{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-26-229","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-26-229","heading":"Exemption from licensing requirement","body":"(a) An individual exempted by § 62-26-223(b)(7) from the licensing requirements for private investigators must be: (1) Employed by and under the control of a licensed private investigation company; (2) Employed by a private business entity, the internal affairs of which are the subject of investigation by the individual; and (3) Engaged only in investigating the internal affairs of the private business entity by which they are employed. (b) A private investigation company employing an individual exempted by § 62-26-223(b)(7) shall be held responsible for the actions of that individual in the individual's capacity as an undercover investigator as if that individual was a licensed private investigator. Acts 1995, ch. 234, § 2.\n(a) An individual exempted by § 62-26-223(b)(7) from the licensing requirements for private investigators must be: (1) Employed by and under the control of a licensed private investigation company; (2) Employed by a private business entity, the internal affairs of which are the subject of investigation by the individual; and (3) Engaged only in investigating the internal affairs of the private business entity by which they are employed.\n(1) Employed by and under the control of a licensed private investigation company;\n(2) Employed by a private business entity, the internal affairs of which are the subject of investigation by the individual; and\n(3) Engaged only in investigating the internal affairs of the private business entity by which they are employed.\n(b) A private investigation company employing an individual exempted by § 62-26-223(b)(7) shall be held responsible for the actions of that individual in the individual's capacity as an undercover investigator as if that individual was a licensed private investigator.","path":["TN Code","Title 62","Chapter 26"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"bf155cf2f6c854d62565a81dfcdc7e780a472b5c7d73ec0c420d267ae1410d4d","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-26-228","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-26-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}