(a) Each applicant for a private investigator license must:
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-26-207
Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance or the commissioner's designee. See Tennessee Code 62-26-202
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Person: means any individual, firm, association, company, partnership, corporation, nonprofit organization, institution or similar entity. See Tennessee Code 62-26-202
Private investigator: means any person who performs one (1) or more services described in subdivision (6). See Tennessee Code 62-26-202
United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;(2) Be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien;(3) Not have been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease unless a court of competent jurisdiction has since declared the applicant competent;(4) Not be suffering from habitual drunkenness or narcotics addiction or dependence;(5) Be of good moral character; and(6) Pass an examination to be administered at least twice annually by the commissioner, designed to measure knowledge and competence in the investigations field.(b) The commissioner shall grant apprentice status, by correspondence, to an applicant for an individual investigator’s license; provided, that the applicant is employed by an investigative company. The apprentice is enjoined from working without the direct supervision of a licensed investigator until such time as the apprentice’s license application is fully processed.(c) An apprenticeship may not commence until the sponsoring company has submitted a notice of intent to sponsor. The notice shall be by written endorsement to the application of the apprentice.(d) An apprentice status shall be limited to six (6) months, and a person shall be able to apply for an apprentice status only once.(e) Apprenticeship is intended to serve as a learning process. Sponsors shall assume a training status by providing direction and control of the apprentice. No sponsor may sponsor more than six (6) apprentices at one time. The sponsor shall certify completion of training or the termination of the apprentice within fifteen (15) days of such action. The report shall be in a form that may be required by the commissioner, but shall include as a minimum the following:
(1) The inclusive dates of the apprenticeship;(2) A narrative explaining the primary duties, types of experiences gained and the scope of the training received; and(3) An evaluation of the performance of the apprentice and a recommendation regarding future licensing.
