class CC applicant is not expected to have investigative
experience Answer: Is an applicant for a Class CC intern expected to
have investigative experience?
◉ Retake both the training and two examination Answer: If a Class
AA license becoes invalid due to expiration or administrative action
and remains invalid for more than a year what must the licensee do?
◉ Section 493.6203 (4) Answer: Class C license shall have 2 years of
full-time experence or training in at least one of the following:
Private investigative work, college course work related to criminal
justice, criminology, or law enforcement, except that no more than 1
year may be used from this category, or work as a class CC intern.
◉ Section 493.6203 (5) (a) and (b) Answer: Applicant for class MA,
M, or C license must pass an exam that covers the provisions of
Chapter 493. Successful completion of exam must be submitted with
application. If license is invalid for more than 1 year, person must
take and pass exam again.
