§ 62-35-101. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Private Protective Services Licensing and Regulatory Act.”
§ 62-35-102. Chapter Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Armed security guard/officer” means a security guard/officer who at any time wears, carries, possesses or has access to a firearm or any facsimile of any firearm that may leave the impression that the person is armed and who works in plainclothes or wears dress of […]
§ 62-35-103. Exemptions From Chapter Provisions
This chapter does not apply to: A government officer or employee performing official duties; A consumer reporting agency, as defined by the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.); An attorney at law or the attorney’s agent performing duties relating to the attorney’s practice of law; An insurance company, agent, broker […]
§ 62-35-104. License Required to Act as Contract Security Company
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to act as a contract security company without having first obtained a license from the commissioner.
§ 62-35-105. Application for Licenses — Filing — Form — Contents
An application for a contract security company license shall be filed with the commissioner on the prescribed form. The application shall include: The full name and business address of the applicant; If the applicant is a partnership, the name and address of each partner; or If the applicant is a corporation, the name and address […]
§ 62-35-106. Qualifications of Applicants
Each individual applicant or, if the applicant is a partnership, each partner or, if the applicant is a corporation, the qualifying agent, must: Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; Be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien; Not have been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason […]
§ 62-35-107. Action Upon Applications — Investigations — Approval or Denial of Licenses
Upon receipt of an application for a license, the commissioner shall: Conduct an investigation to determine whether the statements made in the application are true; Compare or request that the Tennessee bureau of investigation compare the fingerprints submitted with the application to fingerprints filed with the bureau; and Submit the fingerprints to the federal bureau […]
§ 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 […]
§ 62-35-116. Registration Cards — Filing — Form — Fee — Contents — Change of Registration Status
An application for a registration card shall be filed with the commissioner on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by nonrefundable and nonproratable fees for both armed and unarmed registrations. The commissioner shall establish the amounts of the fees in varying amounts for different types of registrations at reasonable levels. The applicant shall […]
§ 62-35-117. Registration Cards — Qualifications of Applicants
Each applicant for a registration card must: Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age if applying for an armed registration card or at least eighteen (18) years of age if applying for unarmed registration; Be a citizen of the United States or resident alien; Not have been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction […]
§ 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, […]
§ 62-35-120. Registration Cards — Possession and Exhibition — Notice of Arrest and Conviction
The application or registration card shall be exhibited upon request of the commissioner, the commissioner’s designee, a full-time law enforcement officer or an employer to verify that the security guard/officer is working pursuant to the requirements of this chapter. A security guard/officer shall provide written notice to the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee and to […]