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TN Code § 62-32-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 32 - Fire Protection and Alarm Systems|Part 3 - Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991|§ 62-32-307. Powers and Duties of Board — Registration of Persons Employed by Alarm Systems Contractors — Reciprocal Agreements

  In accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, the board shall promulgate rules that may be reasonably necessary to implement and administer this part in an efficient and effective manner, including rules to require submission of reports and information by certified companies, licensees and registrants under this part.   The board has the power to establish fees under § 62-32-318 sufficient to pay the annual expenses of the board.   The board shall determine minimum qualifications or establish minimum education, experience and training standards for applicants for certifications and licenses under this part, including those required for renewal.   All persons employed by an alarm systems contractor shall apply for registration with the board within thirty (30) days after employment and shall submit to a background check conducted by the board, including investigation by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation.   The board shall conduct investigations regarding alleged violations and make evaluations as may be necessary to determine if certified companies, licensees and registrants under this part are complying with this part. The board may also investigate allegations regarding possible violations of this part by unregistered persons and shall seek enforcement under § 62-32-320.   The board may investigate allegations regarding improper, inadequate or ineffective alarm system installations and seek enforcement under § 62-32-320.   The board has the power to promulgate rules and regulations not inconsistent with the laws of this state that it deems necessary for internal management and control.   The board shall investigate and approve applicants to be certified, licensed or registered according to this part.   The board may deny, suspend or revoke any certification, license or registration issued or to be issued under this part to any applicant or licensee who fails to satisfy the requirements of this part or the rules and bylaws established by the board.   The board may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of pertinent books, accounts, records and documents.   The board may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states whose laws are similar to this part; provided, that the other state's law provides for liability insurance coverage, background checks, educational or experience requirements equal to or greater than those contained in this part. The board through regulations shall establish registration and fee requirements for such reciprocity. The fees shall be equal to or no less than those fees paid by Tennessee alarm contractors.   The board shall provide a procedure for the renewal of registrations issued under this part.
TN Code § 62-32-308 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 32 - Fire Protection and Alarm Systems|Part 3 - Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991|§ 62-32-308. Board Members — Qualifications — Terms — Vacancies — Removal

   Each member of the board shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age and of good moral character.   Each member shall be of recognized standing in the alarm contracting business; provided, that this subdivision (a)(2) shall not apply to the member who is not engaged in the business of alarm contracting.     The terms of members shall be for five-year periods and shall be staggered so that the term of at least one (1) member shall expire each December 31.   In the event of death, resignation or failure of a member to serve the member's full term, the member's successor shall be appointed to serve the balance of the unexpired term. Each member shall hold over after the expiration of the member's term until the member's successor has been duly appointed and qualified. If vacancies occur on the board for any cause, the vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the governor within ninety (90) days.   No person shall be eligible for appointment on the board who is not a qualifying agent under this part; provided, that this subsection (d) shall not apply to the member who is not engaged in the business of alarm contracting. At least two (2) of the members of the board shall be qualifying agents employed by a certified contractor who has fewer than seven (7) employees.    The governor may remove any member of the board for official misconduct, incompetency, willful neglect of duty, or demonstrated lack of good moral character by conduct that would disqualify an applicant from being registered under this part.    Notwithstanding subdivision (e)(1), any member who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year shall be removed as a member of the board.   The chair of the board shall promptly notify, or cause to be notified, the appointing authority of any member who fails to satisfy the attendance requirement as prescribed in subdivision (e)(2)(A).
TN Code § 62-32-309 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 32 - Fire Protection and Alarm Systems|Part 3 - Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991|§ 62-32-309. Executive Director

 The director of the division of regulatory boards in the department of commerce and insurance or the director's designee shall serve as executive director and shall provide all administrative functions for the board.
TN Code § 62-32-310 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 32 - Fire Protection and Alarm Systems|Part 3 - Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991|§ 62-32-310. Meetings — Officers — Quorum

