Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0780 - Commerce and Insurance
Subtitle 0780-05 - Division of Regulatory Boards
Chapter 0780-05-02 - Private Protective Services
Section 0780-05-02-.23 - FEES
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0780-05-02-.23
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Contract Security Company:
(a) An application for a contract security
company shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable, nonproratable application fee
of three hundred dollars ($300.00) plus any fingerprint processing fees set by
the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
(b) The Commissioner
shall issue a contract security company certification in a form prescribed by
the Commissioner upon successful completion of all licensing requirements and
upon receipt of a nonrefundable, nonproratable certification fee in accordance
with the following schedule:
| Number of security guards employed by the company: | Amount of fee: |
| 0 - 49 | $125. 00 |
| 50+ | $425.00 |
(c)
The fee for the timely renewal of a contract security company certification is:
| Number of security guards employed by the company: | Amount of fee: |
| 0 - 49 | $300. 00 |
| 50+ | $600. 00 |
"Timely renewal" means all documents and fees required for renewal have been received by the Department of Commerce and Insurance prior to the expiration date of the company certification.
(d) The penalty for the late renewal of a
contract security company certification shall be in the amount of one hundred
dollars ($100.00) for each month which elapses during the three (3) month late
renewal period. The penalty for late renewal is nonrefundable and cannot be
prorated for portions of any month. Any company which does not submit complete
renewal documentation and fees within three (3) months of the company
certification expiration must reapply.
(2) Certified Trainer:
(a) An application for a certified trainer's
license shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable, nonproratable application fee
in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) plus any fingerprint processing
fees set by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
(b) The Commissioner
shall issue a certified trainer's license in a form prescribed by the
Commissioner upon successful completion of all licensing requirements and upon
receipt of a nonrefundable, nonproratable licensing fee in the amount of fifty
dollars ($50.00).
(c) The fee for
the timely renewal of a trainer certification is one hundred fifty dollars
($150.00). "Timely renewal" means all documents and fees required for renewal
have been received by the Department of Commerce and Insurance prior to the
expiration date of the certified trainer's license.
(d) The penalty for the late renewal of a
certified trainer's license shall be in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00)
for each month which elapses during the three (3) month late renewal period.
The penalty for late renewal is nonrefundable and cannot be prorated for
portions of any month. Any certified trainer who does not submit complete
renewal documentation and fees within three (3) months of the certified
trainer's license expiration must reapply.
(3) Security Guard:
(a) Armed Security Guard:
1. An application for an armed security guard
registration shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable, nonproratable application
fee in the amount of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) plus any fingerprint
processing fees set by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
2. The
Commissioner shall issue an armed guard registration in a form prescribed by
the Commissioner upon successful completion of the registration requirements
and upon receipt of a nonrefundable, nonproratable registration fee in the
amount of thirty dollars ($30.00) .
3. The fee for timely renewal of an armed
security guard is sixty dollars ($60.00). "Timely renewal" means that all
documentation and fees required for renewal have been received by the
Department of Commerce and Insurance prior to the expiration of the armed
security guard registration.
4. The
penalty for late renewal of an armed security guard shall be in the amount
twenty dollars ($20.00) for each month which elapses during the three (3) month
late renewal period. The penalty is nonrefundable and will not be prorated for
portions of a month. Any armed security guard who does not submit all required
documentation and fees within three (3) months of the armed security guard
expiration must reapply.
5. The fee
for a conditional armed guard registration is fifteen ($15.00).
(b) Unarmed Security Guard:
1. An application for an unarmed security
guard shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable, nonproratable application fee in
the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) plus any fingerprint processing fees set
by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
2. The Commissioner
shall issue an unarmed guard registration in a form prescribed by the
Commissioner upon successful completion of the registration requirements and
upon receipt of a nonrefundable, nonproratable registration fee in the amount
of twenty dollars ($20.00).
3. The
fee for timely renewal of an unarmed security guard is fifty dollars ($50.00).
"Timely renewal" means that all documentation and fees required for renewal
have been received by the Department of Commerce and Insurance prior to the
expiration of that unarmed security guard registration.
4. The penalty fee for late renewal of either
an armed or unarmed security guard shall be in the amount twenty dollars
($20.00) for each month which elapses during the three (3) month late renewal
period. The penalty is nonrefundable and will not be prorated for portions of a
month. Any security guard who does not submit all required documentation and
fees within three (3) months of the security guard expiration must
reapply.
(c) Changing
Guard Status:
Applications to downgrade from armed to unarmed status shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable, nonproratable fee of ten dollars ($10.00). Upgrading from unarmed to armed status requires complete armed guard application and fees.
(4) The fee for a duplicate certification, license or registration is twenty five dollars ($25.00).
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-35-122, 62-35-126, 62-35-129(b), and Public Acts of 1991, Chapter 425, Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4.
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