Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0090-01-.10 - RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE

(1) As used in these rules, the requirements contained in T.C.A. § 62-32-317 are applicable.

(2) Each certificate, license and registration shall expire on the last day of the twenty-fourth (24th) month following its issuance or renewal and shall become invalid on such date unless renewed.

(3) Company certification, qualifying agent license, and alarm employee registration renewal notices shall all be mailed to the last known business address ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date of the license, certification, or registration. Such renewals must be received in the office of the Commissioner thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of such certification, license, or registration.

(4) The Commissioner shall notify every company certificate holder, qualifying agent licensee, and alarm employee registrant by mail to the last known business address of the date of expiration of such certificate, license, or registration and the fee required for its renewal for two (2) years.

(5) Applications for renewal of the company certification shall list all persons required to be licensed or registered in accordance with T.C.A. § 62-32-312(a).

(6) No qualifying agent license shall be renewed unless the Commissioner has received satisfactory evidence of the completion of continuing education prior to renewal, in compliance with the minimum satisfactory standards set for in Rule 0090-05-.01.

(7) A qualifying agent who has not met the requirements for renewal of a qualifying agent license by the expiration date of the license shall cease acting as a qualifying agent for any firm until the qualifying agent has established to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that all qualifications for renewal, including the payment of any fees for late renewal, have been met.

(8) The fee to be paid for the renewal of a company certificate or qualifying agent license after the expiration date shall be increased ten percent (10%) for each month or fraction of a month that payment for renewal is delayed; provided that the maximum fee for a delayed renewal shall not exceed twice the normal fee.

(9) No company certificate holder, qualifying agent licensee, or alarm employee registrant shall receive a renewal when such company, agent, or registrant has been in default in complying with T.C.A. §§ 62-32-301 et seq. for a period of three (3) months. In such an event, the alarm systems contractor, qualifying agent, or registrant, in order to qualify under the law, shall make new application and meet all current requirements to obtain a new certificate, license, or registration.

(10) The alarm contractor, in order to renew its certification, shall submit to the Commissioner, on a Commissioner-approved form, a notarized statement of the contractor's designated qualifying agent, chief executive officer or any other authorized contractor representative, which identifies the number of employees required to be registered with the Commissioner as well as a list containing the name and registration number of each employee who is registered or required to be registered with the Commissioner.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0090-01-.10

Original rule filed January 14, 1993; effective February 28, 1993. Amendment filed May 24, 1996; effective August 4, 1996. Amendment filed May 11, 1998; effective July 25, 1998. Amendments filed May 26, 2009; effective August 9, 2009. Amendments filed March 30, 2012; effective June 28, 2012. Amendments and new rules filed February 26, 2016; effective May 26, 2016. Amendments filed March 22, 2023; effective 6/20/2023.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-32-307, 62-32-312, 62-32-313, and 62-32-317.