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For some reason, I can't log in again at Misty's forum.

Can one of you post this for the "PI"? It's Michigan state law regarding impersonating a Private Investigator.

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=mcl-338-823&highlight=

PRIVATE DETECTIVE LICENSE ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 285 of 1965

338.823 License required; violation; penalty.

Sec. 3.

(1) A person, firm, partnership, company, limited liability company, or corporation shall not engage in the business of private detective or investigator for hire, fee or reward, and shall not advertise his or her business to be that of detective or of a detective agency without first obtaining a license from the department.

(2) A person, firm, partnership, company, limited liability company, or corporation shall not engage in the business of furnishing or supplying, for hire and reward, information as to the personal character of any person or firm, or as to the character or kind of business and occupation of any person, firm, partnership, company, limited liability company, or corporation and shall not own, conduct, or maintain a bureau or agency for the purposes described in this subsection except as to the financial rating of persons, firms, partnerships, companies, limited liability companies, or corporations without having first obtained a license from the department.

(3) A person violating this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or by a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 114, Eff. July 1, 1974 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 474, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002

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