What a Private Investigator Can Really Do For You!
Michele Harris
Well Respected Licensed Private Investigator and Process Server in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia. Notary in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia and Delaware.
Not all Private Investigators are created equal so be sure to ask questions before hiring them. One thing to always keep in mind is MOST Private Investigators are required to be Licensed, Bonded and Insurance so ask for that and verify that 1st.
What do I mean by we are not created equal? Its not a man or women thing. Its some investigators only do investigations or surveillance, some just accident reconstruction. Some just part time as they have a full time job or a pension. Not all investigators serve papers either.
Why does that matter? Well as stated before Private Investigators are licensed, bonded and insured, process servers do not have to be! So if they mess up you have their insurance to fall back on. Process servers can only sit and stake out a house for a short period of time before being accused of being investigators on stake out. Could cause your case to get thrown out.
Some investigator just do skip traces or locates and never leave their office. That is a nationwide service that really any good investigator should offer. Some just do assets searches or title searches, again so they don't have to leave their office.
A well rounded agency will do most of the above. Offer 15-20 different services. Have references. Been in the industry for some time. Know the Rules (like no Sunday service rules or sub serve rules), check in with law enforcement on surveillance to not blow their cover. Have sources and resources to get the job done for you, right, the first time.
Good and legit investigators will know they cant pull credit reports or phone records like you see on TV. Good investigators will not cross the gray line that could cost you your case.
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Remember to 90 percent of what you see on TV done by those investigators in TV shows is far from legal! Some tap phones, break in houses, put GPS on a vehicle, that is so not legal! Some record conversations and many states are two party states!
So you see we are not all created equal! I know you can get the above things done but are they legal and will they hold up in court.
I bet not
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