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CONTRACT SECURITY COMPANY (INDIVIDUAL OR AGENT)
License Description CONTRACT SECURITY COMPANY (INDIVIDUAL OR AGENT)

Any person engaging in the business of providing a security guard and patrol service on a contractual basis for another person. (If the person is a partnership each partner must qualify; if the person is a corporation an agent must qualify.)

REQUIREMENTS:
Be at least 21 years of age, a U.S. citizen or resident alien, legally mentally competent, free of habitual drunkenness or narcotics addiction or dependence, of good moral character, meet statutory insurance requirements, and satisfy the experience or examination requirement. Applicant must submit fingerprint cards for processing by TBI and FBI for criminal history check.

EXPERIENCE OR EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT:
Have at least three (3) years of experience as a manager, supervisor, or administrator with a contract security company or proprietary security organization

OR
Possess at least three years of experience satisfactory to the commissioner with any public law enforcement agency in the United States (including military)

OR
Pass an examination designed to measure knowledge and competence in the contract security company business.

RENEWAL:
Licenses are renewable every two years with application provided by the commissioner.
Licensing Agency
Department of Commerce and Insurance
Division of Regulatory Boards
Division of Regulatory Boards
Davy Crockett Tower, 500 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37243-1158
(615) 741 6382
Active Status Active
Continuing Education No continuing education requirement to maintain license
Criminal Record Felony convictions prohibited
Education Specific course required
Exam State exam required
License Type Register with licensing agency
License Updated 08/10/2023
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