Please find below the most recent alert from NCISS concerning the destruction of records at the federal level.  This is a serious issue for all private investigators, and particularly those that perform any sort of cursory or comprehensive background checks for landlord/tenant, employment, witness, domestic - any background.

http://www.nciss.org/Legislation/NCISS_Opposes_Continued_Destruction_of_Federal_Agency_Records.htm

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the NCISS Legislative committee, myself or any NCISS board member.  The work at Hit the Hill is important in making connections with our federal legislators that write and pass these laws.  Hit the Hill is being changed to April of each year, beginning April 2012 (details at www.NCISS.org).

If you are not a member of NCISS, or know others who should be - let me know and I'll send an application for the first year dues of $99 (and no dues for the remainder of 2011) and no application/background fee.

The National Council of Investigation and Security Services, Inc., is a cooperative effort of those companies and associations responsible for providing private security and investigation services to the legal profession, business community, government and the public. Each day we find an increasing number of problems confronting the orderly growth of our profession. These problems include, among others: overly restrictive legislation regarding training and standards, proliferation of legislation requiring local licensing, public misunderstanding and misinformation on the role and contribution of private investigators and security services, and an uninformed media. It is the role of NCISS to meet and solve these problems while seeking to uncover and recommend action on any hidden potential problems which may have an effect on our profession.

Thanks, Dean
NCISS Region 5A Director
PPIAC Board Chairman-----Dean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI
Board Certified Legal Investigator / Expert
Board Certified Criminal Defense Investigators
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