South Carolina Association of Legal Investigators

the PREMIER state p.i. association

with a nationwide reputation for excellence

Dispelling the Myths

PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS DO:

Adhere to a Professional Code of Ethics regarding treatment of their clients and members of the profession.
Charge reasonable fees for reasonable services .
Let client know ahead of time before accumulating expenses.
Report promptly to their client with new information.
Have a current license and are bonded and/or insured.
PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS DO NOT:

Undertake investigations without appropriate due dilligence into their client's motivations and need for information.
Reveal confidential client and/or case information unless legally ordered to do so.
Become involved in "conflict of interest" situtation.
Condone or participate in the illegal use of telephone conversation recording equipment, provide or install illegal wire taps.
Knowingly break the law to accomplish their investigative objective.
Violate people's right to privacy.
Trespass or break and enter to achieve investigative objectives.
Condone or participate in illegal child snatch back schemes.
Illegally obtain non-public information about others and/or access credit reports of others without a signed release or permissible purpose under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
Obtain personal account information of others from financial institutions under pretext.
Use illegal methods of covert electronic survaillance.
Obtain business or competitive intelligence by unfair or illegal means.
Engage in harrasing or vengeful behavior and/or intimidate witnesses..
Fabricate, manipulate and/or alter evidence.
Lie under oath.
Impersonate themselves as law enforcement officers or as representatives from government agencies or incorporated business
Represent themselves as having access to the Natuional Crime Information Center (NCIC) non-public dateabases and/or represent themselves as having access to all inclusive national criminal records databases.
Access Department of Motor Vehiocle records without permissble reasons and/or release DMV records to the members of the general publlic
Locate children for non-custodial individuals.

South Carolina Association of Legal Investigators

the PREMIER state p.i. association

with a nationwide reputation for excellence

Dispelling the Myths

PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS DO:

Adhere to a Professional Code of Ethics regarding treatment of their clients and members of the profession.
Charge reasonable fees for reasonable services .
Let client know ahead of time before accumulating expenses.
Report promptly to their client with new information.
Have a current license and are bonded and/or insured.
PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS DO NOT:

Undertake investigations without appropriate due dilligence into their client's motivations and need for information.
Reveal confidential client and/or case information unless legally ordered to do so.
Become involved in "conflict of interest" situtation.
Condone or participate in the illegal use of telephone conversation recording equipment, provide or install illegal wire taps.
Knowingly break the law to accomplish their investigative objective.
Violate people's right to privacy.
Trespass or break and enter to achieve investigative objectives.
Condone or participate in illegal child snatch back schemes.
Illegally obtain non-public information about others and/or access credit reports of others without a signed release or permissible purpose under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
Obtain personal account information of others from financial institutions under pretext.
Use illegal methods of covert electronic survaillance.
Obtain business or competitive intelligence by unfair or illegal means.
Engage in harrasing or vengeful behavior and/or intimidate witnesses..
Fabricate, manipulate and/or alter evidence.
Lie under oath.
Impersonate themselves as law enforcement officers or as representatives from government agencies or incorporated business
Represent themselves as having access to the Natuional Crime Information Center (NCIC) non-public dateabases and/or represent themselves as having access to all inclusive national criminal records databases.
Access Department of Motor Vehiocle records without permissble reasons and/or release DMV records to the members of the general publlic
Locate children for non-custodial individuals.