body: Say Bob wants to know more about Jack, so he pays 'X' (service, company, or person) and they provide Bob will everything he asks for about the person, which could include private info (personal address(es), business address(es), etc.). Would Bob be in trouble with the law if caught doing this?
  
  
  The exact action would be: **paying an unlicensed person or service to investigate an individual, or otherwise provide information about them, such as home address, records, etc**.
  
  
  The person, company, or service is not a licensed investigative agency/law enforcement agency, but can otherwise find generally private info about people (like their home address(es), etc.), and Bob knowingly went to them since he had no valid reason to go to licensed detectives/police/etc.
  
  
  Would this act alone be illegal for Bob if nothing further was commenced with such info in his trust?
  
  
  
title: Is it illegal to pay someone to investigate another person if they're not a licensed detective?