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TN Code § 6-54-1011 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1011. Petitions for Intervention — Conditions on Intervenor's Participation

  The administrative hearing officer shall grant one (1) or more petitions for intervention if:  The petition is submitted in writing to the administrative hearing officer, with copies mailed to all parties named in the notice of the hearing, at least seven (7) business days before the hearing;   The petition states facts demonstrating that the petitioner's legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities or other legal interest may be determined in the proceeding or that the petitioner qualifies as an intervenor under any law; and   The administrative hearing officer determines that the interests of justice and the orderly and prompt conduct of the proceedings shall not be impaired by allowing the intervention.     If a petitioner qualifies for intervention, the administrative hearing officer may impose conditions upon the intervenor's participation in the proceedings, either at the time that intervention is granted or at any subsequent time. Conditions may include:  Limiting the intervenor's participation to designated issues in which the intervenor has a particular interest demonstrated by the petition;   Limiting the intervenor's participation so as to promote the orderly and prompt conduct of the proceedings; and   Requiring two (2) or more intervenors to combine their participation in the proceedings.     The administrative hearing officer, at least twenty-four (24) hours before the hearing, shall render an order granting or denying each pending petition for intervention, specifying any conditions, and briefly stating the reasons for the order. The administrative hearing officer may modify the order at any time, stating the reasons for the modification. The administrative hearing officer shall promptly give notice of an order granting, denying or modifying intervention to the petitioner for intervention and to all parties.
TN Code § 6-54-1012 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1012. Regulating Course of Proceedings — Full Disclosure of Relevant Facts and Issues — Hearing Open to Public

  The administrative hearing officer shall regulate the course of the proceedings, in conformity with the prehearing order, if any.   To the extent necessary for full disclosure of all relevant facts and issues, the administrative hearing officer shall afford to all parties the opportunity to respond, present evidence and argument, conduct cross-examination, and submit rebuttal evidence, except as restricted by a limited grant of intervention or by the prehearing order.   In the discretion of the administrative hearing officer and by agreement of the parties, all or part of the hearing may be conducted by telephone, television or other electronic means, if each participant in the hearing has an opportunity to participate in, to hear, and, if technically feasible, to see the entire proceedings while taking place.   The hearing shall be open to public observation pursuant to title 8, chapter 44, unless otherwise provided by state or federal law. To the extent that a hearing is conducted by telephone, television or other electronic means, the availability of public observation shall be satisfied by giving members of the public an opportunity, at reasonable times, to hear the tape recording and to inspect any transcript produced, if any.
TN Code § 6-54-1014 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1014. Rendering of Final Order — Findings of Fact — Appointment of Qualified Substitute — Submission of Proposed Findings

  An administrative hearing officer shall render a final order in all cases brought before the officer's body.   A final order shall include conclusions of law, the policy reasons therefor, and findings of fact for all aspects of the order, including the remedy prescribed. Findings of fact, if set forth in language that is no more than mere repetition or paraphrase of the relevant provision of law, shall be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts of record to support the findings. The final order must also include a statement of the available procedures and time limits for seeking reconsideration or other administrative relief and the time limits for seeking judicial review of the final order.   Findings of fact shall be based exclusively upon the evidence of record in the adjudicative proceeding and on matters officially noticed in that proceeding. The administrative hearing officer's experience, technical competence and specialized knowledge may be utilized in the evaluation of evidence.   If an individual serving or designated to serve as an administrative hearing officer becomes unavailable, for any reason, before rendition of the final order, a qualified substitute shall be appointed. The substitute shall use any existing record and may conduct any further proceedings as is appropriate in the interest of justice.   The administrative hearing officer may allow the parties a designated amount of time after conclusion of the hearing for the submission of proposed findings.   A final order rendered pursuant to subsection (a) shall be rendered in writing within seven (7) business days after conclusion of the hearing or after submission of proposed findings unless such period is waived or extended with the written consent of all parties or for good cause shown.   The administrative hearing officer shall cause copies of the final order under subsection (a) to be delivered to each party.
TN Code § 6-54-1015 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1015. Statement of When Order Entered and Effective — Compliance With Final Order

