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La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3520 (2026)

Illegal acts

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§3520. Illegal acts

           A. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to commit any of the following acts:

           (1) Provide contract or private investigator service without possessing a valid license.

           (2) Employ an individual to perform the duties of a private investigator who is not the holder of a valid registration card.

           (3) Designate an individual as other than a private investigator to circumvent the requirements of this Chapter.

           (4) Knowingly make any false statement or material omission in any application filed with the board.

           (5) Falsely represent that a person is the holder of a valid license or registration.

           (6) Violate any provision of this Chapter or any rule or regulation of the board.

           B. It shall be unlawful for any private investigator knowingly to commit any of the following:

           (1) Make any statement which would reasonably cause another person to believe that the private investigator functions as a sworn peace officer or other official of the state or of any of its political subdivisions, or an agency of the federal government.

           (2) Fail to comply with the regulations issued by the board, or with any other requirements under the provisions of this Chapter.

           (3) Divulge to anyone, other than his employer, or to such persons as his employer may direct, or as may be required by law, any information acquired during such employment that may compromise the employer or assignment to which he has been assigned by such employer.

           (4) Possess a license or registration card issued to another person.

           Acts 1992, No. 245, §2.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1996–2024 · leading case: Alexander v. La. State Bd. of Private Investigator Examiners, 211 So. 3d 544 (La. Ct. App. 2017).
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Alexander v. La. State Bd. of Private Investigator Examiners, 211 So. 3d 544 (La. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “R.S. 37:3520 6 by providing contract or private investigator services to the Board without possessing a valid license.”
State v. Allen, 682 So. 2d 713 (La. 1996). “R.S. 37:3520 makes it unlawful for any person to provide private investigator services without possessing a valid license.”
Haygood v. Morrison, 116 F.4th 439 (5th Cir. 2024). “[p]rovide contract or private investigator service without possessing a valid license [or] [e]mploy an individual to perform the duties of a private investigator who is not the holder of a valid registration card.”
State v. Trung Le, 188 So. 3d 1072 (La. Ct. App. 2015). “R.S. 37:3520 B(3) (“It shall be unlawful for any private investigator know- ’ ingly to .”
Haygood v. Dies, 114 So. 3d 1206 (La. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “R.S. 37:3520. 2 In an amended petition, Hay-good alleged that Moorhead and Glorioso knowingly and intentionally agreed to act in concert with other defendants to ensure, illegally, that the Dental Board’s investigation produced false evidence of misconduct by Haygood so that the…”
Frank v. Louisiana State Bd. of Private Investigator Examiners, 212 So. 3d 1247 (La. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “R.S. 37:3520, declares as illegal the following acts by private investigators: A.”
Haygood v. Morrison, 115 F.4th 361 (5th Cir. 2024). “The sec- ond was filed on February 13, 2013, in federal district court (“the federal _____________________ 1 See La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 37:3520(A): “It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to commit any of the following acts .”
Dwayne Alexander v. Louisiana State Bd. of Private Investigator Examiners, Phyllis Glazer, James P. Englade, Lance Wallace, Annette Kovac, & Meeks & Assocs., 293 So. 3d 1243 (La. Ct. App. 2020). “R.S. 37:3520. On January 14, 2013, Mr. Alexander filed the instant suit against the Defendants.”
Dwayne Alexander v. Wayne R. Centanni, Individually & D/B/A Centanni Investigative Agencies, & David Parnell, Jr., No. 2020-CA-0321 (La. Ct. App. Jan. 27, 2021). “13 The SCPSO then contacted the Board for information about Mr.”
Dwayne Alexander v. Louisiana State Bd. of Private Investigator Examiners, Phyllis Glazer, James P. Englade, Lance Wallace, Annette Kovac, & Meeks & Assocs., LLC, No. 2023-CA-0159 (La. Ct. App. Oct. 25, 2024). “R.S. 37:3520. On January 14, 2013, Mr. Alexander filed .”
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3520(A): 2 cases
Haygood v. Morrison, 116 F.4th 439 (5th Cir. 2024). “[p]rovide contract or private investigator service without possessing a valid license [or] [e]mploy an individual to perform the duties of a private investigator who is not the holder of a valid registration card.”
Haygood v. Morrison, 115 F.4th 361 (5th Cir. 2024). “The sec- ond was filed on February 13, 2013, in federal district court (“the federal _____________________ 1 See La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 37:3520(A): “It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to commit any of the following acts .”
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3520(B)(2): 1 case
Frank v. Louisiana State Bd. of Private Investigator Examiners, 212 So. 3d 1247 (La. Ct. App. 2017). “R.S. 37:3520, declares as illegal the following acts by private investigators: A.”
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