OIC Surveillance & Intelligence 2

Question 1

When conducting a stationary vehicle surveillance in Oregon, which practice best minimizes the risk of being identified as a surveillance operative?

Accepted Answer

Vary your parking position and use cover items such as newspapers or coffee cups to appear natural

Answer

Varying position and using natural cover items help the investigator blend into the environment without drawing attention.

Question 2

In an Oregon workers' compensation surveillance case, which type of activity footage is most legally valuable to the insurer?

Accepted Answer

Subject performing physical tasks inconsistent with claimed disability in a public area

Answer

Footage of the subject performing activities that contradict the claimed injury, recorded in public, is the most legally actionable evidence.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes 'pretext' in the context of Oregon investigative work?

Accepted Answer

A fabricated identity or scenario used to elicit information

Answer

Pretext refers to assuming a false identity or creating a cover story to gather information without revealing the investigative purpose.

Question 4

Under Oregon law, a private investigator who trespasses onto private property to obtain surveillance footage may face which consequence?

Accepted Answer

The footage becomes inadmissible and the PI may face criminal charges

Answer

Evidence obtained through trespass can be suppressed and the PI may face criminal trespass charges regardless of what the footage shows.

Question 5

A subject's social media account is set to public. How should an Oregon PI handle posts relevant to a case?

Accepted Answer

Screenshot and document the posts with timestamps as permissible public evidence

Answer

Publicly available social media content can be documented and used as evidence without legal restriction.

(OIC) Oregon Inspector Certification Practice Test