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 or an LLC an agent of the corporation must qualify.

Requirements

• Owner or Qualifying Agent must be at least 21 years of age.
• A U.S. citizen or resident alien.
• Be legally, mentally competent.
• Free of habitual drunkenness, narcotics addiction or dependence.
• Be of good moral character.
• Meet statutory insurance requirements.
• Satisfy the experience or examination requirement (See next section).
• Applicants must provide three (3) credit references from lending institutions or business firms with whom a credit record has been established. These references must be original documents from the lending institution, must be in standard business letter form and must appear on the institution’s letterhead.
• Applicants must submit electronic fingerprints for processing by the TBI and FBI for criminal history check.
• A Certificate of Insurance which meets the requirements of T.C.A. 62-35-114.

• Possess 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 (3) years of supervisory 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. - Effective April 1, 2013 Contract Security Company applicant examinations will be temporarily unavailable for scheduling.  We are working to get a new proctor in place to conduct the licensing examinations.  A notice will be posted as soon as a new examination proctor has been established.

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Fees and Related Costs

• Click Here for to see a table of fees related to applying and renewal of Contract Security Company licenses.

Renewals

• Contract Security Company Licenses are renewable every two (2) years.