Certified Training Company Applicant Requirements

(1) Any sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, or other legally recognized business entity in this state, not presently licensed as a private investigation company by this state and desiring to offer private investigator training for a fee, shall submit to the Commissioner an application for certification as a training company which shall include: (a) The full name and business address of the applicant; if the applicant is a partnership, the name and address of each partner, if a corporation, the name and address of a designated agent for the corporation; (b) The name and certificate number of each certified trainer to be employed by the company; and (c) Certification that the applicant or the designee thereof has read and is familiar with the Private Investigators Licensing and Regulatory Act, T.C.A. §§ 62-26-201 et seq., and the related rules and regulations. (2) The Commissioner shall be notified in writing within ten (10) days of any material change in information furnished in connection with an application for company certification. (3) The non-refundable application fee for company certification shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00). Upon the approval of a company application, the applicant shall pay a company certification fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00). Certification shall expire two (2) years after the date of issuance and shall be renewable biennially for a fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).