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TN Code § 62-11-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 11 - Locksmith Licensing Act of 2006|§ 62-11-109. Hearings and Judicial Review in Contested Cases — Written Charges for Violations — Suspension, Nonrenewal or Revocation of License

  The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, shall govern all matters and procedures regarding the hearing and judicial review of any contested case arising under this chapter.   Any person may present charges in writing to the commissioner against any licensee or registrant, or other person, firm or business offering locksmithing services in violation of this chapter.   The commissioner may, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, suspend, refuse to renew or revoke a license or licensure issued under this chapter if it is determined that the licensee or registrant has:  Made any false statement or given any false information in connection with any application for licensure or a license or for the renewal or reinstatement of licensure or a license;   Violated this chapter;   Violated any rule promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to the authority contained in this chapter;   Been convicted of any crime that may be grounds for denial of licensing as a locksmith or licensure as a registered employee. However, an action taken under this subdivision (c)(4) shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Fresh Start Act that are compiled in chapter 76, part 1 of this title;   Failed to comply with an order of the commissioner;   Impersonated or permitted or aided and abetted any other person to impersonate a law enforcement officer of the United States, this state or any of its political subdivisions;   Engaged in or permitted any employee to engage in any locksmithing business when not in possession of a valid license under this chapter;   Been found guilty by the commissioner of misconduct, gross negligence or incompetence;   Committed any act that is grounds for the denial of an application or a license under this chapter;   Failed to maintain insurance as required by this chapter; or   Engaged in or permitted any employee to engage in any improper, fraudulent or dishonest dealing with the public.
TN Code § 62-11-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 11 - Locksmith Licensing Act of 2006|§ 62-11-110. Penalties

  Any person, partnership, association or corporation who engages in or offers to engage in locksmithing services without a license, or who violates the terms and conditions of any licensure or license or renewal of any license granted by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter, shall be subject to a civil penalty of no more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per occurrence.   Any person, partnership, association or corporation who engages in or offers to engage in locksmithing services without a license, as required by this chapter, shall be ineligible to apply for a license until twelve (12) months after the violation occurred.   In addition to revocation or suspension of a license, a civil penalty of no more than two thousand five hundred ($2,500) may be assessed by the commissioner against any person, partnership, association, or corporation who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule of the commissioner promulgated pursuant to this chapter.    It is an offense for a person to knowingly engage in or offer to engage in locksmithing services if:  The services are rendered in exchange for compensation; and   The person does not have a valid license to do so.     A violation of this subsection (d) is a Class B misdemeanor.
TN Code § 62-11-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 11 - Locksmith Licensing Act of 2006|§ 62-11-113. Locksmithing Services Prohibited by State Agencies, Counties and Municipalities — Supersession of Local Laws — Local Registration of Businesses

  State agencies, counties and municipalities are prohibited from offering locksmithing services to the general public, whether or not a fee is charged.   No county or municipality shall enact any legislation or promulgate any rules or regulations relating to the licensing of locksmiths required to be licensed under this chapter.   Any resolution, ordinance, law or rules or regulations of any county or municipality requiring the certifying or licensing of a locksmith, locksmith business or its employees shall be superseded by this chapter and shall no longer be effective.   This chapter is not intended to and does not prevent the legally constituted authority of any county or municipality by legislation, rules or regulations and within the police power of the county or municipality from requiring locksmith businesses or licensed locksmiths to register their names, addresses and license certificate numbers with the county or municipality within which they operate. The county or municipality may also require that locksmith businesses give reasonable notice of termination of licenses of registered employees. No fee may be charged, nor any application be required, by any county or municipality for the licensure.
TN Code § 62-11-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 11 - Locksmith Licensing Act of 2006|§ 62-11-114. Authority to Set and Collect Fees for Photo Identification Card

 The commissioner shall have the authority to set and collect fees for the preparation of a photo identification card for each locksmith working in this state licensed under this chapter.
TN Code § 62-11-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 11 - Locksmith Licensing Act of 2006|§ 62-11-115. [reserved.]

