(1) Any sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, or other legally recognized business entity in this state, not presently licensed as a private investigation company by this state and desiring to offer private investigator training for a fee, shall submit to the Commissioner an application for certification as a training company which shall include:
- (a) The full name and business address of the applicant; if the applicant is a partnership, the name and address of each partner, if a corporation, the name and address of a designated agent for the corporation;
- (b) The name and certificate number of each certified trainer to be employed by the company; and
- (c) Certification that the applicant or the designee thereof has read and is familiar with the Private Investigators Licensing and Regulatory Act, T.C.A. §§ 62-26-201 et seq., and the related rules and regulations.
- (2) The Commissioner shall be notified in writing within ten (10) days of any material change in information furnished in connection with an application for company certification.
- (3) The non-refundable application fee for company certification shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00). Upon the approval of a company application, the applicant shall pay a company certification fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00). Certification shall expire two (2) years after the date of issuance and shall be renewable biennially for a fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-26-226, 62-35-129, and 62-35-143. Administrative History: Original rule filed March 3, 1995; effective May 17, 1995. Amendment filed September 19, 2003; effective December 3, 2003. Amendments filed March 22, 2023; effective June 20, 2023.