Each individual applicant or, if the applicant is a partnership, each partner or, if the applicant is a corporation, the qualifying agent, must:

(1) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-35-106

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance or the commissioner's designee. See Tennessee Code 62-35-102
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contract security company: means any person engaging in the business of providing or undertaking to provide a security guard and patrol service on a contractual basis for another person. See Tennessee Code 62-35-102
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Proprietary security organization: means any person or department of the organization that employs a security guard/officer solely for the person in an employer/employee relationship. See Tennessee Code 62-35-102
  • Qualifying agent: means a principal corporate officer meeting the qualifications set forth in this chapter for operating a contract security company. See Tennessee Code 62-35-102
  • 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
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(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)

(A) Possess at least three (3) years of experience as a manager, supervisor or administrator with a contract security company or proprietary security organization;
(B) Possess at least three (3) years of experience satisfactory to the commissioner with any federal, United States military, state, county or municipal law enforcement agency; or
(C) Pass an examination to be administered at least twice annually by the commissioner, designed to measure knowledge and competence in the contract security company business.
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