Free NV-PI Practice Questions

Question 1

A Nevada compliance vendor is retained to locate assets of a judgment debtor. The analyst searches only county assessor records, Secretary of State filings, court dockets, and other databases available to the public. No interviews, surveillance, pretext contacts, or restricted-record access occur. How should the activity be classified under NRS 648.012?

Accepted Answer

It is excluded while limited exclusively to public records and publicly available databases.

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It is regulated private-investigator work because the research is performed for compensation.

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It is regulated private-investigator work because the results may support post-judgment litigation.

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It is exempt only if the analyst holds a Nevada registered-employee work card.

Question 2

At an authorized loss scene, a private investigator collects a rain-soaked sweatshirt bearing a suspected bloodstain. A secure, contamination-controlled drying area is available before laboratory delivery. Select the handling method that best preserves the stain.

Accepted Answer

Air-dry it safely, then package it alone in clean breathable paper with a biohazard label.

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Seal it immediately in a plastic evidence bag to prevent loss of moisture and odor.

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Place it with the subject's dry clothing in one paper bag so all garments share one item number.

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Freeze it wet in an office food freezer and submit it whenever the remaining exhibits are ready.

Question 3

A California private investigator, licensed and in good standing, began a fraud case for a California client. The same matter now requires two days of witness and records work in Reno. Nevada law permits the investigator to proceed only by:

Accepted Answer

Seek case-specific Executive Director authorization, with an appropriate Nevada licensee overseeing the work and extending liability coverage.

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Rely on automatic reciprocity for any Nevada work lasting fewer than 30 days.

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Obtain a Nevada work card and conduct the case independently under the California license.

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Register the California agency as a temporary Nevada branch after the Reno work is completed.

Question 4

An informant has supplied accurate information in most prior matters. The informant's current claim is plausible and not contradicted, but no independent source has confirmed it. In the A-F/1-6 source-evaluation system, the rating B3 means:

Accepted Answer

The source is usually reliable; the claim is only possibly true and needs corroboration.

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The source is completely reliable and the current information is independently confirmed.

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The source's reliability cannot be judged, although the information is probably true.

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The source is not usually reliable and the present claim is considered improbable.

Question 5

An investigator initially theorizes that a terminated employee used his access badge to remove inventory through a west loading dock. New records show the badge was used there while the former employee was verifiably on an interstate flight. The next analysis should:

Accepted Answer

Separate badge use from user identity, determine who possessed it, and test competing explanations.

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Preserve the original theory because early hypotheses should determine which later evidence is credible.

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Close the case because one contradiction prevents any reliable conclusion about the inventory loss.

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Treat the flight record as proof that the former employee arranged an accomplice and report a conspiracy.

Question 6

Nevada's ordinary private-investigator experience benchmark is five years, with 2,000 hours constituting one year. An applicant has 7,450 hours of eligible investigative experience and a qualifying bachelor's degree in criminal justice, which carries 1.5 years of credit. How many creditable hours does the applicant have, and what follows?

Accepted Answer

The total is 10,450 hours, 450 above the benchmark; all other licensing requirements still apply.

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The applicant has only 7,450 creditable hours because education cannot count toward private-investigator experience.

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The applicant has exactly 10,000 hours because degree credit is capped at the remaining shortfall.

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The applicant has 12,450 hours because the bachelor's degree adds five full years of credit.

Question 7

During mobile surveillance, the subject clears an intersection just before the light turns red. Maintaining contact would require the investigator to enter on red and accelerate well above the limit. The team has the subject's last direction and a planned reacquisition point. The investigator's proper response is to:

Accepted Answer

Obey the signal, log the last sighting and direction, notify the team, and begin the reacquisition plan.

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Proceed through the red light at reduced speed because uninterrupted visual contact is the overriding surveillance priority.

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End the client's entire investigation and report the lost contact to the Licensing Board.

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Stop in the travel lane until another surveillance unit locates the subject.

Question 8

A sealed evidence envelope was recorded as weighing 32.4 grams at collection. At laboratory intake it weighs 33.1 grams; the seal appears intact. The most defensible custody response is:

Accepted Answer

Preserve it, record both readings and conditions, then trace the discrepancy through custody records.

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Declare the item tampered with and exclude it because any unexplained weight difference proves substitution.

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Replace the original weight in the case notes with the laboratory measurement to eliminate inconsistency.

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Open and reweigh the item alone, then reseal it without creating another custody entry.

Question 9

A Nevada individual private-investigator licensee is being appointed as the qualifying agent for a corporation in the same private-investigator category. Which statement most accurately describes the status change?

Accepted Answer

The same-category written exam need not be retaken, but the individual license must be surrendered for cancellation or abeyance before approval.

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A new written private-investigator examination is always required whenever a corporation appoints a qualifying agent.

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The person may keep the individual license active and use both licenses concurrently without Board action.

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Appointment automatically authorizes the person to qualify an unlimited number of corporations in that category.

Question 10

After identity, rapport, and ground rules have been established, a seven-year-old says only, "Something bad happened at Grandma's house." There is no immediate medical emergency, and this is the first substantive interview. Choose the least suggestive next prompt.

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"Tell me everything you remember about why you came to talk with me."

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"Did Uncle Ray touch you in the bedroom after Grandma went outside?"

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"Was it hitting, touching, or something else? You need to choose the closest one."

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"Your mother already told me what happened, so start with the part in the bedroom."

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