  The board shall establish in its bylaws a regular meeting schedule for the purpose of transacting business.   At the first meeting of each calendar year, the board shall elect officers, including a chair, vice chair and secretary.   Special meetings of the board shall be held at times that the board may require. Special meetings shall be at the call of the chair or by a majority of the board members.   Three (3) members shall constitute a quorum for transaction of board business.   Due notice of each meeting and the time and place of the meeting shall be given each member in the manner that the bylaws may provide.   Board members shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses, to be paid in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 62-32-311 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 32 - Fire Protection and Alarm Systems|Part 3 - Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991|§ 62-32-311. Register of Applications

  The board shall keep a register of all applications for certification, license or registration, showing on each the date of application, name, qualifications, place of business, place of residence and whether a license or registration was granted or refused.   The books and register of the board shall be prima facie evidence of all matters recorded in the books and register.
TN Code § 62-32-312 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 32 - Fire Protection and Alarm Systems|Part 3 - Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991|§ 62-32-312. Employee Registration — Procedure

  All alarm systems contractor employees with access to records, diagrams, plans or other sensitive information pertaining to monitored, installed or proposed alarm systems shall be registered with the board.   In accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, the board shall promulgate rules to establish an appropriate system of employee classifications and registration.   An alarm systems contractor may not employ any employee required to be registered with the board unless the employee is properly registered with the board in compliance with subsection (d) and meets the training requirements of subsection (g).   All alarm systems contractors, within thirty (30) working days of the beginning of employment of any employee, shall furnish the board with the following:  A set or sets of classifiable fingerprints on standard FBI/TBI applicant cards;   A recent color photograph or photographs of acceptable quality for identification; and   Statements of any criminal records in each area where the employee has resided within the immediately preceding forty-eight (48) months.     Upon receipt of an application, the board shall cause an FBI/TBI background investigation to be made, during which the applicant shall be required to show that the applicant meets all the following requirements and qualifications, prerequisite to registration or licensure:  The applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age;   The applicant is of good moral character; and   Registration of an employee shall be for two (2) years and shall be subject to renewal.     Employee registration pursuant to this section shall be renewed every two (2) years.    All alarm system contractor employees who sell, install or repair alarm systems, including closed circuit television systems, shall take and successfully complete the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association Level 1 or equivalent training. The board may determine what constitutes equivalent training.   New employees after January 1, 2005, must successfully complete such training within one (1) year of employment.   Employees not in compliance with this subsection (g) shall not sell, install or repair alarm systems, including closed circuit television systems.     All alarm system contractors shall provide proof of employee training upon request by the board.   Any costs associated with the alarm system training required by this section shall be the responsibility of and paid by the alarm system contractor who employs the person being trained.
TN Code § 62-32-314 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 32 - Fire Protection and Alarm Systems|Part 3 - Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991|§ 62-32-314. Certification as Alarm Systems Contractor — Application — Requirements

  Anyone desiring to be certified as an alarm systems contractor shall make written application to the board on forms prescribed by the board. The application shall be accompanied by an application fee as set by the board. The alarm systems contractor shall:  Have a regular place of business at a permanent fixed location;   Have a business license or licenses for the city and county in which the business is located;   Provide proof of insurance as required by § 62-32-315(a);   Submit an application for certification with the notarized signature of a qualified agent licensed by the board for the classifications of alarm systems being applied for; and   Submit applications for registration of all employees on forms provided by the board as required by § 62-32-312(d) and accompanied by registration fees as required by § 62-32-318(a)(5).     Applications for certification shall be on forms prescribed by the board. The application shall disclose any and all persons, firms, associations, corporations or other entities that own or control a ten percent (10%) or greater interest in the applicant. The board may require FBI/TBI background checks and other information deemed necessary by the board from any individual, firm or business owning or controlling ten percent (10%) or greater interest in the applicant and may at the board's discretion withhold certification until the information is satisfactorily produced and verified.   In accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, the board shall promulgate rules that establish uniform criteria to govern issuance by the board of the classifications required by §§ 62-32-313(e) and 62-32-316(b).   An alarm systems contractor may bid on a contract requiring work in some classification or classifications other than the one or ones in which the alarm systems contractor is licensed, if and only if the work is incidental or supplemental to the performance of work in which the alarm systems contractor is licensed to engage.
TN Code § 62-32-315 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 32 - Fire Protection and Alarm Systems|Part 3 - Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991|§ 62-32-315. Insurance

