# Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-26-207: Private investigator license - Applicants - Requirements - Apprentice status

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-26-207
- **Heading:** Private investigator license - Applicants - Requirements - Apprentice status
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 62 / Chapter 26 / Section 62-26-207

## Text

(a) Each applicant for a private investigator license must: (1) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; (2) Be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien; (3) Not have been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease unless a court of competent jurisdiction has since declared the applicant competent; (4) Not be suffering from habitual drunkenness or narcotics addiction or dependence; (5) Be of good moral character; and (6) Pass an examination to be administered at least twice annually by the commissioner, designed to measure knowledge and competence in the investigations field. (b) The commissioner shall grant apprentice status, by correspondence, to an applicant for an individual investigator's license; provided, that the applicant is employed by an investigative company. The apprentice is enjoined from working without the direct supervision of a licensed investigator until such time as the apprentice's license application is fully processed. (c) An apprenticeship may not commence until the sponsoring company has submitted a notice of intent to sponsor. The notice shall be by written endorsement to the application of the apprentice. (d) An apprentice status shall be limited to six (6) months, and a person shall be able to apply for an apprentice status only once. (e) Apprenticeship is intended to serve as a learning process. Sponsors shall assume a training status by providing direction and control of the apprentice. No sponsor may sponsor more than six (6) apprentices at one time. The sponsor shall certify completion of training or the termination of the apprentice within fifteen (15) days of such action. The report shall be in a form that may be required by the commissioner, but shall include as a minimum the following: (1) The inclusive dates of the apprenticeship; (2) A narrative explaining the primary duties, types of experiences gained and the scope of the training received; and (3) An evaluation of the performance of the apprentice and a recommendation regarding future licensing. Acts 1990, ch. 780, § 8; 1991, ch. 457, §§ 6, 7; 1993, ch. 511, §§ 7, 25.
(a) Each applicant for a private investigator license must: (1) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; (2) Be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien; (3) Not have been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease unless a court of competent jurisdiction has since declared the applicant competent; (4) Not be suffering from habitual drunkenness or narcotics addiction or dependence; (5) Be of good moral character; and (6) Pass an examination to be administered at least twice annually by the commissioner, designed to measure knowledge and competence in the investigations field.
(1) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2) Be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien;
(3) Not have been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease unless a court of competent jurisdiction has since declared the applicant competent;
(4) Not be suffering from habitual drunkenness or narcotics addiction or dependence;
(5) Be of good moral character; and
(6) Pass an examination to be administered at least twice annually by the commissioner, designed to measure knowledge and competence in the investigations field.
(b) The commissioner shall grant apprentice status, by correspondence, to an applicant for an individual investigator's license; provided, that the applicant is employed by an investigative company. The apprentice is enjoined from working without the direct supervision of a licensed investigator until such time as the apprentice's license application is fully processed.
(c) An apprenticeship may not commence until the sponsoring company has submitted a notice of intent to sponsor. The notice shall be by written endorsement to the application of the apprentice.
yed by an investigative company. The apprentice is enjoined from working without the direct supervision of a licensed investigator until such time as the apprentice's license application is fully processed.
(c) An apprenticeship may not commence until the sponsoring company has submitted a notice of intent to sponsor. The notice shall be by written endorsement to the application of the apprentice.
(d) An apprentice status shall be limited to six (6) months, and a person shall be able to apply for an apprentice status only once.
(e) Apprenticeship is intended to serve as a learning process. Sponsors shall assume a training status by providing direction and control of the apprentice. No sponsor may sponsor more than six (6) apprentices at one time. The sponsor shall certify completion of training or the termination of the apprentice within fifteen (15) days of such action. The report shall be in a form that may be required by the commissioner, but shall include as a minimum the following: (1) The inclusive dates of the apprenticeship; (2) A narrative explaining the primary duties, types of experiences gained and the scope of the training received; and (3) An evaluation of the performance of the apprentice and a recommendation regarding future licensing.
(1) The inclusive dates of the apprenticeship;
(2) A narrative explaining the primary duties, types of experiences gained and the scope of the training received; and
(3) An evaluation of the performance of the apprentice and a recommendation regarding future licensing.
Acts 1990, ch. 780, § 8; 1991, ch. 457, §§ 6, 7; 1993, ch. 511, §§ 7, 25.

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