Title 62, Professions, Businesses and Trades

(a) An application for a certificate of registration as a fire protection sprinkler system contractor shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the department. (b) The application shall be accompanied by:(1) A nonrefundable application fee in an amount not to exceed one hundred …

(a) An application for a license as a responsible managing employee shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the department and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00). (b) One (1) of the following document…

(a) (1) The department shall issue to qualified applicants a certificate of registration as a fire protection sprinkler system contractor upon receipt of a fee in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).(2) The department shall issue to qualified applicants a license …

(a) Each certificate of registration and license issued under this part shall be conspicuously posted in the fire protection sprinkler system contractor's place of business. (b) All bids, advertising, promotions or solicitations for the sale, installation or service of fire prote…

(a) The bond required by § 62-32-105 shall be in effect at all times and places in which the fire protection sprinkler system contractor engages in business in this state. If the bond ceases to be in effect, the certificate of registration of the contractor shall become invalid. …

(a) At least thirty (30) days before the expiration of a certificate of registration or license, the department shall send written notice of the impending expiration to the registrant or licensee at the registrant's or licensee's last known address. (b) All certificates of regist…

(1) The state fire marshal may refuse to issue, renew, suspend, or revoke a certificate of registration or license under this part, if the state fire marshal finds that the applicant, registrant, or licensee has violated this part or any rule lawfully promulgated under this part,…

A registered fire protection sprinkler system contractor, through its responsible managing employee, may submit shop drawings of proposed fire protection sprinkler system installations in projects whose construction plans and specifications are subject to review by the department…

All fees collected under this part shall constitute expendable receipts of the department for use in administering this part.

This part and the rules promulgated under this part shall have uniform force and effect throughout the state. No political subdivision of this state may adopt or enforce any order, ordinance, rule or regulation requiring any person to obtain any form of permission from the politi…

This part is supplemental to chapter 6 of this title.

The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, governs all matters and procedures respecting the hearing and judicial review of any contested case arising under this part.

(a) A violation of this part or any rule lawfully promulgated under this part is a Class B misdemeanor. (b) In addition to the penalty set forth in subsection (a):(1) The state fire marshal shall, upon receipt of the first violation, send a written notice of violation which shall…

The purpose of this part is to regulate the leasing, selling and servicing of portable fire extinguishers and the installing and servicing of fixed fire extinguisher systems (nonwater) in the interest of safeguarding lives and property.

The commissioner of commerce and insurance shall administer this part and may promulgate rules and regulations that the commissioner considers necessary. The commissioner, in adopting necessary rules and regulations, may use recognized standards such as, but not limited to, those…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce and insurance;(2) “Department” means the department of commerce and insurance;(3) “Division” means the division of fire prevention;(4) “Extinguisher specialist” m…

(a) (1) Each firm engaged in the business of installing or servicing portable fire extinguishers or installing or servicing fixed fire extinguisher systems must have a certificate of registration issued by the commissioner.(2) The initial fee for the certificate of registration m…

(a) No portable fire extinguisher or fixed fire extinguisher system may be leased, sold or installed in this state unless it carries a label of approval of a testing laboratory approved by the department. (b) Except as provided in § 62-32-206, only the holder of a current and val…

(1) This part does not apply to:(1) The filling or charging of a portable fire extinguisher by the manufacturer prior to its initial sale;(2) The servicing by a firm of its own portable fire extinguishers or fixed systems, or both, by its own personnel specially trained for such …

(1) No person may:(1) Engage in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers without a current certificate of registration;(2) Engage in the business of installing or servicing fixed fire extinguisher systems without a current certificate of registration;(3) Service port…

The commissioner may refuse to issue, renew, suspend, or revoke a certificate of registration, license, or permit, if the commissioner finds that the applicant, registrant, licensee, or permit holder has violated this part or any rule lawfully promulgated under this part.

The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, governs all matters concerning the hearing and judicial review of any contested case arising under this part.

