Violations

Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-26-221, under Private Investigators Licensing and Regulatory Act.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-26-221

(1) No individual licensed as an investigations company or a private investigator in this state shall:(1) In order to obtain employment, knowingly make a material misrepresentation as to the person's ability to perform the investigation required by a potential client;(2) Make unsubstantiated monetary charges to a client for services not rendered or transportation not utilized;(3) Knowingly make a false report to a client in relation to the investigation performed for the client;(4) Continue an investigation for a client when it becomes obvious to the investigator that a successful completion of an investigation is unlikely without first so advising the client and obtaining the client's approval for continuation of the investigation; or(5) Reveal information obtained for a client during an investigation to another individual, except as required by law.

(1) In order to obtain employment, knowingly make a material misrepresentation as to the person's ability to perform the investigation required by a potential client;

(2) Make unsubstantiated monetary charges to a client for services not rendered or transportation not utilized;

(3) Knowingly make a false report to a client in relation to the investigation performed for the client;

(4) Continue an investigation for a client when it becomes obvious to the investigator that a successful completion of an investigation is unlikely without first so advising the client and obtaining the client's approval for continuation of the investigation; or

(5) Reveal information obtained for a client during an investigation to another individual, except as required by law.