--- JIM DOHERTY <
jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ed,
>
> Re your question below:
>
> "Similar to John's question on slang, what exactly
is
> the 'photostat' PIs flash when asked to provide
some
> ID? I know what a photostat copy is. Does the PI,
like
> Lew Archer, then carry on his person a 'copy' of
his
> original PI license? Has anyone ever seen a
photostat
> PI license (w/o goggling it)?"
>
> In California, at least, licensed PI's don't
carry
> either a photostat or any other kind of photocopy
of
> their license. They're issued a picture
ID,
> certifying that they're a licensed investigator,
by
> the State Bureau of Consumer Affairs. The
license
> itslef is, I suppose, conspicuously displayed at
their
> place of business, as with real estate agents
and
> other licensed professionals.
>
> Hope that helps.
Thanks, Jim. It does. Your remarks now jog my memory of
reading in a novel that the original PI license was kept on
the office wall (from a PI Lew Archer book or maybe Bart
Spicer). It just struck me as odd. You'd never show a police
officer a copy of your drivers license. Or a Customs Official
a copy of your passport. (Unless you were looking for
trouble.)
Ed
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