Private detective

A private detective may collect information on:

• persons who are missing or in hiding and the perpetrators of pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage;
• anonymous letters and the authors and senders thereof;
• debtors and their property;
• missing or lost objects;
• evidence and facts required for the protection or proof of the rights and entitlements of a client before courts, other judicial authorities, and other authorities or organisations deciding on such rights in proceedings;
• compliance with competition prohibitions and non-competition clauses;
• the performance and business operations of business entities;
• criminal offences prosecuted by private actions and the perpetrators thereof;
• violations of the right to sick leave owing to illness or injury, violations of the exercise of the right to have employment-related travel expenses refunded, violations concerning alcohol and illicit drug abuse at work, and other disciplinary violations and violators.

A private detective can act as a process server and serve letters and other items on the addressee. When the service of process is governed by special regulations, a private detective must comply with the requirements in accordance with these regulations.

A private detective can provide advice to natural and legal persons on crime prevention.

A private detective can plan and effect measures to protect business secrets, information systems, and economic and personal data and information.

A private detective can exercise the entitlements conferred upon him or her by other Acts.