(a) Applications and qualifications for licenses, permits and certificates issued under this part shall be made pursuant to regulations adopted by the commissioner. (b) An applicant, registrant, licensee or permit holder whose certificate of registration, license or permit has be…

(1) The commissioner shall:(1) Formulate and administer rules and regulations as may be determined essentially necessary for the protection and preservation of life and property, in controlling the:(A) Registration of firms engaging in the business of servicing portable fire exti…

All fees collected under this part constitute expendable receipts of the department for use in administering this part.

This part and the rules promulgated under this part shall have uniform force and effect throughout the state. No political subdivision of this state may adopt and enforce any order, ordinance, rule or regulation requiring any person to obtain any form of permission from the polit…

(a) A surety bond shall be executed by the applicant and a surety company authorized to do business in this state, made payable to the state of Tennessee in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The bond shall be for the use and benefit of any person who may be injured or…

(a) Any person violating this part or any rule lawfully promulgated under this part commits a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). (b) In addition to the penalty set forth in subsection (a):(1) The commissioner shall, upon receipt…

This part is known and may be cited as the “Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991.”

The purpose of this part is to provide uniform procedures and qualifications throughout this state for the certifying, licensing and regulation of alarm systems contractors and to protect the safety and security of persons and property by assuring the competence of individuals or…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Alarm system” means any electrical device, signaling device, or combination of those devices used to signal or detect a burglary, fire, robbery, or medical emergency;(2) “Alarm systems contractor” means any pers…

(a) No person shall engage in or hold out as engaging in the business of an alarm systems contractor without first being certified in accordance with this part. (b) No person shall do business under this part unless the business entity has in its employ a qualifying agent who mee…

(1) The following persons, firms, associations or corporations are specifically excluded from the requirements of this part:(1) Equipment manufacturers not providing direct sales, monitoring or installation of service to system end users;(2) Telephone installers/dealers not provi…

(a) In accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, the commissioner shall promulgate rules that may be reasonably necessary to implement and administer this part in an efficient and effective manner, including rules to require submis…

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 commissioner.

(a) The commissioner 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. (b) The bo…

(a) 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 commissioner. (b) In accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures A…

(a) Anyone desiring to be licensed as a qualifying agent shall make written application to the commissioner on forms prescribed by the commissioner. The application shall be accompanied by an application fee as set by the commissioner. (b) An applicant shall meet all of the requi…

(a) Anyone desiring to be certified as an alarm systems contractor shall make written application to the commissioner on forms prescribed by the commissioner. The application shall be accompanied by an application fee as set by the commissioner. The alarm systems contractor shall…

(a) No certification shall be issued under this part unless the applicant files with the commissioner as evidence of insurance a policy of liability insurance providing for the following minimum coverage:(1) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) because of bodily injury or deat…

(a) The certification, when issued, shall be in the form that may be determined by the commissioner and shall state:(1) The name of the certified company;(2) The name under which the certified company is to operate;(3) The qualifying agent; and(4) The number and expiration date o…

(a) Each certification, license or registration granted by the commissioner 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. (b) Renewal notices shall be mailed ninety (90) days prior t…

(a) The commissioner is authorized to establish and charge reasonable application, certification, registration and license fees as follows:(1) A nonrefundable application fee for a certification as alarm systems contractor;(2) Upon approval of application, a certification fee;(3)…

(a) Any person may prefer charges in writing to the commissioner against any certificate holder, licensee, registrant or other person, firm or business offering alarm systems or services in violation of this part. (b) The commissioner may, after notice and an opportunity for hear…

(a) The commissioner 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. (b) Any person, firm or corporation that engages or offers to engage in contracting without a certification a…

(a) Counties and municipalities are prohibited from offering services as alarm systems contractors to the general public except as follows:(1) Counties and municipalities may provide those services that would normally be provided by an alarm systems contractor for facilities that…