# Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-26-211: Renewal - Validity

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-26-211
- **Heading:** Renewal - Validity
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 62 / Chapter 26 / Section 62-26-211

## Text

(a) A license or renewal of a license issued under this part shall be valid for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuance. The commissioner shall provide each licensee with a renewal application form sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the license. (b) (1) The fee for the timely renewal of a license shall be as set by the commissioner in accordance with the following schedule: Private investigator license $ ______________ Company license Number of private investigators Employed by company Sole practitioner private investigator $ ______________ Two to five (2-5) employees $ ______________ Over five (5) employees $ ______________ (2) A penalty as prescribed by the commissioner will be assessed on any renewal application postmarked after the expiration date of the license. (c) No renewal application will be accepted more than thirty (30) days after the expiration date of the license. (d) A renewal application shall be accompanied by a notarized statement sworn to by the applicant as to the identity and number of private investigators employed by or affiliated with the investigations company. Making a false statement shall be punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) and assessment of the maximum renewal fee. Acts 1990, ch. 780, § 12; 1991, ch. 457, §§ 12-14; 1993, ch. 511, §§ 12, 13.
(a) A license or renewal of a license issued under this part shall be valid for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuance. The commissioner shall provide each licensee with a renewal application form sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the license.
(b) (1) The fee for the timely renewal of a license shall be as set by the commissioner in accordance with the following schedule: Private investigator license $ ______________ Company license Number of private investigators Employed by company Sole practitioner private investigator $ ______________ Two to five (2-5) employees $ ______________ Over five (5) employees $ ______________ (2) A penalty as prescribed by the commissioner will be assessed on any renewal application postmarked after the expiration date of the license.
(1) The fee for the timely renewal of a license shall be as set by the commissioner in accordance with the following schedule: Private investigator license $ ______________ Company license Number of private investigators Employed by company Sole practitioner private investigator $ ______________ Two to five (2-5) employees $ ______________ Over five (5) employees $ ______________
Private investigator license $ ______________
Company license
Number of private investigators
Employed by company
Sole practitioner private investigator $ ______________
Two to five (2-5) employees $ ______________
Over five (5) employees $ ______________
(2) A penalty as prescribed by the commissioner will be assessed on any renewal application postmarked after the expiration date of the license.
(c) No renewal application will be accepted more than thirty (30) days after the expiration date of the license.
(d) A renewal application shall be accompanied by a notarized statement sworn to by the applicant as to the identity and number of private investigators employed by or affiliated with the investigations company. Making a false statement shall be punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) and assessment of the maximum renewal fee.
Acts 1990, ch. 780, § 12; 1991, ch. 457, §§ 12-14; 1993, ch. 511, §§ 12, 13.

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