Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1340 - Safety and Homeland Security
Subtitle 1340-02 - Administrative Division
Chapter 1340-02-03 - Department of Safety Approved Handgun Safety Program
Section 1340-02-03-.06 - INSTRUCTOR REQUIREMENTS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 1340-02-03-.06
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Handgun Safety Schools shall use Instructors who meet the following minimum qualifications:
(a) Applicant must have a valid Handgun Carry
Permit or be a full time current P.O.S.T. certified law enforcement officer
approved as a firearms instructor.
(b) Instructor shall be at least twenty-one
(21) years of age.
(c) Instructor
shall pay the application fee specified of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) which
will be for a three (3) year certification.
(d) Instructor shall not have been convicted
of a felony.
(e) Instructor shall
not have been convicted of a domestic violence or stalking charge.
(f) Instructor shall not have been convicted
of any drug related offenses.
(g)
Instructor shall not have been convicted of any alcohol related offenses in the
past ten (10) years.
(h) Instructor
shall not have an active order of protection against him/her.
(i) Instructor shall submit proof of the
completion of a Department approved firearm/handgun instructors training
course.
1. Approved instructor training
courses include those instructed by the National Rifle Association (NRA),
National Sheriffs Association (NSA), International Association of Chiefs of
Police (IACP), Police Officers Standards of Training (POST), Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC),
United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA), and the Department of
Safety.
2. Instructors, previously
approved by the Department, who have received certification from another source
of training, may retain their TN Certified Handgun Instructor certification for
as long as their certification remains valid. If their TN Certified Handgun
Instructor certification is allowed to expire or for another reason becomes
invalid, the instructor would have to seek certification from the Department
under subdivision 1.
(j)
Instructor shall possess a current instructor's certificate issued by the
Department.
1. It is the instructor's
responsibility to ensure that a renewal application and fee is received by the
Department at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date.
2. Upon receipt, the Department will process
the application and request additional information if the Commissioner or
Program Director deems it necessary; and
3. Instructors must attend in-service
training as determined by the Department.
4. If, at any time, the credentials used to
become a certified instructor are revoked, suspended, expired, cancelled or
denied by the issuing agency, the Department will take the same action on their
state certification to teach handgun safety courses.
5. If, at any time, an instructor's
proficiency in teaching the Department Handgun Safety Program does not meet
Department standards, the instructor may be required to attend and successfully
complete remedial training as determined by the Department. If the instructor
fails to successfully complete the remedial training, this may result in a
suspension of the instructor's certification.
(k) The applicant will be contacted, via mail
and advised of the approval or denial of the application.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-2009, 39-17-1351, and 39-17-1360.
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