Specialized Investigations in Idaho, One Problem at a Time

01Why it matters

Why Narrow Service Lines Produce Better Idaho Evidence

A general request to investigate someone tends to burn hours without a clear finish line. A defined line forces the right questions at intake: which statute or rule the evidence has to satisfy, which court will read the report, and what a successful result looks like. In Idaho that discipline matters more than usual, because a file can sit in a magistrate courtroom in Grangeville, a district court in Caldwell or the federal court in Pocatello, and each forum expects something slightly different from an investigator's work product.

Distance shapes every line as well. Idaho stretches from the Canadian border to Nevada and Utah, two time zones apply, and US 95 is the only road joining the Panhandle to the rest of the state. Specialized investigations in Idaho are therefore planned around the region where they will run, whether that is the Treasure Valley suburbs served by our Eagle investigator page or the Upper Snake region covered from our Rexburg investigation coverage.

Every line on this page shares one pricing structure and one chain of command, so a client who starts with a dating check and later needs surveillance does not begin again with a new firm. The Idaho investigations overview explains how Delator assigns investigators across the state, and the core Idaho surveillance investigations page describes the field method that most of these lines rely on.

• Each line answers one defined question
• Scope tied to the Idaho statute or rule involved
• Planned around region, time zone and travel
• Same pricing rules across all 63 lines

02Personal matters

Relationship, Dating and Personal Safety Matters in Idaho

Relationship files are the most personal work we take. Idaho still lists adultery among its divorce grounds, and a court setting maintenance may consider fault, so a spouse's conduct can matter even in a case filed on irreconcilable differences. Couples who never married face different stakes, usually a shared lease, a mortgage or children, which is why our unmarried partner investigations are scoped separately. A spouse who travels for work across state lines is handled through out-of-state infidelity surveillance under a single log.

Personal safety work often starts before anything goes wrong. A dating background check in Idaho confirms identity, marriages, court history and protection orders as a $102 remote item. When contact has already turned into repeated following, monitoring or unwanted messages, our Idaho stalking investigations document the course of conduct described in Idaho Code § 18-7906, which expressly includes surveillance by electronic means, so a victim can petition the magistrate division or report to police with organized, dated evidence.

03Employers and companies

Corporate, Employment and Audit Lines for Idaho Employers

Idaho's corporate files follow its economy: technology suppliers in the Treasure Valley, food processors and dairies in the Magic Valley, contractors working the growth corridors of Canyon and Kootenai counties, and research contractors in eastern Idaho. When product or tools disappear and nobody knows who took them, workplace theft investigations start with the site. When a known insider is suspected, the employee theft line builds the record needed for discipline or a criminal referral.

Employment disputes call for neutrality, because the report may be read by the Idaho Human Rights Commission, a federal agency or a jury. Our workplace sexual harassment investigations interview witnesses and test accounts against records, and wrongful termination fact-finding looks at handbooks, promises and timing in light of Idaho's case-law exceptions to at-will employment. Audits begin at $1,200, and the Idaho compliance audit checks whether written rules match daily practice.

04Courts and locates

Criminal Defense Support and Locate Work Across Idaho

Defense lines follow the charge. Misdemeanors are heard in the magistrate division, where misdemeanor defense investigation starts at $750, and felonies begin with a magistrate preliminary hearing before moving to district court, where our felony defense investigators start at $1,000 for one charge. Since October 2024 trial-level public defense has run through the State Public Defender, and attorneys taking those cases can use our appointed counsel investigation support.

Locate work ranges from adversarial to deeply personal. A creditor holding a judgment needs debtor skip tracing to find wages and assets, while a family searching for an estranged relative needs patience and discretion. When a person is genuinely missing, the Idaho State Police clearinghouse states that no waiting period applies, and our missing person searches in Idaho work alongside that report rather than in place of it. Field locates start at $1,000.

05Handled with care

Deaths, Abuse and Theft Cases Handled With Care

Some lines involve grief or vulnerable people, and they are staffed accordingly. Families who question how a death was classified can request an independent death investigation, and families of residents in care can ask us to examine suspected neglect through nursing home abuse investigations. Idaho's mandatory reporting law sends many abuse concerns to Adult Protective Services within 24 hours, and our work supplements that system. Abuse investigations start at $1,500 and are quoted in writing like every other line.

Theft lines are more practical. Agricultural and construction equipment is valuable, portable and often stored far from anyone's view, so stolen equipment recovery checks resale channels and acquaintances quickly. A missing vehicle worth more than $1,000 counts as grand theft under Idaho Code § 18-2407, and our stolen car investigations trace listings, registrations and contacts while police pursue the criminal case. Property taken by a relative or former partner is handled through the stolen assets line.

