Tennessee § 38-6-105 - Retired agents.
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§ 38-6-105. Retired agents.
Any agent or uniformed law enforcement officer of the Tennessee bureau of investigation who retires after twenty-five (25) years of honorable service shall be issued a retired commission card by the bureau. The card shall identify the agent or uniformed law enforcement officer and that the agent or uniformed law enforcement officer is retired. Cards issued under this provision shall bear the inscription, in print of equal or larger size than the rest of the printing on the card, the words “Not a handgun permit.” After twenty-five (25) years of honorable service by an agent or uniformed law enforcement officer of the bureau, in recognition of the agent's or uniformed law enforcement officer's many years of good and faithful public service, the bureau shall authorize the agent or uniformed law enforcement officer to retain the agent's or uniformed law enforcement officer's service weapon. Acts 1974, ch. 710, § 2; 1980, ch. 636, § 5; T.C.A., § 38-505; Acts 1995, ch. 273, § 1; 1996, ch. 675, § 18; 2018, ch. 727, § 1. Code Commission Notes. Former subsection (b), concerning an agent of the alcoholic beverage commission who retires after twenty-five years of service being issued a retired commission card and being authorized to retain the agent's service weapon, was transferred by the code commission to § 57-1-212 in 2006. Amendments. The 2018 amendment rewrote the section which read: “Any agent of the Tennessee bureau of investigation who retires after twenty-five (25) years of honorable service shall be issued a retired commission card by the bureau, which shall identify the agent, the agent's department and rank, and the fact that the agent is retired. Cards issued under this provision shall bear the inscription, in print of equal or larger size than the rest of the printing on the card, the words “Not a handgun permit.” After twenty-five (25) years of honorable service by an agent of the bureau, the bureau shall authorize such agent, upon retirement, to retain the agent's service weapon, in recognition of the agent's many years of good and faithful public service.” Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 727, § 2. April 18, 2018.
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