Membership Classifications

ONCE YOU HAVE DETERMINED THE LEVEL OF MEMBERSHIP APPROPRIATE TO YOUR QUALIFICATIONS, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE AND CLICK THE JOIN BUTTON.

Any Qualified Manager who is licensed by the State of California to practice Private Investigations shall be eligible for active membership. The membership is taken as an individual and is not transferable. Active members shall have the right to vote and hold office, to include the position of District Governor. Non-resident members may not hold office.

Application Requirement: Submit a photocopy of your PI license issued by the State of California to practice Private Investigations to verify Qualified Manager status.

Annual Dues

$225.00 Auto-Renewal

$249.00 effective January 1, 2024.

Any current Active member with a BSIS Branch Office license qualifies for a secondary registration on the CALI Website "Find an Investigator" section.

Application Requirement: Submit a photocopy of your valid BSIS Branch Office license.

Annual Dues

$75.00 per Branch Office

Any individual who resides in, or whose principal place of business is outside the state of, California who is qualified under the respective laws or regulations to operate as a Private Investigator shall be eligible for associate membership. Associate members shall NOT have the right to vote. Associate members shall not have the right to hold office, to include the position of District Governor.

Application Requirement: Submit a photocopy of your PI or the equivalent in your jurisdiction.

Annual Dues

$229.00 Auto-Renewal

Any individual who is an employee or a non-Qualified Manager, officer, owner or partner of a licensed private investigator or is an employee of a state, federal, county municipal, or proprietary agency exempted for licensure is eligible for Affiliate membership. Affiliate members shall not have the right to vote or hold office, to include District Governor.

Application Requirements:

1. Submit a signed letter from your employer (Qualified Manager), on their agency letterhead, verifying your employment status OR provide proof of employment.
2. Submit a photocopy of your employer's PI license to verify Qualified Manager status.

Annual Dues

$169.00 Auto-Renewal

Any individual who provides services and/or materials relating to the investigative industry, and who, under a separate entity, provides services which do not require private investigators license from the State of California, is eligible for service and industry membership. Service and industry members shall not have the right to vote or hold office, to include District Governor.

Annual Dues

$345.00 Auto-Renewal

Any individual who does not qualify for Active, Associate or Affiliate membership and:

1. Is currently enrolled, in a private or state university, community college or private accredited vocational institute and undertaking a course in criminal justice and/or a similar investigation discipline, Criminology, Juris Doctorate or a Forensic Discipline, or;

2. Has completed a course of study and received a certificate or diploma from any of the above categories and does not yet qualify to take the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS) Licensed Investigator examination; or;

3. has met all of the minimum requirements for licensure, has received approval of their application for licensure by BSIS, and is eligible to take the BSIS private investigation examination is eligible for Pre- Licensed membership.

Pre-Licensed members shall not have the right to vote or hold office, to include District Governor. Pre-Licensed members shall not have access to the association listserv but they will have access to the CALI Members-Only section of the CALI Website.

Application Requirement: Submit proof of current enrollment in a criminal justice and/or private investigation course at a private or state university, community college or private accredited vocational institute, verification from BSIS of eligibility to take the California PI Exam, or an exam score report.

Annual Dues

$99.00

The three largest statewide investigative associations in the United States came together to offer their membership an incredible benefit. Every member within their association could join the other two associations as an out-of-state member for half of the standard dues. Thus providing them access to network of over 3,000 plus investigators and agencies to do business with. Click here to learn more about this important benefit and to join the Big3 organizations.

Big 3 members enjoy all the benefits of CALI membership except they have no voting privileges, are not eligible for Lifetime Membership, and may not hold office on the CALI Board of Directors or District Governor position.

Application Requirement: Submit a photocopy of your PI or the equivalent in your jurisdiction.

Important to Note Before You Apply:

1. One of the three associations (CALI, FALI, TALI) must be your PI "home" association, to which you pay full regular dues.

2. You must join each association individually based on the association membership requirements.

3. Renewals are handled by each association separately.

4. We will verify your membership status with your PI "home" association as part of the review process.

One Time Payment to CALI (for FALI and TALI members only)

1 Year   $114.50

2 Years $229.00

3 Years $345.50

One Time Payment to FALI (for CALI and TALI members only)

 1 Year   $50.00

One Time Payment to TALI (for CALI and FALI members only)

1 Year $87.50