06Consumer losses

Scam, Crypto and Vehicle Dispute Investigations

Scam work starts at $2,000 because it usually means tracing money through banks, payment apps or blockchains and preserving evidence before it disappears. Romance, rental and contractor schemes reach Idaho residents in every county, and losses by older adults raise Idaho Code § 18-1505, which treats exploitation of a vulnerable adult causing more than $1,000 in loss as a felony. Our elder scam investigations coordinate with Adult Protective Services and police, and cryptocurrency scam tracing packages the wallet trail for both.

Vehicle disputes are smaller in dollars but just as frustrating. A repair shop that bills for work it never did, or returns a car with new damage, leaves an owner with little except an invoice. Our auto repair scam investigations compare invoices, parts and photographs, and car dealer scam investigations look at title, odometer and financing paperwork. Each produces a written report a consumer attorney or small claims judge can follow, and Idaho small claims now reaches $15,000 as amended in 2026.

07Getting started

Choosing a Service Line and Starting an Idaho Matter

You do not need to pick the right line before you call. Describe the problem, the county and the deadline, and leadership will match it to a line or combine two when the facts call for it. Specialized investigations in Idaho often overlap: a custody case may need surveillance and a background check, and a theft case may turn into an asset search. Our guide to Idaho investigator costs explains how combined scopes are priced.

Every line stays within Idaho law. We do not trespass on posted or fenced land, record conversations we are not part of, place trackers on vehicles we have no right to, or pose as officials. Because Idaho issues no statewide PI license, it is worth asking any firm how it handles those limits. When you are ready, send Delator leadership a short description of what is happening, and the written quote will follow before any work begins.

All 63 services

Every specialized investigation offered in Idaho

Each card below opens a page explaining how that line works under Idaho statutes and court rules and across Idaho distances, from the Panhandle to the Utah line. One set of pricing rules covers all of them: $100 per hour for field work, a stated case minimum where one applies, set prices for remote records work, and a written quote before any investigator is assigned.

Infidelity

• Married infidelity investigationsDocuments a suspected affair from public places for counsel weighing adultery under Idaho Code § 32-603 or fault in a maintenance claim under § 32-705.
• Unmarried partner infidelityGives cohabiting Idaho couples who share a lease, a mortgage or children verified facts about a partner's conduct before they decide what comes next.
• Out-of-state infidelityFollows a spouse from Idaho into Washington, Oregon, Utah, Montana or Wyoming under one written scope and one continuous log.
• Workplace infidelityExamines a relationship between coworkers when it raises favoritism, harassment exposure or conflict-of-interest questions for a spouse or an Idaho employer.

Surveillance

• Workplace surveillanceLawful observation of conduct on an employer's own premises, such as after-hours access, loading-dock activity or misuse of company vehicles.
• Out-of-state surveillanceKeeps a surveillance chronology unbroken when the subject drives from North Idaho into Spokane or from eastern Idaho toward Jackson.
• Hotel surveillanceRecords arrivals, departures and companions at hotels and resorts from downtown Boise to Sun Valley, always from public or permitted areas.
• Employee surveillanceChecks whether an employee on leave, a claimed sick day or a side business is doing what the employer has been told.
• Workers' comp surveillanceActivity checks for sureties and self-insured employers weighing benefits under Idaho Code § 72-801 and the felony fraud statute, § 41-293.
• Insurance claim surveillanceTests the limitations reported in auto, liability and disability claims against what the claimant actually does in public view.

Background checks

• Employee background checksVerifies identity, work history and court records before an Idaho employer makes an offer, starting at $102 as remote work.
• Dating background checksConfirms that someone met online is who they claim to be, checking marriages, protection orders and court history for $102.
• Business partner background checksResearches a prospective partner's prior companies, judgments, liens and lawsuits before you sign an operating agreement or commit capital.
• Executive hire screeningDeep-dive screening at $300 for senior hires, covering past ventures, board seats, litigation and public statements that could embarrass the company.
• Jury pool researchPublic-record and open-source research on a venire for trial counsel, within the court's rules and with no contact with any prospective juror.
• Witness background checksReviews a witness's prior statements, convictions, relationships and online posts so counsel can prepare for credibility issues before deposition.
• Tenant screeningScreens rental applicants for prior unlawful detainer cases, judgments and identity problems before an Idaho landlord hands over the keys.

