Last year a new law was passed making licensing of private investigators in Colorado mandatory. We are excited to let you know that we are now both charter mandatory licensed private investigators in Colorado, effective June 1st.
Although we have every reason to believe being licensed does not change any faith our clients and colleagues have in us and our services, being licensed is as important to us as it is to you.
Together we have nearly 50 years of legal investigative experience, including and a combined official death investigation experience of over nine years at a busy and unique coroner/medical examiner’s office.
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Colorado's voluntary licensure program was repealed in June 2014 after the passage of mandatory licensure, which will be effective June 01, 2015.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.aspx
Together 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
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. Here is a video explaining what we do and why - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgsvtbSk8fg
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Dean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI and Karen S. Beers, BSW, CCDI
Colorado Licensed Private Investigators PI2.0000050 and PI2.0000019
Cheyenne WY Licensed Private Investigators & Security (No. OL-15-31146)
Board Certified Legal Investigator / Expert Consultant (national)
Board Certified Criminal Defense Investigators
Certified in Medicolegal Death Investigations / former Deputy Coroners
Associates in Forensic Investigations, LLC
A Rocky Mountain West Agency
Expert Consultants and Legal Investigators
Personal Injury, Negligence & Death in Civil, Criminal and Probate Litigation
www.DeathCaseReview.com ~ [email protected]
CO - (970) 480-7793 Office / TXT and (970) 480-7794 Fax
WY - (307) 222-0136 Office / TXT and (307) 222-0138 Fax
'Quaero Indicium' - To Find The Evidence