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: pdu@gw.njsp.org

• Forms To Download - Updates 06/02/08
• Private Detective Unit
• "The Private Detective Act of 1939"
• "The Private Detective Act of 1939 Amended Statutes" (PDF - 146kb) - New 06/01/06
• Private Detective Rules and Regulations
• "Security Officer Registration Act (SORA)" (PDF - 63kb) - New 06/01/06
• SORA Updates - Updated 09/19/08
• "Security Officer Rules and Regulations" (PDF - 85kb) - New 06/01/06
• Bounty Hunters - Updated 07/01/08
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • SORA - Frequently Asked Questions  (PDF - 54kb)  - New 03/01/07
• Surety Bond Forms
  • Private Detective Agency Bond (PDF - 36kb)  - New 07/05/07
  • Security Agency Bond (PDF - 36kb)  - New 07/05/07
• Business Registration
• Security Agencies can file online at: http://www.state.nj.us/njbusiness/registration/
  Click the drop down menu and select: I want to...Register a Business, then click Go