Greetings
TODAY (Monday 06/01/2015) is the day that ALL private investigators (with few exemptions - i.e. law firm W2 status in-house investigators) MUST be licensed. Be sure that the investigator currently working your case, or that you are considering for a new case, is LICENSED. There is no grace period - DORA has been processing and approving applications since March.
Learn about our agency principals at www.ColoradoLicensedPrivateInvestigators.com
Background
Colorado's voluntary licensure program was repealed in June 2014 after the passage of mandatory licensure, which will be effective June 01, 2015. At that time ALL persons asserting to be a private investigator and providing services defined by statute will have to be licensed (there are exemptions for in-house investigators and other limited persons (see the rules and statute). Reporting of operating without a license is mandatory - and with the cost of licensure, reporting non-compliance assures both consumer and professional protection from unlicensed activity.
Requirements:
Beginning in March, the online application process was opened by DORA. The basic requirements for Level I and Level II are the same. These are:
-- Be 21 years of age or older and a US citizen;
-- Passing a jurisprudence exam on the rules, regulations and statutes of being a Colorado Licensed Private Investigator;
-- Passing a Colorado and FBI fingerprint criminal background check;
-- Securing a $10,000 surety bond for consumer protection; and
Our agency principals are Level II, which requires the additional proof of 4,000 hours or greater of experience (education can be included for up to 2,000 hours).
Resources:
DORA has links with the Rules, Statutes and application process at: http://cdn.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/DORA-Reg/CBON/DORA/1251632265667
Verify licensure (PI1 and PI2 are separated, check both or by full name):
https://www.colorado.gov/dora/licensing/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspxTogether We're Better - Together We Make the Difference!
Associates in Forensic Investigations LLC is a Rocky Mountain West Agency
owned by Dean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI and Karen S. Beers, BSW, CCDI.
We provide Expert Consultations and Legal Investigations of Personal Injury, Negligence & Death in Civil, Criminal and Probate litigation. We are Subject Matter Experts in Equivocal Death Investigation and Analysis, and Injury Causation.
We are based in the Rocky Mountain West and provide expert consultations nationally. Learn details at www.DeathCaseReview.com
Here is a video explaining what we do and why - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgsvtbSk8fg
AFI-LLC - Our agency is called upon for many reasons - from investigations to consultations - and from finding the right investigator to the right expert. We have recently added to our case examples found at http://www.DeathCaseReview.com/sample-cases.html. 