Privacy

• Personal information OSINT wipeFinds where your address, phone number and family details are published online and works to remove them, for $900 as remote work.

Corporate

• M&A due diligenceInvestigates a target company's owners, litigation, liens and reputation before an acquisition closes, with remote reports from $300.
• Corporate espionageLooks into suspected leaks of designs, pricing or customer lists, a live concern for Treasure Valley technology suppliers and their vendors.
• Employee theftBuilds the facts on cash skimming, inventory loss or payroll fraud by a known employee, preserving evidence for termination or prosecution.
• Workplace theftAddresses site losses when the culprit is unknown, from tools on construction jobs to product leaving a food processing plant.
• Corporate malfeasanceExamines misconduct by officers or managers, such as self-dealing or concealed losses, and reports the findings to the board or counsel.
• Malfeasance damage mitigationHelps a company contain the fallout once misconduct surfaces, sequencing the fact-finding, the required notices and new internal controls.
• Malfeasance press releasesPrepares fact-checked public statements after an internal investigation so an Idaho company says only what the evidence supports.
• Corporate collusionInvestigates bid rigging, kickbacks and coordinated pricing between employees and vendors, or among companies that should be competing.
• Acquisition riskWeighs the hidden exposure in a deal, from undisclosed litigation to key-person and reputation risk that never appears in a data room.
• Real estate riskResearches sellers, liens, recorded disputes and neighbors before a purchase in fast-growing areas such as Canyon and Kootenai counties.
• General risk managementReviews a business's exposure to fraud, theft, workplace violence and reputational harm, then ranks the fixes it can realistically afford.

Criminal defense

• DUI defenseReconstructs the stop, the timeline and the witnesses in a charge under Idaho Code § 18-8004, quoted from $750 for a misdemeanor.
• Misdemeanor defenseInvestigation for misdemeanor charges heard in the magistrate division, from witness interviews to scene photographs, starting at $750.
• Felony defenseFelony work from the preliminary hearing through district court trial, with one charge from $1,000 and multiple charges from $1,500.
• Appointed counsel defense supportInvestigative help for attorneys taking cases through the State Public Defender system, which took over trial-level defense in October 2024.

Employment

• Wrongful terminationGathers facts for claims that a firing broke an implied contract or public policy, the main exceptions to Idaho's case-law at-will rule.
• Workplace sexual harassmentNeutral fact-finding on harassment complaints, mindful that Idaho Human Rights Act charges generally must be filed within one year.
• Wrongful deathSupports heirs and their attorneys under Idaho Code § 5-311, working inside the generally two-year limit of § 5-219(4).

Audits

• Compliance auditTests whether written policies are actually followed at an Idaho facility, from visitor logs to cash handling, starting at $1,200.
• Risk auditWalks a site to find security, theft and liability gaps, then ranks each one by likelihood, consequence and cost to fix.
• Emergency preparedness auditReviews evacuation, communication and continuity plans against Idaho realities such as winter pass closures and remote work sites.
• Active shooter risk auditAssesses access control, lockdown procedures and staff readiness at schools, clinics and offices without staging anything alarming.
• Fraud risk auditMaps where money and inventory can leak, from purchasing to payroll, and tests the controls that are supposed to stop it.

Locates

• Missing person searchesSupplements police on a missing adult; Idaho's Missing Person Clearinghouse says there is no waiting period to make a report.
• Evasive person locatesFinds defendants who dodge service so counsel can complete it inside the 182-day window of I.R.C.P. 4(b)(2).
• Missing child supportWorks alongside police and NCMEC when a child is missing or withheld, which is a felony by default under Idaho Code § 18-4506.
• Missing family memberReconnects families with an estranged parent, sibling or adult child, and approaches the located person with care and discretion.
• Debtor skip tracingLocates judgment debtors, their employers and their assets so a creditor can move forward with garnishment or execution.
• Lost contact searchesFinds old friends, heirs, beneficiaries and former colleagues for reunions, estate administration and required notices.
• Hit-and-run driver locatesTraces the driver and vehicle after a crash; leaving an injury scene is a felony under Idaho Code § 18-8007.

Sensitive matters

• Drug overdose death investigationsIndependent review of the circumstances around an overdose death for families who want answers about sources, contacts and timelines.
• StalkingDocuments repeated following, surveillance or unwanted contact that may meet Idaho Code § 18-7906, organized for a protection order petition.
• CyberbullyingPreserves harassing texts, posts and emails that may fall under Idaho Code § 18-6710, where a second offense is a felony.
• Independent death investigationsCareful, independent work for families who question how a death was classified, handled with respect for everyone involved.

