2010 Tennessee Code
Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades
Chapter 11 - Locksmith Licensing Act of 2006
62-11-112 - Locksmith apprentices.

62-11-112. Locksmith apprentices.

(a)  All locksmith apprentices of any sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, public or private institution or state agency with access to records, diagrams, key codes or other sensitive material pertaining to proposed or installed master key systems, any proposed or installed lock or any safe opening procedure shall be registered with the commissioner.

(b)  Any person required to be registered shall make written application to the commissioner on forms prescribed by the commissioner. The application shall disclose the name of the business entity and the names of all locksmiths currently employed by the business entity. The commissioner shall verify that all named locksmiths are properly licensed locksmiths in the state. The application shall contain details of the applicant's training, experience and other qualifications relevant to locksmithing. An application fee as set by the commissioner shall accompany the application. The application shall also be accompanied by the following documents:

     (1)  Proof that the applicant is at least sixteen (16) years of age;

     (2)  A set or sets of classifiable fingerprints on standard FBI/TBI applicant cards;

     (3)  A recent color photograph or photographs of acceptable quality for identification; and

     (4)  Statements of any criminal records in each area where the applicant has resided. The commissioner may consider rehabilitation of individuals with a criminal record or records and may deem certain criminal activities not to prohibit licensure of individuals. Persons convicted of offenses involving fraud or theft shall not be entitled to registration as a locksmith apprentice.

(c)  If the application is satisfactory to the commissioner, then the commissioner shall issue to the applicant a certificate as a registered apprentice. Included in the documents issued by the commissioner shall be a photo identification card on which the commissioner shall state the registrant's name, address, employer, licensure number and the expiration date of the licensure. The photo identification card shall be carried by the registrant at all times when performing duties as a registered apprentice and shall be shown upon request.

(d)  Certificates of registration shall expire on the last day of the twenty-fourth month following their issuance or renewal and shall become invalid on that date, unless renewed.

(e)  It shall be the duty of the commissioner to notify every person registered under this chapter by mail of the date of expiration of the person's certificate of registration and the amount of fee required for its renewal for two (2) years. Renewal notices shall be mailed to the last known address of the registrant ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date of the certificate.

(f)  The renewal must be received in the office of the commissioner thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the certificate.

(g)  The fee to be paid before the renewal of a certificate of registration after the expiration date shall be increased ten percent (10%) for each month or fraction of a month that payment for renewal is late; provided, that the maximum fee for a late renewal shall not exceed twice the normal fee.

(h)  No registered employee shall be qualified to receive a renewal certificate when the registrant has been in default in complying with this chapter for a period of one (1) year. In that event, the registrant, in order to qualify, shall make a new application as in the case of the issuance of the original certificate of registration.

[Acts 2006, ch. 885, § 13.]