State Associations

Most states have at least one professional organization for private investigators, protective/security agents. These organizations help us work together, provide up-to-date education and training, and promote the highest standards of professional excellence.

Alabama
- Alabama Private Investigators Association (APIA)

Arizona
- Arizona Association of Licensed Private Investigators (AALPI)

California
- California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI)
- Professional Investigators of California (PICA)
- Southern California Fraud Investigators Association (SCFIA)
- California Association of Judgement Professionals (CAJP)

Colorado
- Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado (PPIAC)

Connecticut
- Connecticut Association of Licensed Private Investigators (CALPI)

Florida
- Forida Association of Licensed Investigators (FALI)
- Florida Association of Private Investigators (FAPI)

Georgia
- Georgia Association of Professional Private Investigators (GAPPI)

Idaho
- Idaho Private Investigators Association (IPIA)

Illinois
- Association of Detectives of Illinois (ADI)

Indiana
- Indiana Association of Professional Investigators (IAPI)
- Indiana Society of Professional Investigators (INSPI)

Iowa
- Iowa Association of Private Investigators (IAPI)

Kansas
- Kansas Association of Licensed Investigators (KALI)

Kentucky
- Kentucky Professional Investigators Association (KPIA)

Louisiana
- Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners (LSBPIE)

Maine
- Maine Licensed Private Investigators Associations (MLPIA)

Maryland
- Maryland Investigators and Security Associations (MISA)

Massachusetts
- Licensed Private Detectives Association of Massachusetts (LPDAM)

Michigan
- Michigan Council of Private Investigators (MCPI)
- Michigan Contract Security Association (MCSA)

Minnesota
- Minnesota Association of Private Investigators & Protective Agents (MAPI)

Nevada
- Nevada Society of Professional Investigators (NSPI)

New Hampshire
- New Hampshire League of Investigators (NHLI)

New Jersey
- New Jersey Licensed Private Investigators Association (NJLPIA)
- New Jersey Special Investigators Association (NJSIA)

New York
- The Associated Licensed Detectives of New York State (ALDNYS)
- Society of Professional Investigators (SPI)

North Carolina
- North Carolina Association of Private Investigators (NCAPI)

Ohio
- Ohio Investigators Association (OIA)
- Ohio Association of Security and Investigation Services (OASIS)

Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Private Investigators Association (OPIA)

Oregon
- Oregon Assoiciation of Licensed Investigators (OALI)

Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Investigators (PALI)

Rhode Island
- Licensed Private Detectives Association of Rhode Island (LPDARI)

South Carolina
- South Carolina Association of Legal Investigators (SCALI)

Tennessee
- Tennessee Association of Licensed Professional Investigators (TALPI)
- Tennessee Professional Investigators Association (TPIA)

Texas
- Texas Association of Licensed Investigators (TALI)
- North Texas Private Investigators Association (NTPIA)

Utah
- Private Investigators Association of Utah (PIAU)

Virginia
- Private Investigators Association of Virginia (PIAVA)
- Virginia Professional Investigators & Security Association (PISA)

Washington
- Washington Association of Legal Investigators (WALI)
- Pacific Northwest Association of Investigators (PNAI)

West Virginia
- Private Investigators & Security Professionals of West Virginia (PISP)

Wisconsin
- Professional Association of Wisconsin Licensed Investigators (PAWLI)

National Associations

- Association of Christian Investigators (ACI)
- Professional Certified Investigator (PCI)
- The Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council (CDITC)
- International Intelligence Network (Intellenet)
- National Alliance of Gang Investigators Association (NAGIA)
- National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI)
- National Association of Investigative Specialists (NAIS)
- National Associaiton of Legal Investigators (NALI)
- National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS)
- National Association of Professional Process Servers (NAPPS)
- National Council of Investigators & Security Services (NCISS)
- National Defender Investigator Association (NDIA)
- Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI (SOCXFBI)