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Old Wed Nov 25, 2009, 05:07pm
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Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch View Post
Not all private investigators practice under the color of the law. There are rogue ones out there whose actions have been thrown out of court because they were not certified by the state to work as private investigators.
NO private investigators work under color of law. If they did, they would not be private.

"Color of law" refers to the public trust placed in sworn officials to uphold the law. PIs, by definition, operate outside of it.
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