1. (1) Any person required to submit classifiable fingerprints by the Act or this chapter shall be deemed to have supplied the required sets of fingerprints if that applicant causes a private company contracted by the State to electronically transmit that applicant’s classifiable prints directly to the TBI and FBI to forward an electronic report based on that applicant’s fingerprints to the commissioner.
2. (2) Any person required to submit fingerprints by the Act or this chapter shall make the arrangements for the processing of his or her fingerprints with the company contracted by the State to provide electronic fingerprinting services directly and shall be responsible for the payment of any fees associated with the processing of fingerprints to the respective agent authorized by the TBI and FBI.
3. (3) In the event an applicant furnishes unclassifiable fingerprints or fingerprints that are unclassifiable by nature then the commissioner may require the applicant to submit new fingerprints together with any additional fee(s) charged by the TBI and/or FBI for processing the new fingerprints.
4. (4) In the event the State no longer contracts with any company to provide an electronic fingerprinting service, then the applicant shall submit three (3) classifiable TBI and FBI fingerprint cards with his or her application and shall pay the commissioner all processing fees established by the TBI and FBI.
5. (5) All sets of classifiable fingerprints required by this rule shall be furnished at the expense of the applicant.
6. (6) Applicants shall, in all cases, be responsible for paying application fees as established by the commissioner, regardless of the manner of fingerprinting.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 47-18-5805 and 47-18-5808. Administrative History: Emergency rules filed December 26, 2025; effective through June 24, 2026. New rules filed March 17, 2026; effective June 15, 2026.