A Message To Our Members
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Dear Members
As 2015 approaches, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on our accomplishments of the past few years and talk about some of the future challenges we face. FALI has invested much time, money and energy into creating real improvements for the private investigation profession, while at the same time, protecting our interests with the Florida DOACS’ Division of Licensing and the Florida Legislature.
Proposed and became law on: 7/1/2014
Expanded calibers available for Class "G" licensees to include .40 and .45 ACP
Proposed to DOL and approved on: 3/11/2014
Physical address for Class "A" PI Agencies can be removed from DOL website at the request of agency.
Proposed to DOL and became law on: 6/19/2013
Increased Penalties for Unlicensed Activity, thus making it a third degree felony for a second offense.
Proposed and became law 7/1/2010
Window-Tint exemption for Private Investigators 316.29545 fss
Be assured that your Board of Directors will be attentive, involved, and prudent, as we seek to protect and to better our professional future.
If you are not yet a member of FALI—or if you have associates who are not members—please give serious consideration to joining with us as a FALI member.
I also encourage you to review some of our other accomplishments listed below. Shouldn’t you be an active member in Florida’s largest, professional private investigator organization?
Remember that there is strength in numbers. When we speak as a united profession, anything can happen. I encourage you to make certain your voice is heard.
Sincere regards,
Timothy O’Rourke
FALI President
T: 888-845-3254
E: president@fali.org
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OTHER FALI ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Helped to defeat bills that would have restricted access to Social Security numbers to licensed Florida Private Investigators.
Assisted the Florida Department of Revenue in crafting a refund procedure for insurance companies requesting sales tax refunds that made sense for private investigators.
Worked on extending the Class A agency license from a 2 year to a 3 year term license with no additional cost increase.
Defeated the attempts to move our licensing from the DOL (with only 3 professions regulated under FS 493) to the DBPR (where we would have been lost and possibly minimized among the 34 + services and industries they regulate).
Defeated bills to reduce fees that would be charged to do abandoned property work in Florida.
Assisted in working out reciprocal agreements with other states that permitted licensed Florida private investigators to work in other states, on a temporary basis
Prevented the passage of 137 of the 138 bills that restricted and were designed to close public records access for Florida licensed private investigators.
Worked with the DOL on budget reductions that proposed the closing of 6 DOL offices statewide. The offices remain open.
Presented and spoke before the Governor’s Study Committee on Public Records, emphasizing the need for public records to remain available for professional private investigators.
Assisted in repealing the DOL insurance requirement for private investigators of non-essential coverage.
Assisted in turning back several attempts by Legislators to raid the DOL trust fund monies.
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