 The license number of a locksmith shall be displayed prominently on all motor vehicles used in the course of business and all written advertising by the locksmith.
TN Code § 62-11-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 11 - Locksmith Licensing Act of 2006|§ 62-11-117. Listing of License in Directories and Advertising

 All sole proprietorships, partnerships, or corporations providing locksmith services in the state shall provide a current and valid locksmith license issued in this state when listing such license in directories, and for any other advertising purposes. Failure to list the license as required by this section is a violation of the Consumer Protection Act, compiled in title 47, chapter 18.
TN Code § 62-11-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 11 - Locksmith Licensing Act of 2006|§ 62-11-118. Locksmiths Licensed in Another State or Territory

  Except as provided in subsection (b), a locksmith, licensed in another state or territory, who relocates to this state, shall apply for licensure pursuant to this chapter and meet all requirements set forth in this chapter, and all rules promulgated thereto, prior to providing locksmithing services in this state.   No locksmith, licensed in another state or territory, shall have to meet the initial qualification education requirements for licensure in this state or be required to pass the administrated locksmith exam if such locksmith has any one (1) of the following American Locksmith of America (ALOA) certified designations:  Certified registered locksmith (CRL);   Certified professional locksmith (CPL); or   Certified master locksmith (CML).
TN Code § 62-19-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 19 - Auctioneers|§ 62-19-101. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   “Affiliate auctioneer” means an individual who, for compensation or valuable consideration, or otherwise, is employed, directly or indirectly, by a principal auctioneer to deal or engage in any activity described in subdivision (9);   “Auction” means a sales transaction conducted by oral, written, or electronic exchange between an auctioneer and members of the audience, consisting of a series of invitations by the auctioneer for offers to members of the audience to purchase goods or real estate, culminating in the acceptance by the auctioneer of the highest or most favorable offer made by a member of the participating audience;   “Auctioneer” means a principal auctioneer, bid caller auctioneer, or public automobile auctioneer;   “Bid caller auctioneer” means an individual who, for compensation or valuable consideration, or otherwise, is hired by a principal auctioneer, public automobile auction, or public automobile auctioneer to solicit bids for the purchase of goods at an auction;   “Commission” means the Tennessee auctioneer commission;   “Continuing education” means six (6) hours each renewal period;   “Goods” means chattels, merchandise, real or personal property, or commodities of any form or type that may lawfully be kept or offered for sale;   “Person” includes an individual, association, partnership, corporation, and the officers, directors, and employees of a corporation;   “Principal auctioneer” means an individual who, for a fee, commission, or any other valuable consideration, or with the intention or expectation of receiving a fee, commission, or any other valuable consideration by the means or process of auction or sale at auction, offers and executes a listing contract, sale, purchase, or exchange of goods, and is responsible for the management and supervision of an auction company, including its wholly owned subsidiary or affiliate company;   “Public automobile auction” means offering motor vehicles for sale to the highest bidder, where buyers are members of the public, by a motor vehicle dealer licensed to sell used motor vehicles and licensed as a public automobile auctioneer by the commission. However, no public automobile auction may otherwise limit the auctioning of used motor vehicles exclusively to licensed motor vehicle dealers or their duly authorized agents;   “Public automobile auctioneer” means an individual who, for a fee, commission, or any other valuable consideration, or with the intention or expectation of receiving a fee, commission, or any other valuable consideration at an auction or sale at auction, offers, negotiates, or attempts to negotiate a listing contract, sale, purchase, or exchange of goods, including motor vehicles; and   “Timed listing” means offering goods for sale with a fixed ending time and date that does not extend based on bidding activity.
TN Code § 62-19-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 19 - Auctioneers|§ 62-19-102. License Requirement

  It is unlawful for a person to:  Act as, advertise as, or represent to be an auctioneer without holding a valid license issued by the commission;   Conduct or offer to conduct an auction of real property unless the person is duly licensed as an auctioneer or affiliate auctioneer and as a broker or affiliate broker under chapter 13 of this title. However, with respect to the authority of an affiliate auctioneer to conduct or offer to conduct an auction of real property, the auctioneer for whom the affiliate auctioneer is employed for such purposes must be on the premises of the property during the auction. This subdivision (a)(2) does not require ringpersons or other persons not vocally conducting an auction to be duly licensed as auctioneers, nor duly licensed under chapter 13 of this title, unless the ringpersons or other persons act as an affiliate broker or broker within the meaning of chapter 13 of this title; or   Act as, advertise as, or represent to be a public automobile auctioneer unless the person is duly licensed as a public automobile auctioneer and as a motor vehicle dealer under title 55, chapter 17, part 1.     All auctions arranged by or through a principal auctioneer must be conducted exclusively by individuals licensed under this chapter.
TN Code § 62-19-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 19 - Auctioneers|§ 62-19-103. Exemptions