  All final orders shall state when the order is entered and effective.   A party may not be required to comply with a final order unless the final order has been mailed to the last known address of the party or unless the party has actual knowledge of the final order.
TN Code § 6-54-1016 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1016. Collection of Fines, Judgments or Debts

 A municipality may collect a fine levied pursuant to this section by any legal means available to a municipality to collect any other fine, judgment or debt.
TN Code § 6-54-1018 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1018. Appeal to Court of Appeals

  An aggrieved party may obtain a review of any final judgment of the chancery court under this chapter by appeal to the court of appeals of Tennessee.   The record certified to the chancery court and the record in the chancery court shall constitute the record in an appeal. Evidence taken in court pursuant to title 24 shall become a part of the record.   The procedure on appeal shall be governed by the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure.
TN Code § 6-55-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-55-101. Collection and Payment of Taxes

  The collector of every municipal corporation shall collect and pay over to the treasurer, on the first Monday of January and July, each year, all taxes, fines, and forfeitures due and owing to the same; and, on failure, shall be liable for the amount of such collector's delinquency, with costs, on motion before the circuit court.   Notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary, the powers of the county trustee of any county having a metropolitan form of government and a population of over four hundred fifty thousand (450,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall include the power to collect real and personal property taxes or tax equivalents and all merchants' ad valorem taxes that have been delinquent for more than six (6) months as well as any interest and penalties thereon, if such power is given to the county trustee by ordinance of the legislative body of such a county.    Code 1858, § 1382 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 17, § 7); Shan., § 1972; mod. Code 1932, § 3379; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-702; Acts 1996, ch. 689, § 1.
TN Code § 6-55-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-55-102. Privilege Taxes

 Each municipality is empowered to levy privilege taxes upon merchants and such other vocations, occupations, or businesses as are declared to be privileges, not exceeding in amount that levied by the state for state purposes.
TN Code § 6-55-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 2 - Nonpayment of Real Estate Tax|§ 6-55-201. Sale of Real Estate for Delinquency

  If taxes assessed upon real estate in the corporation, according to its ordinances, are not paid by the owner of the property within the year for which they were assessed, the collector shall report the facts to the recorder or other officer, and the recorder or other officer shall cause the real estate to be sold in the manner prescribed for sale of real estate for state and county taxes.   The sheriff or county trustee shall pay the money received on such sales to the treasurer of the corporation, and, if the sheriff or county trustee fails to do so, the sheriff or county trustee shall be liable to judgment on motion.    Code 1858, §§ 1380, 1381 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 17, § 12); Shan., §§ 1970, 1971; mod. Code 1932, §§ 3377, 3378; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-703; Acts 1993, ch. 81, § 1.
TN Code § 6-55-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 2 - Nonpayment of Real Estate Tax|§ 6-55-202. Tax Suit — Jurisdiction

 It is lawful for any incorporated municipality to sue in the chancery court of the county in which it is located for taxes due the municipality upon real estate, whenever the taxes are past due and unpaid. The fact that the complaint contains the names of more than one (1) defendant shall not subject the complaint to an objection for misjoinder by reason of the distinct interests the several defendants have in the properties proceeded against.
TN Code § 6-55-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 2 - Nonpayment of Real Estate Tax|§ 6-55-204. Tax Suit — Prejudgment Payment of Taxes

 Should any person interested pay, after the bill is filed, and before sale of the land, to the attorney representing the municipality, or such other person as may be designated by the municipality to receive it, the amount of taxes sued for, and interest thereon, it shall be the duty of the attorney aforementioned to dismiss the suit as to the persons and property included in the payment; provided, that the person so paying the taxes shall pay such person's just proportion of the costs accrued in the cause to the date of payment.
TN Code § 6-55-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 2 - Nonpayment of Real Estate Tax|§ 6-55-205. Tax Suit — Enforcement of Judgment

