A state bureau of investigation (SBI) is a state-level detective agency in the United States. They are plainclothes agencies which usually investigate both criminal and civil cases involving the state and/or multiple jurisdictions. They also typically provide technical support to local agencies in the form of laboratory and/or record services, or to directly assist in the investigation of cases at the local agency's request. An SBI is a state's equivalent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but can include investigative jurisdiction similar to other federal law enforcement agencies as well. The SBIs investigate all manner of cases assigned to them by their state's laws and usually report to their state's attorney general, or in some cases, directly to their state's governor. SBIs can also exist either independently or within a state Department of Public Safety/Department of Justice (which is an umbrella agency coordinating and/or controlling the various state-level law enforcement agencies) or a state police force (which is a general law enforcement agency). Specific state forces Alabama Alabama Bureau of Investigation Alabama Highway Patrol Alaska Alaska Bureau of Investigation (ABI) Arizona Arizona Attorney General's Office - Criminal Division Arkansas Arkansas Department of Public Safety Arkansas State Police Arkansas Criminal Investigations Arkansas Crimes Against Children California California Department of Justice (CA DOJ) – Special Agents assigned to various investigative bureaus: Bureau of Investigation Bureau of Firearms Bureau of Gambling Control Bureau of Forensic Services Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud & Elder Abuse California Highway Patrol – Freeway traffic investigations Colorado Colorado Bureau of Investigation Connecticut Connecticut Bureau of Criminal Investigations Delaware Delaware State Police Criminal Investigations Units Special Investigations Section Delaware Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General - Special Investigators Florida Florida Department of Law Enforcement (SBI) Florida Highway Patrol Georgia Georgia Bureau of Investigation Hawaii Hawaii Department of the Attorney General – Investigations Division Hawaii Department of Public Safety – Sheriff Division Idaho Idaho State Police – Investigation Division Illinois Illinois State Police – Illinois Bureau of Investigation (merged into the State Police Operations Division in the 1970s) (SPI) Indiana Indiana State Police – Criminal Investigation Division (SBI) Iowa Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Investigation Kansas Kansas Bureau of Investigation (SBI) Kentucky Kentucky Department of Criminal Investigation (SBI) Louisiana Louisiana State Police Maine Maine State Police Office of the Maine Attorney General Investigation Division Maryland Maryland State Police Massachusetts Massachusetts State Police — State Police Detective