A badge means nothing without a rulebook behind it. This is ours. Every member signs it, and every member is held to it — in that order.
Members follow New York State law and federal law in every case — no illegal recordings, no pretexting past legal limits, no shortcuts.
A current NYS license and active liability coverage are conditions of membership, every day of the year.
Honest case assessments, honest reports and honest results — even when the truth is not what the client hoped for.
Rates, retainers and expenses agreed in writing before work begins. No surprise invoices.
Case details stay confidential. Files are stored securely and shared only as the law requires.
Evidence is documented as found. Members never alter, invent or omit facts to fit a story.
Stalking, harassment and illegal surveillance requests get declined — and, where required, reported.
Members deal fairly with clients, courts, colleagues and the public. The badge represents all of us.
Anyone can file a complaint about a member — client, attorney or fellow investigator. Here is what happens next.
People hire investigators at hard moments — a missing person, a fraud, a case headed to court. They cannot afford to guess wrong. Our standards exist so the public does not have to take anyone's word for it, including ours. The rules are public. The members are checked against them. That is the whole model.
Investigators who live by these rules do better work and win better clients. That is why they join.
Then you already qualify for the part that matters. Apply for membership.
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