Tennessee
Every law and rule change USCLI tracks for Tennessee, across the professions, on one page. Each entry links to its full write-up and official sources.
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Licensing Law Tracker
Tennessee licenses private investigators and investigation companies through the Department of Commerce and Insurance’s Detection Services Licensing Program, run by the commissioner since the Private Investigation and Polygraph Commission was abolished in 2021. Since 2023, the citizenship rule has changed from “citizen or resident alien” to “U.S. citizen or qualified alien,” a single tracking device placement can count toward stalking, and the department itself is set to terminate June 30, 2027 unless continued.
Full Tennessee page: every change, its sources, and what has not changed (10 entries).
Polygraph licensing repealed; advisory committee recomposed
Repeals the Polygraph Examiners Act (Title 62, Chapter 27). Rewrites 62-35-143 so the Detection Services Licensing Program covers private investigators, private security, and alarm contractors. If the commissioner creates the advisory committee, it must…
Military Families Licensing Recognition Act
Creates Title 58, Chapter 10, requiring recognition of an out-of-state license held by a servicemember or spouse who relocates to Tennessee on military orders. Its definition of a licensing authority names boards, commissions, councils, and committees, so…
Citizenship or qualified alien status required
Deletes the citizenship subdivisions for private investigators and companies (62-26-206(a)(2), 62-26-207(a)(2)) and adds a section to Title 62, Chapter 76 requiring a person to be a U.S. citizen or a qualified alien under Tenn. Code Ann. 4-58-102 to be…
Programs may sign reciprocal licensing agreements
Lets a regulatory authority in the department’s Division of Regulatory Boards, which includes commissioner-run programs, enter reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions to license people licensed there who have sufficient qualifications.
Advisory private letter rulings for licensees
Programs attached to the Division of Regulatory Boards must issue an advisory private letter ruling on request to a person they license, on matters within their jurisdiction. A ruling binds only the requester and sets no precedent.
Officer Certification Tracker
The Officer Certification Tracker has not published a Tennessee page yet. See the states it covers.
Forensic Science Tracker
The Forensic Science Tracker has not published a Tennessee page yet. See the states it covers.
Last updated October 18, 2026Source: United States Council for Law & Investigation