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Alabama Private Investigator Exam||LATEST EXAM
WITH RATIONALES|| BRAND NEW
VERSION||CURRENTLY TESTING!!!
T/F Any person or professional, including without limitation
an attorney providing legal services, who is not primarily
engaged in the business of private investigation, but who
in conjunction with his or her business or profession may
occasionally perform private investigation services is not
exempt from the LPI license requirement. - ANSWER-
False
T/F Any business or entity that is not primarily engaged in
the business of private investigation is exempt from the
LIP license requirement. - ANSWER-True
T/F A consumer-reporting agency as defined by the
Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. is exempted from the
LPI license requirement. - ANSWER-True
T/F Any certified public accountant authorized to engage
in the practice of public accountancy in this state or any
entity licensed or otherwise permitted to engage in the
practice of public accountancy in this state or the affiliated
entities thereof is exempt from the LPI license
requirement. - ANSWER-True
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T/F, the following are exempt from the LPI license
requirement:
(a) An attorney-at-law in good standing and licensed to
practice law;
(b) An employee of a single attorney or single law firm who
is acting within the employee's scope of employment of
the attorney or law firm; or
(c) A consultant, accident reconstructionist, or forensic
scientist when the person is retained by an attorney,
insurance company representative, or appointed by a
court to serve as an expert witness or to investigate, or to
make tests, conduct experiments, draw conclusions,
render opinions or make diagnoses, where those services
require the use of training or experience in a technical,
scientific, or social science field. - ANSWER-True
Any individual engaged in any of the following is exempt
from the LPI license requirement:
(a) Computer or digital forensic services.
(b) The acquisition, review, or analysis of digital or
computer-based information for evidentiary or other
purposes or to provide expert testimony before any court,
Board, officer, or investigating committee.
(c) Network or system vulnerability testing, including
network scans and risk assessment and analysis of
computers connected to a network. - ANSWER-True
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T/F A subpoena is a an order or command from a judge or
an officer of a court, or a government agency with legal
authority to do so, that requires that a person appear at a
certain place and time to give evidence, or to furnish
records. - ANSWER-True
Is it a good idea to reunite adopted children with their birth
parents if both parties do not agree? - ANSWER-No
Is proper training and liability insurance very important if
you are providing personal protection services? -
ANSWER-Yes
Is it permissible to climb a tree to obtain a view over a
privacy fence to obtain a video recording of your subject? -
ANSWER-No, this is a 4th amendment violation
Is it permissible to rent an apartment with a view into your
target's backyard over his privacy fence if you don't need
binoculars to see into the backyard - i.e. anyone in that
apartment would be able to see into the yard over the
fence with an unaided view? - ANSWER-Yes
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Before taking an action, is it advisable to obtain a legal
opinion if you have any doubts about the legality of the
action? - ANSWER-Yes
Are other LPI's common customers for a LPI? - ANSWER-
Yes
T/F To obtain low light photos you may have to manually
set your camera shutter speed to 1/30 or 1/15. -
ANSWER-True
What is the preferred rating of a pair of binoculars for a
LPI? - ANSWER-7X50
What is the key to maintain time/date stamps in video
recordings? - ANSWER-Avoid changing file formats
What is the better option when moving a video recording
from a camera? - ANSWER-Burn directly from the camera
to a stand alone dvd burner
When conducting surveillance is it best to write everything
into a surveillance log? - ANSWER-No, it is best to dictate
into a digital recorder but also have a note pad available
Alabama Private Investigator Exam||LATEST EXAM
WITH RATIONALES|| BRAND NEW
VERSION||CURRENTLY TESTING!!!
T/F Any person or professional, including without limitation
an attorney providing legal services, who is not primarily
engaged in the business of private investigation, but who
in conjunction with his or her business or profession may
occasionally perform private investigation services is not
exempt from the LPI license requirement. - ANSWER-
False
T/F Any business or entity that is not primarily engaged in
the business of private investigation is exempt from the
LIP license requirement. - ANSWER-True
T/F A consumer-reporting agency as defined by the
Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. is exempted from the
LPI license requirement. - ANSWER-True
T/F Any certified public accountant authorized to engage
in the practice of public accountancy in this state or any
entity licensed or otherwise permitted to engage in the
practice of public accountancy in this state or the affiliated
entities thereof is exempt from the LPI license
requirement. - ANSWER-True
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T/F, the following are exempt from the LPI license
requirement:
(a) An attorney-at-law in good standing and licensed to
practice law;
(b) An employee of a single attorney or single law firm who
is acting within the employee's scope of employment of
the attorney or law firm; or
(c) A consultant, accident reconstructionist, or forensic
scientist when the person is retained by an attorney,
insurance company representative, or appointed by a
court to serve as an expert witness or to investigate, or to
make tests, conduct experiments, draw conclusions,
render opinions or make diagnoses, where those services
require the use of training or experience in a technical,
scientific, or social science field. - ANSWER-True
Any individual engaged in any of the following is exempt
from the LPI license requirement:
(a) Computer or digital forensic services.
(b) The acquisition, review, or analysis of digital or
computer-based information for evidentiary or other
purposes or to provide expert testimony before any court,
Board, officer, or investigating committee.
(c) Network or system vulnerability testing, including
network scans and risk assessment and analysis of
computers connected to a network. - ANSWER-True
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T/F A subpoena is a an order or command from a judge or
an officer of a court, or a government agency with legal
authority to do so, that requires that a person appear at a
certain place and time to give evidence, or to furnish
records. - ANSWER-True
Is it a good idea to reunite adopted children with their birth
parents if both parties do not agree? - ANSWER-No
Is proper training and liability insurance very important if
you are providing personal protection services? -
ANSWER-Yes
Is it permissible to climb a tree to obtain a view over a
privacy fence to obtain a video recording of your subject? -
ANSWER-No, this is a 4th amendment violation
Is it permissible to rent an apartment with a view into your
target's backyard over his privacy fence if you don't need
binoculars to see into the backyard - i.e. anyone in that
apartment would be able to see into the yard over the
fence with an unaided view? - ANSWER-Yes
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Before taking an action, is it advisable to obtain a legal
opinion if you have any doubts about the legality of the
action? - ANSWER-Yes
Are other LPI's common customers for a LPI? - ANSWER-
Yes
T/F To obtain low light photos you may have to manually
set your camera shutter speed to 1/30 or 1/15. -
ANSWER-True
What is the preferred rating of a pair of binoculars for a
LPI? - ANSWER-7X50
What is the key to maintain time/date stamps in video
recordings? - ANSWER-Avoid changing file formats
What is the better option when moving a video recording
from a camera? - ANSWER-Burn directly from the camera
to a stand alone dvd burner
When conducting surveillance is it best to write everything
into a surveillance log? - ANSWER-No, it is best to dictate
into a digital recorder but also have a note pad available
