Also notice how the writer cites specific rules and regulations to support both her bad news, and the alternatives the reader may take.

February 9, 1999

Mr. Jim Kraker
698 Orange Street
Harahan, LA  70325

Dear Mr. Kraker:

Pursuant to the provisions of La. R.S. 37:3517 in the Rules and Regulations, your Apprentice License # 3590-012198-AP has lapsed.  Accordingly, you are no longer authorized to perform the duties of a private investigator in the State of Louisiana.  Any further activity on your part as such is in violation of Louisiana law.

To continue your practice as a private investigator, you may obtain a valid private investigator license by simply passing the Louisiana State Private Investigator Licensing Exam.  Exam dates are flexible and scheduled at your request.  Upon passage of the exam, you will then have the option of becoming an Individual Licensee or an Agency Holder.

In the meantime, the applicable statutes in the Rules and Regulations further require you to now surrender your certificate and registration card to the Board. This may be accomplished by mailing or delivering both the certificate and the registration card to the Board office at the address listed above.

Please contact the Board office at (225) 763-3556 to schedule an exam date or for any further information concerning the licensing process.

Yours truly,
 
 

Jim B. Brown
Executive Director

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