§ 62-35-118. Registration Cards — Training and Examination of Applicants
Within fifteen (15) days of employment, an unarmed security guard/officer applicant must complete general training and pass an examination and an armed security guard/officer applicant must complete general training, pass an examination and complete the training in subsection (b) within sixty (60) days of employment. Both unarmed security guard/officer and armed security guard/officer applicants must […]
§ 62-35-119. Registration Cards — Investigation of Applicants — Issuance or Denial of Cards
Upon receipt of an application for a registration card, the commissioner: Shall conduct an investigation to determine whether the statements made in the application are true; Shall cause the applicant’s fingerprints to be compared with fingerprints filed with the Tennessee bureau of investigation; and If the application is for an armed security guard/officer registration card, […]
§ 62-35-108. Posting of License
Every license issued under this chapter shall be posted conspicuously in the licensee’s principal place of business in this state.
§ 62-35-109. License Not Transferable or Assignable
No contract security company license shall be transferable or assignable.
§ 62-35-110. Renewal of License
A contract security company license or renewal of the license shall be valid for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuance. The commissioner shall provide each licensee with a renewal application form sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the license. The fee for timely renewal of a license shall […]
§ 62-35-111. Qualifying Agent Ceasing to Perform Duties
If the qualifying agent of a licensee ceases to perform the qualifying agent’s duties on a regular basis, the licensee shall: Within thirty (30) days, notify the commissioner by certified or registered mail; and Within three (3) months, obtain a substitute qualifying agent. The commissioner may, in the commissioner’s discretion, extend the period for obtaining […]
§ 62-35-112. Licensee to Notify Commissioner of Certain Changes in Status
A licensee shall notify the commissioner in writing within thirty (30) days of: Any change in the qualifying agent or principal corporate officers identified in its application for license; Any material change in the information previously furnished or required to be furnished to the commissioner; or Any occurrence that could reasonably be expected to affect […]
§ 62-35-113. Change in Ownership — Application for License — Operation Under Old License
If the ownership of a contract security company changes, the new owner, if not already a licensee, may not operate that company more than thirty (30) days after the date of the change of ownership unless, within the thirty-day period, the new owner submits an application for a license. If the application is submitted, the […]
§ 62-35-114. Certificates of Insurance — General Liability Coverage
All licensees and employers of private security guards/officers shall retain a certificate of insurance evidencing general liability coverage for the negligent act or acts of the principal insured or the principal insured’s agents operating in the course and scope of employment for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage, with endorsements for personal injury, including […]
§ 62-35-115. Registration Cards — Guards, Officers and Agents
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any individual to act as an armed or unarmed security guard/officer without having first obtained the appropriate registration card from the commissioner. Any individual who holds a valid armed security guard/officer registration card may act as an armed or unarmed security guard/officer under that […]