  No certification shall be issued under this part unless the applicant files with the board as evidence of insurance a policy of liability insurance providing for the following minimum coverage:  One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) because of bodily injury or death of one (1) person as a result of the negligent act or acts of the principal insured or the principal insured's agents, operating in the course and scope of the agents' employment;   Subject to the limit for one (1) person, three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) because of bodily injury or death of two (2) or more persons as the result of the negligent act or acts of the principal insured or the principal insured's agent operating in the course and scope of the agent's agency; and   One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) because of injury to or destruction of property in the course and scope of the agent's agency.     Every certified company shall provide proof of insurance to the board upon request from the board. Failure to provide proof of insurance shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of a certified company's certification.
TN Code § 62-32-316 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 32 - Fire Protection and Alarm Systems|Part 3 - Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991|§ 62-32-316. Alarm Systems Contractors — Certification — Branch Offices

  The certification, when issued, shall be in the form that may be determined by the board and shall state:  The name of the certified company;   The name under which the certified company is to operate;   The qualifying agent; and   The number and expiration date of the certification.     There shall be four (4) classifications of alarm systems contractor: “burglar alarm systems,” “fire alarm systems,” “monitoring,” and “closed circuit television.” Alarm systems contractors may be certified in one (1) or more classifications.   Following issuance, the certification shall at all times be posted in a conspicuous place in the place of business of the certified company. A certification issued under this part is not assignable.   All alarm systems contractors shall permanently display their certification number on all advertising, service vehicles, correspondence, business cards, letterheads and the like.   No certified company shall engage in any business regulated by this part under a name other than the certification name or names that appear on the certificate issued by the board.   Any branch office of an alarm systems contractor shall be properly certified. A separate certification, stating the location and qualifying agent, shall be posted at all times in a conspicuous place in each branch office. Every business covered under this part shall file in writing with the board the address of each of its branch offices. All certified branch offices shall notify the board in writing, within thirty (30) working days after the establishment, closing or changing of the location of any branch office. A qualifying agent may not be responsible for more than one (1) branch office of an alarm system contracting business. Each business location must be certified.
TN Code § 62-32-317 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 32 - Fire Protection and Alarm Systems|Part 3 - Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991|§ 62-32-317. Term of Certification — Renewal

  Each certification, license or registration granted by the board shall expire on the last day of the twenty-fourth month following its issuance or renewal and shall become invalid on that date unless renewed.   Renewal notices shall be mailed ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date of the certification. The renewal must be received in the office of the board prior to the expiration of the certification.   It is the duty of the board to notify by mail every person certified under this part of the date of expiration of the person's certificate of certification and the amount of fee required for its renewal. The notice shall be mailed in accordance with this section.   Applications for certification and renewal of certification shall list all persons required to be licensed in accordance with § 62-32-312(a).   The fee to be paid for the renewal of a certification 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.   No alarm systems contractor shall be qualified to receive a renewal certification when the alarm systems contractor has been in default in complying with this part for a period of three (3) months, and, in such event, the alarm systems contractor, in order to qualify under the law, shall make a new application as in the case of the issuance of the original license.
TN Code § 62-32-318 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 32 - Fire Protection and Alarm Systems|Part 3 - Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991|§ 62-32-318. Fees

