MEMBER BENEFITS

Professional investigators belong to professional associations. Members of PIAVA enjoy the following benefits:
  • Monthly membership meetings
  • Networking Opportunities
  • Electronic Newsletters and publications
  • Internet presence
  • Electronic discussion group
  • Professional educational programs
  • Affiliation with the National Council of Investigation and Security Services
  • Affiliation with the Virginia Coalition of Open Government

"Dedicated to professionalism"

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Print one of the documents using the links below and submit your completed application by USPS mail.

MS Word Document
Adobe PDF Format

Principal Members:
Shall be any private investigator registered with the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). This membership is open only to individuals and is not transferable. Principal Members are entitled to full rights at all association meetings, except Board of Directors meetings, unless the member is a director. Application fee and Initial Dues are $50.00. Annual dues are $45.00. Duly licensed private security services businesses are featured on the association's Company Directory.

Affiliate Members:
Shall be open to licensed private investigators from States other than Virginia; to individuals who are registered by DCJS in other private security categories; and industry related individuals who support the goals of PIAVA and agree to abide by our Code of Ethics. Application fee and initial dues are $40.00. Annual dues are $35.00. Affiliate members are listed in the Member's Only section of the association's website.

Application must be accompanied by the appropriate fees and dues (which are non- refundable) and proof of registration or license. Applications will be reviewed by the Board of Directors and forwarded for consideration at the next membership meeting.

If the application links above do not open the appropriate document in your browser, you can right-click the link and select "save as" or "save target as" to download the document to your hard-drive.