No individual licensed as an investigations company or a private investigator in this state shall:

(1) In order to obtain employment, knowingly make a material misrepresentation as to the person‘s ability to perform the investigation required by a potential client;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-26-221

  • Investigations company: means any person who engages in the business or accepts employment to obtain or furnish information with reference to:
    (A) Crime or wrongs done or threatened against the United States or any state or territory of the United States. See Tennessee Code 62-26-202
  • 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
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) Make unsubstantiated monetary charges to a client for services not rendered or transportation not utilized;
(3) Knowingly make a false report to a client in relation to the investigation performed for the client;
(4) Continue an investigation for a client when it becomes obvious to the investigator that a successful completion of an investigation is unlikely without first so advising the client and obtaining the client’s approval for continuation of the investigation; or
(5) Reveal information obtained for a client during an investigation to another individual, except as required by law.
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