Private Investigators in Idaho by City

Licensing

How Idaho Licenses Private Investigators

Idaho has no statewide licensing program for private investigators. A 1998 bill that would have created a state licensing board, House Bill 770, was referred to committee and went no further. Some cities fill the gap. Chubbuck licenses private investigators and investigator agencies under its city code, with state and FBI fingerprint checks, and Coeur d'Alene licenses security agencies and agents. Delator Group is a licensed Tennessee private investigation firm and holds its Idaho casework to Tennessee's licensing standard.

Because there is no state license to look up, a client should vet the firm directly. Check that the business is registered and in good standing, ask for proof of liability insurance and for references from attorneys or past clients, and get the scope and price in writing before work starts. If the work will happen inside Chubbuck, Coeur d'Alene or another city with local rules, ask how those rules are being met.

Courts

How Idaho Courts Are Organized

Idaho's trial courts are the district courts, organized into seven judicial districts that cover all 44 counties. Each district court has a magistrate division. District judges hear felonies and civil actions over $10,000. The magistrate division hears civil actions up to $10,000, misdemeanors, felony preliminary hearings, small claims, probate, evictions, juvenile cases and family law, including divorce and child custody. The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals sit in Boise.

Communities

Idaho Communities With a Private Investigator Page

Every Idaho community over 3,000 residents, by population (U.S. Census Bureau, April 1, 2020 estimates base and July 1, 2024 estimates (Vintage 2024)).

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