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California abounds in gold and wide range agriculture that makes it the highest economy-wealthy state in the U.S. Notwithstanding the fact Hollywood serves as a large contributory revenue asset from its movie industry, ushered by infamous tinsel actors in the entertainment world.

California on the other hand is a melting pot, pulling together migrants from Asia, Mexico, Latin America, and along its borders due its mild climatic balanced temperature for comfortable living conditions. With all types of people merged in this state of "honey," it becomes a target many underground movements making California a place prone to life's notorious drawback, "crime exposure"

The DCA (Department of Consumers Affairs) handles all the licensing of the entire private agencies and private investigators and all related agencies, like patrol agencies, repossessions, locksmith, that turns in jurisdiction to the Bureau of Security and Investigation Services (BSIS), on hand to evaluate operators, standard facilities, qualified instructors, and employees all passing criminal background checks, qualifying DCA requirements.

Regulations of the Security Industry in the U. S. alongside with licensing of private operators, and investigators started in the l850's. It ensued when there was a need for railroad investors to protect their interests against harassments of robbers and thieves upon passengers and their possessions, and the Security Agency's properties.

There were no ways to contend against on-the-run outlaws except to create a stronghold protection in favor of travelers and their personal belongings. The first Security Agency, "Pinkerton National Detective Agency," founded by Allan Pinkerton (one of the founders), immigrant based in Chicago in 1843, succeeds to be a known largest Security Agencies in the industry.

Moving on from regulating the operators is down lining of licensing to the individual detective hired by any private agency/operator. Earliest control and licensing was pushed thru the . . .

*Administration of the State Board of Prison Directors in 1915.

*Following, in 1943, new schemes added to the Private Investigator Act for Private Patrol Operators permits

*1949 marks another licensing covered by Collection Agency Act to all Repository agencies.

*The Detective Licensing Act renamed, the Private Investigators and Adjuster Act in 1950.

*Licensing of all Repository agencies under the Collection Agency Act in 1959 were committed to the Private Investigators and Adjuster Act.

*Mandating in 1973 of all Patrol Operators to register their employees with uniforms under the Bureau of Collections and the Private Investigators.

*Established firearm program to let applicants submit weapon licenses to complete requirements in Bureau's trainings in 1974.

*The years 1977 to 1993 are random licensing: (1) Alarm Companies and agents, (2) Repossession, and (3) Locksmith Operators together with employees, each with respective licenses.

Private Investigation license is mandated from employers, down to the individual private detective. The career is risk-taker; but allows a satisfactory excitement on accomplished missions, a high paying job, to achievers in the game of hazardous adventures.