THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL 65 was re-referred to the PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE committee on May 6, 2009: An Act amending Title 22 (Detectives and Private Police) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, amending the heading of Title 22 and 22 Pa.C.S. Ch. 3; codifying and making extensive revisions to The Private Detective Act of 1953; codifying the Lethal Weapons Training Act; further providing for the definition of "privately employed agents"; providing for the continuation of certain licenses; making an appropriation; and making related repeals.
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Mark your calendars! This year's PALI seminar will be held on Oct 6 and 7 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. We have a great list of presenters, a general election, much food and camaraderie. Please note: Anyone who wants to run for a PALI office, contact Jeff Stein, the PALI secretary, to get on the ballot (jstein1@aol.com or 610-241-8084).

Please note: To qualify to be a PI in Pennsylvania, the law requires 5 years investigative experience and each license is issued by the county judge. Applicants should contact their Clerk of Courts for detailed information and procedures.

On September 16, 2008, the NCISS' position on handling locate requests was adopted as a PALI policy statement. For more information, please read the PALI Code of Ethics.

To ALL, Here is the link to the newly introduced House Bill 2493 that PALI been working on and monitoring for some time. It has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee. If you are as interested as you should be you can monitor its progress, which may be slow, through the legislative process. To do this, simply click on this link to see the bill in its latest form. Any changes to the bill will be shown by obvious markings as to recent additions and deletions of text. THIS BILL IS YOUR FUTURE!!!!!
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