 This chapter does not apply to:   A person acting as a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, guardian, administrator, executor, or other person acting under order of a court;   A trustee acting under a trust agreement, deed of trust or will, or a secured party selling collateral after default by a debtor in accordance with title 47, chapter 9;   An auction conducted by or under the direction of a governmental entity or pursuant to a judicial order or decree;   An auction conducted by or on behalf of a political party, church, or charitable corporation or association, if the individual conducting the sale receives no compensation and does not, by advertising or otherwise, hold their self out as available to engage in the sale of goods at auction;   A person performing acts in the regular course of or as an incident to the management of and investment in property owned or leased by the person, if the property was not acquired for the purpose of resale. When a sales tax, as prescribed in title 67, is not levied upon the sale of personal property, there is a presumption that the personal property was purchased for the purpose of resale;   An auction conducted for the sale of livestock sponsored through or in cooperation with the state department of agriculture or the University of Tennessee extension, or both;   An auction sale of tobacco at or for a warehouse operated pursuant to title 43, chapter 19;   A livestock auction sale regulated by the United States department of agriculture packers and stockyards administration, if the sale uses:  The shipper's proceeds account required by federal regulations; and   An auctioneer licensed under this chapter;     Any fixed price or timed listings that allow bidding on an internet website, but do not constitute a simulcast of a live auction;   An exclusive online auction whose primary business activity is selling nonrepairable or salvage vehicles in this state and holds the appropriate license issued by the Tennessee motor vehicle commission;   An in-person or simulcast auction whose primary business activity is selling nonrepairable or salvage vehicles in this state, and holds the appropriate license issued by the Tennessee motor vehicle commission and that uses a licensed auctioneer; and   An individual who generates less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in revenue a calendar year from the sale of property in online auctions.
TN Code § 62-19-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 19 - Auctioneers|§ 62-19-104. Auctioneer Commission

  There is created in the division of regulatory boards the Tennessee auctioneer commission for issuing licenses to auctioneers and affiliate auctioneers engaged in the auction business.    The commission shall be composed of five (5) members. The term of each member shall be three (3) years. The additional member appointed pursuant to Acts 1989, ch. 331 shall be appointed to serve a regular three-year term and shall meet the requirements of subdivision (b)(2).   Four (4) members of the commission shall be auctioneers. Each member shall have been actively and principally engaged as a licensed auctioneer for a period of no less than five (5) years next preceding the appointment, shall be of recognized standing in the member's branch of the auction business and shall be at least thirty (30) years of age and of good moral character.   One (1) member of the commission shall not be engaged in the auction business. The member shall be at least thirty (30) years of age and of good moral character and shall be appointed from the state at large.    The new auctioneer member authorized by Acts 1989, ch. 331, shall be appointed from the state at large.   The governor, in making appointments of the auctioneer members to the commission, shall ensure that each grand division of the state is represented.       All members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor. In making appointments to the commission, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the commission is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person serving on the commission is a member of a racial minority.   Each member shall hold over after the expiration of the member's term until a successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified.   The governor may remove any member of the commission for misconduct, incompetency or willful neglect of duty.
TN Code § 62-19-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 19 - Auctioneers|§ 62-19-105. Certificates of Appointment — Legal Assistance — Prosecution of Complaints

  Each member of the commission shall receive a certificate of appointment from the governor before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office.   The commission or any committee of the commission shall be entitled to the services of the attorney general and reporter in connection with the affairs of the commission.   The commission may prefer a complaint for violation of this chapter before any court of competent jurisdiction, and it may take the necessary legal steps through the proper legal officers of the state to enforce this chapter and collect the penalties provided in this chapter.   Complaints shall be prosecuted in the name of the Tennessee auctioneer commission.
TN Code § 62-19-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 19 - Auctioneers|§ 62-19-106. Organization of Commission — Rules — Seal — Records

