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Tennessee Code Title 7. Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities § 7-51-1117

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) To receive a permit as an entertainer, employee or escort, an applicant must meet the following standards:

(1)(A) The applicant shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age;

(B) The applicant shall not have had a permit revoked within two (2) years immediately preceding the date of the application;

(C) The applicant shall not have been convicted of a specified criminal act, as defined in § 7-51-1102, for which:

(i) Less than two (2) years have elapsed since the date of conviction if the conviction is for a misdemeanor offense;

(ii) Less than five (5) years have elapsed since the date of conviction if the conviction is for a felony offense; and

(iii) Less than five (5) years have elapsed since the date of conviction for two (2) or more misdemeanor offenses occurring within any twelvemonth period;

(2) The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on disqualification of the applicant;

(3) An applicant who has been convicted of any specified criminal activities may not be denied a permit based on those convictions once the time period required in subdivision (a)(1)(C) has elapsed.

(b) No permit shall be issued until the board or sheriff's department has investigated the applicant's qualifications to receive a permit. The results of that investigation shall be filed in writing with the board no later than thirty (30) days after the date of the application. The board shall only deny a permit application for reasons set forth in this part.

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