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| Tennessee | |
|---|---|
| Status | Licence required |
| Regulator | Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance, Private Investigation program (Detection Services Licensing Program) |
| Who holds the licence | Individuals and agencies |
| Minimum age | 21 |
| Experience | Individual: none. Company: must have or employ at least one person with 2,000 hours of compensated, verifiable investigative experience, or one year of related experience or education approved by the Commissioner |
| Exam | Yes |
| Fees | Individual: application and licence $250, renewal $100. Company: $375 sole practitioner, $750 for 2-5 employees, $1,500 for more than 5, branch office $100; renewal $250 / $500 / $1,000. Late renewal within 30 days $100 |
| Renewal | Every 2 years, with 12 hours of continuing education |
| Continuing education | 12 hours before each two-year renewal, from approved providers or courses approved by the program |
| Reciprocity | Limited licence recognition lets PIs licensed in Alabama (30 days per case), Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina and Virginia (15 days per case) do short-term work that starts in their home state. Arkansas and Kentucky licensees can apply for a Tennessee licence without the exam or fingerprints. |
| Recording calls | One-party consent |
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