Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance - Alarms Systems Contractors Program

• Each applicant must:
  • Be at least 18 years of age
  • Be of good moral character.
  • Submit a signed, notarized application along with the appropriate non-refundable application fee of $100.
  • Submit copy of receipt for electronically scanned fingerprints.
  • Submit two 1" x 1" color passport-style photos with the name of the applicant printed on the back of each.
    • If a criminal history exists applicants must disclose all arrests/charges and provide certified court documents showing the final disposition of all charges. Criminal history that could disqualify an applicant:

(a) Conviction by any local, state, federal or military court of any crime involving the illegal use, possession, sale, manufacture, distribution or transportation of a controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug or narcotic;
(b) Conviction of a crime involving felonious assault;
(c) Conviction of a crime involving unlawful breaking or entering, burglary, larceny or arson;
(d) Conviction as an habitual criminal; or
(e) An addiction to alcohol or a narcotic drug.

Conviction means and includes the entry of a plea of guilty, plea of no contest or a verdict rendered in open court by a judge or jury.