Useful Links

To Private Investigation Information

Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act

Title 15, Section 1681(k) requires most current information available be used in employment-related investigations (that means using onsite searches instead of computer searches whenever possible).

Federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Title 15, Section 6821 prohibits false or misleading methods (such as pretexting) to obtain financial information.

California Financial Information Privacy Act

Financial Code, Section 4050 Prohibits financial institutions from providing nonpublic personal information without consent from the consumer.

California's Private Investigator Regulatory Agency

California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services