Now Hiring! TBI Announces Legal Instrument Examiner 3 Job Opening

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seeks interested and qualified candidates for the following open positions:

Job Duties:

Supports the Tennessee Instant Check System (TICS) by conducting background checks, reviewing firearms transaction denials, and processing appeals. Responds to inquiries and performs PII based searches across federal and state databases. Reviews daily firearms transaction denials to ensure accuracy. Trains new team members on TICS policies and procedures. Assists team members to ensure competency in comprehending and retrieving criminal histories (e.g., obtaining Tennessee and other state information from law enforcement databases). Processes appeals by requesting arrest records, court judgments, and/or drug test results from criminal justice entities for denied transactions. Reviews responses from requested agencies to determine if an individual is prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm. Updates state database with final disposition and provides supporting documentation to out of state and federal firearm repositories to update criminal histories. Communicates with law enforcement agencies on National Instant Check System (NICS) and National Crime Information Center (NCIC) disqualifiers. Serves as a liaison between TICS and Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI/NICS), and local and state law enforcement agencies.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience: Two years of college coursework and four years of experience in criminal justice or a related field, including a minimum of two years of experience with disposition of firearms or criminal justice qualifying information. 

Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time professional experience in criminal justice or a related field may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis to a maximum of two years.

Monthly Salary: $4,517-$6,758

For Additional Information Contact:

TBI Human Resources Unit at TBI.HR@tbi.tn.gov.

To Apply:

Please visit the Tennessee Department of Human Resources website at Careers (tn.gov) and apply to Job Opening 71387. This position will remain posted from September 17 – September 23, 2025 for 5 business days.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.

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