(a) All registration cards or renewals of registration cards shall expire two (2) years from date of issuance.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-35-122

  • Certified trainer: means any individual certified by the commissioner as qualified to administer and certify to successful completion of the minimum training requirements prescribed by this chapter for a security guard/officer. See Tennessee Code 62-35-102
  • 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.
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Person: means any individual, firm, association, company, partnership, corporation, nonprofit organization, institution or similar entity. See Tennessee Code 62-35-102
  • 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
  • Registration card: means a pocket card issued by the commissioner evidencing that the holder has met the qualifications required by this chapter to perform the duties of a security guard/officer in this state. See Tennessee Code 62-35-102
(b) The commissioner shall establish the fees in reasonable amounts for the timely renewal of armed or unarmed registration cards.
(c) Registrations may be renewed up to three (3) months after their expiration by payment of the renewal fee plus a penalty established by the commissioner for each month or portion of a month that elapses before payment is tendered.
(d) Every armed security guard/officer shall as a prerequisite for the renewal of the person‘s registration card:

(1) Complete four (4) hours of refresher training administered by a certified trainer in the subjects listed in § 62-35-118(b)(1); and
(2) Requalify in the use of a firearm by achieving a minimum of seventy percent (70%) on any silhouette target course approved by the commissioner.
(e) An unarmed security guard/officer shall as a prerequisite for renewal of the person’s registration card complete two (2) hours of refresher training administered by a certified trainer in the subjects listed in § 62-35-118(a)(2)(A).
(f) An unarmed security guard/officer, or an armed security guard/officer, who is employed by a proprietary security organization that holds a license or permit for on-premises consumption from the alcoholic beverage commission or a beer board, or is employed by a contract security company for the purposes of performing security guard and patrol services at a commercial establishment that holds a license or permit for on-premises consumption from the alcoholic beverage commission or a beer board, shall complete refresher training on the subjects listed in § 62-35-118(a)(2)(B)(i) and (ii) as a prerequisite for renewal of the person’s registration card.