Private Detective Information
New Jersey State Police
Private Detective Unit
P.O. Box 7068
West Trenton, New Jersey 08628-0068
Phone: 609-341-3426 or 609-633-9352
email at: pdu@gw.njsp.org
Please Note: The forms on this web page are the most current PDU related forms. If upon doing a
web search on a specific form the link brings you to a blank web page, that means that the form is outdated & has been removed.
- Private Detective Information Help Page
- "The Private Detective Act of 1939"
- "The Private Detective Act of 1939 Amended Statutes" (PDF - 146kb)
- Private Detective Rules and Regulations
- Private Detective Bond $5000 (PDF - 36kb)
- Private Detective Bond $3000 (PDF - 49kb)
Business Registration
Private Detective Agencies can file online at:
https://www.state.nj.us/njbusiness/registration/
Employee's Statement
- Private Detective Agency Statement (PDF - 34kb)
- Employee Registration / Termination Instructions (PDF - 11kb)
Application Section
- Application - For New Jersey Private Detective License (SP-171 Fillable PDF - 155kb)
- Instructions (PDF - 29kb)
- Renewal Application For New Jersey Private Detective License (SP-415 PDF - 527kb)
- Instructions (PDF - 76kb)
Fingerprint Section
- Fingerprinting Instructions (PDF - 12kb) - Updated 11/25/13
- Universal Form for Private Detective Agency Employees (Fillable PDF - 35kb) - Updated 01/01/2019
- Universal Form for Qualifiers/Corporate Officers to apply for a license (Fillable PDF -35kb) - Updated 01/01/2019
- Universal Form for Qualifiers/Corporate Officers to renew their current license
(Fillable PDF - 35kb) - Updated 01/01/2019 - Private Detective Licensing Out of State Resident Form (Ink and Roll) (Fillable PDF - 33kb) - New 01/01/2019
- Private Detective Licensing Renewal Out of State Resident Form (Ink and Roll) (Fillable PDF - 33kb) - New 01/01/2019
- Private Detective Agency Employee Out of State Resident Form (Ink and Roll) (Fillable PDF - 33kb) - New 01/01/2019
As a matter of information, the New Jersey State Police Private Detective Unit, on behalf of the Superintendent of the State Police, is the regulating authority for the private security industry in this state.
