Are you trying to locate someone in Italy who has gone off the grid? Whether you need to find a missing person, locate a debtor, or track down someone evading
Privin Network provides private investigation services in Italy, connecting clients with experienced local partner investigators for background checks, surveillance, infidelity investigations, and corporate due diligence. Private investigation is a licensed activity in Italy, requiring a licenza issued by the Prefetto under Article 134 of the Testo Unico delle Leggi di Pubblica Sicurezza (TULPS).
Venice, in the Veneto region, has been a maritime trade hub for centuries and remains one of Italy’s most visited destinations, a backdrop that often surfaces in personal and insurance-related cases tied to its large visitor population. Naples, the capital of Campania and one of Italy’s largest ports, anchors much of southern Italy’s commercial and industrial activity, where cases often involve corporate and employment matters. Palermo, the capital of Sicily, is the island’s administrative and commercial center, a frequent setting for due diligence and cases touching official records. Wherever your case is based, our investigators and local partners know the area.
Our success is based on your success, and here are some of the many professional services our local private detectives in Italy can provide:
Personal Investigations
Not everyone is always who they say they are. Whether it’s an individual or a corporation, determine who they are and why they’re there.
Background Checks
Identify and confirm pertinent information about an individual for an important decision.
Surveillance
An organization or individual may find that they need surveillance help due to suspicious behavior or due to a situation or event that may have occurred.
International Investigations
If you have a business relationship or are contemplating a new business venture in a particular country, it’s not uncommon to need the services of a private investigator to verify good information about an individual or corporation.
Locate Investigations
With our investigative skills, we can help you gain addresses and phone numbers for locating individuals.
Cybercrimes and Digital Forensics
Equipped with the right technology and a highly skilled staff of professional investigative specialists, we can assist you in identifying a suspect, the purpose of an attack, and how it occurred. Italy was one of the first European countries to legislate on this, introducing computer-crime offenses such as unauthorized access to a computer system (Article 615-ter of the Penal Code) through Law No. 547 of 1993.
Infidelity and Adultery Marital Investigations
A marriage or relationship brings with it expectations of monogamy, but many find themselves in situations where this expectation is not being met by one or both of the individuals involved.
Our trained and experienced Italy private investigators, staff, and management all have police and/or military background, Furthermore, they are well versed in local customs, culture, and society.
Background checks are one of the most sought-after services, as they are an important step in vetting individuals being considered for business and personal opportunities. In Italy, the certificato del casellario giudiziale, a criminal record certificate issued by the Procura della Repubblica, is the standard document used to confirm whether a person has a criminal record.
Divorce in Italy requires a prior legal separation; adultery has not been a criminal offense since 1969, but it can support an addebito, or attribution of fault, in the separation if the infidelity is shown to have caused the breakdown of a marriage that was still functioning, which affects maintenance and inheritance rights. The 2015 “divorzio breve” reform shortened the wait before divorce can be filed to six months after a consensual separation or one year after a contested one. Custody is decided separately from any attribution of fault.
Private investigation in Italy is a licensed profession. Article 134 of the TULPS requires anyone carrying out investigations or gathering information on behalf of private clients to hold a licenza issued by the Prefetto of the province where the agency is based, renewed every three years, with separate apprenticeship requirements for employee investigators.
Data privacy is governed by the Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali (Legislative Decree No. 196 of 2003), substantially updated by Legislative Decree No. 101 of 2018 to align with the GDPR, with the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali as the supervisory authority.
Recording a conversation in Italy generally requires only one party’s consent. The Court of Cassation has repeatedly held that a participant may record their own conversation and use it as evidence without the other party’s agreement; Article 617 of the Penal Code only criminalizes intercepting a conversation between other people one isn’t part of.
I contacted Privin Network for an investigation in Veneto. Their team worked with professionalism and respect, kept communication clear and confidential.
In Campania I engaged Privin Network for a business-related verification. They provided clear explanations, stayed discreet and delivered accurate findings.
Privin Network supported my case in Sicily. Their investigators were attentive, moved efficiently and kept my details secure.
You start by scheduling a free consultation to discuss your needs and case details with an investigator.
Yes, they have capabilities for international investigations including tracing individuals and assets across jurisdictions.
Services cover personal investigations, background checks, surveillance, international inquiries, cybercrime and digital forensics.
Privin’s Italian team works in cities such as Venice, Naples, and Palermo, and the wider regions of Veneto, Campania, and Sicily.
Yes. Article 134 of the TULPS requires a licenza issued by the Prefetto to carry out private investigation work, renewed every three years.
The Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali, updated in 2018 to align with the GDPR, with the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali as the supervisory authority.
Generally, yes, if you are a participant. The Court of Cassation has held that recording your own conversation does not require the other party’s agreement; recording a conversation you’re not part of is a separate crime under Article 617 of the Penal Code.
Adultery is not a crime in Italy, but it can support an addebito, or attribution of fault, in a legal separation if it’s shown to have caused the marriage’s breakdown, affecting maintenance and inheritance rights.
The certificato del casellario giudiziale, a criminal record certificate issued by the Procura della Repubblica, is the standard document used to confirm whether someone has a criminal record.
Yes. Law No. 547 of 1993 introduced computer-crime offenses into the Penal Code, including unauthorized access to a computer system under Article 615-ter.
The private investigators, staff, and management at our Italy office are highly skilled, with extensive police and military experience. Additionally, they have a strong understanding of the local culture and society.