Investigation services from 247 Private Security span the full range of licensed private investigation work across Greater Los Angeles — workplace incidents, surveillance, background checks, due diligence, asset searches, litigation support, missing persons (adults), and stalking/harassment documentation. Operating under an active California BSIS PI license with senior investigators drawn from former law enforcement, military intelligence, and federal protective service backgrounds. All work is conducted strictly within California PI legal authority and produces court-admissible documentation when needed.
Investigation categories we handle
- Workplace investigations — internal fraud, employee theft, embezzlement, harassment, hostile-environment claims, false workers-comp claims, wrongful-termination support
- Domestic and family — infidelity surveillance, child-custody behavior documentation, spousal asset concealment, divorce-prep evidence
- Background checks — pre-employment due diligence, executive-hire vetting, business-partner background, vendor-relationship verification
- Business due diligence — pre-acquisition target investigation, partner background, IP infringement evidence, competitive intelligence from legal sources only
- Asset searches — bank, real-property, vehicle, business-ownership asset identification for litigation, judgment recovery, divorce
- Missing persons — adult subjects only (minor cases are referred to law enforcement)
- Litigation support — witness location, evidence preservation, pre-trial surveillance, deposition prep, courtroom-admissible reports
- Personal-injury investigation — fraud detection, claimant surveillance, scene documentation
- Stalking and harassment documentation — building evidence packages for restraining orders or criminal complaints
- Insurance fraud investigation — claimant surveillance, contradictory-activity documentation for insurance carriers
What every investigation includes
- Free initial consultation — case scoping, budget discussion, methodology outline at no charge
- Engagement letter — signed before any work with strict bilateral confidentiality terms
- Written investigative plan — methodology, timeline, deliverables, budget
- Licensed investigators only — every fieldworker holds an active California BSIS PI license
- Chain-of-custody documentation — every piece of evidence preserved with photo metadata, video timestamps, signed witness statements
- Court-admissible reports — final reports formatted for legal proceedings from day one
- Confidential client communications — encrypted email or in-person delivery only
- Restricted internal access — case files accessible only to assigned investigator and operations leadership
California PI authority and limits
Every investigation is conducted strictly within California Business and Professions Code §§7520–7548. Licensed PIs in California:
- CAN conduct surveillance in public spaces and from public vantage points
- CAN photograph and video-record from public spaces
- CAN access public records (court filings, property records, business registrations)
- CAN interview willing witnesses
- CAN conduct GPS tracking on vehicles owned or jointly-owned by the client
- CANNOT wiretap or intercept communications without consent
- CANNOT trespass on private property
- CANNOT impersonate law enforcement
- CANNOT pretext for financial-account information
- CANNOT access records requiring subpoena or warrant
Evidence obtained illegally is inadmissible and creates client liability. All our work adheres to California PI legal authority.
Pricing
- Background check (single subject, standard scope): $650–$1,200
- Executive-hire vetting (extensive, multi-source): $2,500–$6,500
- Surveillance (single subject, daytime): $95–$135/hour single investigator, $160–$240/hour two-investigator team
- Workplace investigation (multi-week): $8,000–$25,000 typical
- Asset search: $1,800–$5,500 by jurisdiction count and complexity
- Litigation support (multi-component): scoped per case; $15,000–$60,000 typical for multi-month engagement
- Insurance fraud investigation: typically billed at surveillance hourly rate
Start an investigation in Los Angeles
247 Private Security holds an active California PI license through the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. Our investigators have 30+ years of combined experience including former law enforcement, military intelligence, and federal-agency backgrounds. We cover all Greater Los Angeles, Orange County, and Ventura County. Related: private investigations detail, risk assessments, executive protection. To begin a confidential consultation, call 818-805-4342 or submit a confidential inquiry.