Theft

• Stolen carTraces a stolen vehicle through listings, registrations and acquaintances; theft of property over $1,000 is grand theft under Idaho Code § 18-2407.
• Stolen assetsFollows money, property or heirlooms taken by someone you know and documents the trail for counsel or police.
• Stolen equipmentRecovers tractors, trailers and tools taken from farms and job sites by checking resale channels across Idaho and neighboring states.

Abuse

• Correctional facility abuseInvestigates mistreatment claims in county jails and state prisons, including the Kuna complex on Pleasant Valley Road, from $1,500.
• Nursing home abuseLooks into neglect or exploitation in care facilities; abuse likely to cause great bodily harm is a felony under Idaho Code § 18-1505.

Vehicles

• Auto shop damageDocuments damage done while a vehicle sat at a repair shop, using photographs, invoices and an independent inspection.
• Auto repair scamsInvestigates padded invoices, repairs that were billed but never done, and parts quietly swapped by a repair shop.
• Car dealer scamsExamines odometer, title and financing problems in a dealer sale and gathers evidence a consumer attorney can use.

Scams

• Crypto scamsTraces cryptocurrency sent to an investment or romance scammer and packages the wallet trail for police and counsel, from $2,000.
• Elder scamsInvestigates exploitation of an older Idaho resident; under Idaho Code § 18-1505 exploitation causing more than $1,000 in loss is a felony.
• Scam investigationsRomance, rental, contractor and online purchase scams against Idaho residents and businesses, starting at $2,000.

Services

Most Requested Specialized Services in Idaho

• Married infidelityDated photographs and a neutral chronology documenting a suspected affair, prepared for an Idaho family law attorney weighing fault and maintenance.Learn more
• Workers' comp surveillancePublic-view activity checks on Idaho workers' compensation claimants, scheduled around medical appointments, stated work restrictions and the claimant's real weekly routine.Learn more
• Tenant screeningRemote checks of eviction filings, judgments and identity for Idaho landlords in fast-growing rental markets, delivered as a $102 item.Learn more
• Evasive person locatesField confirmation of where a defendant actually sleeps and works, so service can be completed before Idaho's 182-day deadline runs.Learn more
• Elder scam investigationsTracing funds taken from an older Idaho resident and organizing the evidence for Adult Protective Services, police and family counsel.Learn more
• Stolen equipmentRecovery work on tractors, trailers and tools taken from Idaho farms and job sites, checking resale listings across neighboring states.Learn more
• Hotel surveillanceLawful observation of arrivals, departures and companions at Idaho hotels and resorts, from downtown Boise to Coeur d'Alene and Sun Valley.Learn more
• Employee background checksPre-hire verification of identity, employment history and court records for Idaho employers, delivered remotely and quoted before the search begins.Learn more
• CyberbullyingPreservation and analysis of harassing messages and posts for families, schools and counsel, organized around Idaho's electronic harassment and stalking statutes.Learn more

How it works

How a Specialized Idaho Engagement Runs

1. 01

   Describe the problem

   Tell us what happened, where in Idaho, and what decision or deadline you face. Leadership identifies the matching line, or the two lines that work best together.

2. 02

   Receive a written quote

   The quote states the method, expected hours, travel and any case minimum. Nothing begins, and nothing is billed, until you approve that document.

3. 03

   Investigation and updates

   An assigned investigator works the line within Idaho law and reports at the intervals in the quote, flagging anything that changes the plan or the cost.

4. 04

   Report and next steps

   You receive a reviewed written report with sources, dates and photographs where relevant, and a plain explanation of what the findings support.

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Specialized Categories and Their Idaho Pricing Basis

Statewide coverage

Specialized Work Across Idaho's Cities

These specialized investigations in Idaho run wherever a case leads. Technology, hotel and harassment files cluster around the capital and its suburbs, handled through our Meridian investigators, while Canyon County growth brings tenant and real estate work to the Nampa investigation page. North Idaho lines, from cross-border surveillance to stolen boats and trailers, start with Sandpoint and Bonner County coverage, and university-town matters go to the Moscow investigation page. Southeastern defense, locate and fraud lines are coordinated from the Pocatello and Chubbuck area, and Upper Snake files from Rexburg and Idaho Falls.

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• Nampa
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• Rexburg
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• All of Idaho

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Every service

Investigations available in Idaho

Every service below is available in Idaho and across Idaho, run by the same Delator Group leadership that manages our Tennessee casework. Choose a service to read how it works in Idaho.

Service areas

Private investigators across Idaho