An armed security guard/officer may carry only the types of firearms that the commissioner prescribes, by rules and regulations, in the performance of the person's duties. A security guard/officer may carry a firearm only if certified to carry the firearm. With proper certification, an unarmed or armed security guard/officer may carry any other type weapon, including, but not be limited to, clubs or batons, stun guns, the chemical spray known as mace or any other tool or weapon that the commissioner may prescribe.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-35-125
Carrying of weapons by security guards/officers
Known as the Private Protective Services Licensing and Regulatory Act
The act spans §§ 62-35-101 to 62-35-142 (42 sections).
Acts 1987, ch. 436, § 25; 1988, ch. 987, § 11; 1996, ch. 1009, § 12; 1997, ch. 369, § 4; 2020, ch. 580, § 10.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.