Renewal Fees

(1) The fees for renewals of licenses are as follows: Private investigator ......................................................................................................... $100.00 Investigation company renewal fee: Number of private investigators employed by company Sole practitioner .................................................................................................... $250.00 Two to five (2-5) employees ................................................................................. $500.00 Over five (5) employees ..................................................................................... $1000.00 Branch company office ......................................................................................... $100.00 Late renewal penalty............................................................................................. $100.00 (2) The fees for renewal of a retired private investigator’s license shall be as follows: Retired licenses ................................................................................................................ $25.00 Penalty for late renewal of retired license……………………………. ................................ $50.00 (3) For the purposes of assessing the correct investigations company renewal fees, the employees referenced in T.C.A. § 62-26-211(b) and this rule shall be identified as licensed private investigators, private investigator license applicants and private investigator apprentices affiliated with the investigations company. Investigations company license renewal applicants whose licenses have not yet been renewed and who prior to such renewal add any number of investigators above that number listed when renewal application was made shall, prior to renewal, pay all renewal fees which would have been due had the additional private investigators been listed on the notarized statement submitted with the renewal application. Upon the employment of licensed private investigators, an individual holding an investigations company license as a sole proprietor pursuant to Paragraph (4) of Rule 1175-01-.11 shall not be counted in the total number of private investigators employed by that investigations company for the purpose of assessing the correct investigations company renewal fee. (4) All late fees must be paid within the thirty (30) days prescribed by T.C.A. § 62-26-211(c).