(a)(1) Upon receipt of an application for a registration card, the commissioner:
(A) Shall conduct an investigation to determine whether the statements made in the application are true;(B) Shall cause the applicant’s fingerprints to be compared with fingerprints filed with the Tennessee bureau of investigation; and(C) If the application is for an armed security guard/officer registration card, shall, or if the application is for an unarmed security guard/officer registration card may, submit the applicant’s fingerprints and photograph to the federal bureau of investigation for a search of its files to determine whether the applicant has any recorded convictions.(2)(A) The department of commerce and insurance has the authority to query the Tennessee bureau of investigation’s Tennessee criminal history records system for the following information:
(i) Tennessee criminal history records;(ii) Tennessee repository for apprehension of persons (TRAP); and(iii)State of Tennessee orders of protection files (STOP).(B) The records may be used in lieu of fingerprint background checks for the issuance of unarmed security guard/officer registrations, if requested.(b) Pending issuance, denial, or renewal of a registration card by the commissioner, the applicant may work as an unarmed security guard/officer, if the applicant submits a completed application form, one (1) set of classifiable electronic fingerprints, one (1) head-and-shoulder photograph taken within the last six (6) months, and the application fee to the commissioner, and the applicant keeps a copy of the completed application form on the applicant’s person while on duty.(c)(1) The commissioner shall issue to a qualified applicant a registration card for armed security guard/officer or unarmed security guard/officer registration upon receipt of the appropriate payment of fees and a statement from a certified trainer that the training required by this chapter has been completed. The commissioner shall establish the appropriate amounts for the fees required by this subsection (c).(2) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.]
