I'm a licensed attorney and a forensic examiner (in Arizona).
In order to be a PI in Arizona, we have that same 3 year requirement.
However, Arizona also has a law that lawyers (and their employees) are exempted from the requirement to be a PI if the lawyer is working on his or her own case. So, my stance is that IF my work is considered investigative, than I am simply doing it as an agent of the lawyer and thus exempted from the requirement. You may want to look to see if your state has the same kind of exception.
↧