  The board is authorized to establish and charge reasonable application, certification, registration and license fees as follows:  A nonrefundable application fee for a certification as alarm systems contractor;   Upon approval of application, a certification fee;   A renewal certification fee;   A nonrefundable application fee to include the cost of an FBI/TBI background check for a qualifying agent's license;   Upon approval of the board of a qualifying agent's license, a license fee;   A nonrefundable application fee to include the cost of an FBI/TBI background check for an employee registration; and   A nonrefundable registration fee set by the board.     The total amount of fees annually established by the board shall equal the direct and indirect anticipated expenses of the board for the year.
TN Code § 62-32-319 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 32 - Fire Protection and Alarm Systems|Part 3 - Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991|§ 62-32-319. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate or License — Grounds

  Any person may prefer charges in writing to the board against any certificate holder, licensee, registrant or other person, firm or business offering alarm systems or services in violation of this part.   The board may, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke a certification or license issued under this part if it is determined that the licensee or certified person has:  Made any false statement or given any false information in connection with any application for a license or for the renewal or reinstatement of a license;   Violated any provision of this part;   Violated any rule promulgated by the board pursuant to the authority contained in this part;   Been convicted of any crime indicating lack of good moral character. However, an action taken under this subdivision (b)(4) shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Fresh Start Act that are compiled in chapter 76, part 1 of this title;   Failed to correct business practices or procedures that have resulted in a prior reprimand by the board;   Impersonated or permitted or aided and abetted any other person to impersonate a law enforcement officer of the United States, this state or any of its political subdivisions;   Engaged in or permitted any employee to engage in any alarm contracting business when not lawfully in possession of a valid certification or license issued under this part;   Been convicted on an unlawful breaking or entering, assault, battery or kidnapping;   Been found guilty by the board of misconduct, gross negligence or incompetence or committed any other act that is a ground for the denial of an application for a certification or a license under this part; or   Failed to maintain insurance and bond as required by this part.     The board has the power to revoke or suspend any certification or license or renewal granted by it for any of the reasons stated in this section or for a failure to observe the terms and conditions of any certification, license or renewal.   The board may refuse to issue or renew a certification or license to any person, firm or corporation for lack of financial stability, misconduct, gross negligence, lack of expertise, submission of false evidence with regard to application of license or renewal, conviction of a felony and any other conduct that constitutes improper, fraudulent or dishonest dealing or violation of this part.   The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, governs all matters and procedures regarding the hearing and judicial review of any contested case arising under this part.
TN Code § 62-32-320 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 32 - Fire Protection and Alarm Systems|Part 3 - Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991|§ 62-32-320. Penalties

  The board may, when it deems appropriate, seek civil remedies at law or equity to restrain or enjoin any unauthorized practice or other violation of this part.   Any person, firm or corporation that engages or offers to engage in contracting without a certification as required by § 62-32-304 or who violates the terms and conditions of any certification, license or renewal of a certification or license granted by the board pursuant to this part shall be subject to a civil penalty of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per occurrence. Any person, firm or corporation that engages or offers to engage in contracting without a certification as required by § 62-32-304 shall be ineligible to apply for the certification until six (6) months after the violation has occurred.   In addition to revocation or suspension of a certification or license under § 62-32-319, a civil penalty of no more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) may be assessed by the board against any person who violates any provision of this part or any rule of the board adopted pursuant to this part. In determining the amount of any penalty, the board shall consider the degree and extent of harm caused by the violation.   A violation of this part or any rule lawfully promulgated under this part is a Class B misdemeanor subject to fine only.
TN Code § 62-32-322 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 32 - Fire Protection and Alarm Systems|Part 3 - Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991|§ 62-32-322. Cancellation of Contract for Alarm System Services

 An owner of residential property, that serves as the owner's primary residence, may cancel a contract between the owner and an alarm systems contractor for the provision of alarm system services when the term of the contract is for a period longer than two (2) years by giving thirty-days' written notice to the alarm systems contractor after the initial two (2) years in the term if:   The owner is required to sell the residential property due to medical reasons; and   The owner provides the alarm systems contractor with a letter from the owner's treating physician verifying the medical reasons.