  Immediately upon their qualification, the commission shall meet and organize by selecting from among its members a chair and other officers considered necessary and may do all things necessary and convenient for carrying into effect this chapter.   The commission has the power to make bylaws, rules and regulations that it considers necessary that are not inconsistent with this chapter or other general laws of the state.   The commission shall adopt a seal for its use, which shall bear the words “Tennessee Auctioneer Commission,” and the administrative director of the commission shall have care and custody of the seal.   Copies of all records and papers in the office of the commission shall be received in evidence in all courts and with like effect as the originals.    The commission has the authority to establish continuing education requirements and standards for individual licensees. This subsection (e) shall apply only to those licensees who received their licenses after January 1, 1985.   An auctioneer shall be exempt from continuing education requirements if:  The auctioneer has reached sixty (60) years of age and has been licensed as an auctioneer for ten (10) years or longer;   The auctioneer has been licensed pursuant to this chapter since July 1, 1999; or   The auctioneer holds only a bid caller license.     No affiliate auctioneer is exempt from continuing education requirements.
TN Code § 62-19-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 19 - Auctioneers|§ 62-19-107. Meetings of Commission

  The commission shall meet at least one (1) time each quarter of every calendar year for the purpose of transacting business that may properly come before it.   Special meetings of the commission shall be held at times that the commission may provide in the bylaws it may adopt.   Three (3) members shall constitute a quorum at a commission meeting.   Due notice of each meeting and the time and place of the meeting shall be given each member in the manner that the bylaws may provide.
TN Code § 62-19-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 19 - Auctioneers|§ 62-19-108. Liens for Unpaid Commissions and Fees

  Notwithstanding § 62-19-119, any auctioneer who performs auctioneering services and is subsequently denied payment for a commission or fee for services performed shall have a lien for the work upon the property that the auctioneer was hired to auction; provided, however, that the lien shall only extend to property that is owned by the person who has denied payment for a commission or fee for services performed by the auctioneer.   Notice of the lien shall be filed within sixty (60) days after the date of the auction with the register's office in the county or counties in which the property is located. The lien shall not be effective against a bona fide purchaser for value.   The lien shall continue for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of filing in the register's office in the county or counties in which the property is located and until the final termination of any suit for enforcement brought within that period.
TN Code § 62-19-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 19 - Auctioneers|§ 62-19-109. Administrative Director

 The director of the division of regulatory boards in the department of commerce and insurance or the director's designee shall serve as administrative director for the commission and shall provide all administrative functions for the commission.
TN Code § 62-19-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 19 - Auctioneers|§ 62-19-110. Register of Applicants

  The administrative director of the commission shall keep a register of all applicants for license, showing for each the date of application, name, place of business, place of residence and whether the license was granted or refused.   The register shall be prima facie evidence of all matters recorded in the register.
TN Code § 62-19-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 19 - Auctioneers|§ 62-19-113. Immunity of Commissioners

 The commission is declared to be a quasi-judicial body and the members or the employees of the commission are granted immunity from civil liability when acting in good faith and in the performance of their duties as described in this chapter.
TN Code § 62-19-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 19 - Auctioneers|§ 62-19-114. Judicial Revocation of License

 Whenever any person claiming to have been injured or damaged by the gross negligence, incompetency, fraud, dishonesty or misconduct on the part of any licensee following the calling or engaging in the business described in this chapter files suit upon the claim against the licensee in any court of record in this state and recovers judgment on the claim, the court may as part of its judgment or decree in the case, if it deems it a proper case in which so to do, revoke the defendant's license, which shall not be reissued to the licensee except upon unanimous vote of all members of the commission in favor of reissuance and only then after the lapse of a period of ninety (90) days from the date of revocation.
TN Code § 62-19-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 19 - Auctioneers|§ 62-19-115. Rights and Duties of Licensee — Sponsorship of Affiliate Auctioneer

  Any auctioneer licensed under this chapter may conduct auctions at any time or place in this state. The licensee shall, upon request, furnish to the chief of police or sheriff of the city or county where the auction is to be held a list of properties to be sold twenty-four (24) hours prior to the auction.   A principal auctioneer may sponsor an affiliate auctioneer after one (1) year of licensure. There is no limit as to how many affiliate auctioneers a principal auctioneer or public automobile auctioneer may sponsor.