 The court may proceed to judgment or decree against all defendants who do not settle the taxes due as provided above, and enforce the judgment or decree and the lien for the taxes due by sale of the lands upon which such taxes are assessed, under the rules applicable to other chancery sales.
TN Code § 6-55-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 2 - Nonpayment of Real Estate Tax|§ 6-55-206. Tax Suit — Fees

 The same fees for clerks and other officers as are allowed by law, providing for collection of delinquent state and county taxes, shall be allowed the clerk and other officers acting under §§ 6-55-202 — 6-55-205.
TN Code § 6-55-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 3 - Distress Warrants|§ 6-55-301. Purpose

 If any person or corporation required by law to pay privilege taxes to any municipal corporation, or to obtain a license before engaging in same, presumes to sell goods or exercise a privilege without first obtaining a license as required by law, such clerk, recorder, or collecting officer shall issue to the sheriff, city marshal, or any constable a distress warrant, commanding such sheriff, city marshal or constable to levy, in case of a privilege tax, double the highest tax imposed upon any such privilege, and in other cases double the highest tax imposed on any similar business, together with costs and charges, by distraining and selling so much of the delinquent's goods and chattels as shall be sufficient for the purpose.
TN Code § 6-55-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 3 - Distress Warrants|§ 6-55-302. Execution

 The officer to whose hands such warrants shall come shall immediately execute the same, on pain of being held personally liable in the circuit court, on motion by the clerk, recorder, or collecting officer, for the double tax, cost, and charges lost by such officer's delay.
TN Code § 6-55-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 3 - Distress Warrants|§ 6-55-303. Sale

 The officer, having seized the goods and chattels of the delinquent, shall give ten (10) days' notice of the time and place of sale, which the officer shall make at the time specified, unless the owner, at or before the time of sale, produces the clerk's, recorder's, or collecting officer's receipt for the tax, cost, and charges, in which case the officer shall redeliver the goods to the owner.
TN Code § 6-55-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 3 - Distress Warrants|§ 6-55-304. Fees

 In all cases in which the penalty prescribed against breaches of the revenue laws in relation to license is recovered, double fees shall be allowed to the clerk, recorder, and collecting officer or attorney prosecuting the case.
TN Code § 6-55-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 4 - Regulations of Liquidation Sales|§ 6-55-401. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Commissioner” means the commissioner or such official designated by the city ordinance, to be appointed by the municipality;   “Inspector” means an inspector of the department of licenses;   “License” means a license issued pursuant to this part;   “Licensee” means any person to whom a license has been issued pursuant to this part;   “Municipality” means any incorporated city or any incorporated town;   “Publish,” “publishing,” “advertisement,” or “advertising” means every kind of conveying to the public notice of sale or notice of intention to conduct a sale, whether by word of mouth, newspaper advertising, magazine advertisement, handbill, written notice, printed notice, printed display, billboard display, poster, radio announcement, and, any and all means including oral, written or printed; and   “Sales” means the sale or any offer to sell to the public goods, wares and merchandise of any and all kinds and descriptions on hand and in stock in connection with a declared purpose, as set forth by advertising, on the part of the seller that such sale is anticipatory to the termination, closing, liquidation, revision, windup, discontinuance, conclusion or abandonment of the business in connection with such sale. It also includes any sale advertised to be a “fire sale,” “adjustment sale,” “creditor's sale,” “trustee's sale,” “liquidation sale,” “reorganization sale,” “insurance salvage sale,” “administrator's sale,” “insolvent sale,” “mortgage sale,” “assignee's sale,” “adjuster's sale,” “receiver's sale,” “loss-of-lease sale,” “wholesaler's close-out sale,” “creditor's committee sale,” “forced-out-of-business sale,” “removal sale” and any and all sales advertised in such manner as to reasonably convey to the public that upon disposal of the stock of goods on hand, the business will cease and be discontinued.
TN Code § 6-55-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 4 - Regulations of Liquidation Sales|§ 6-55-402. License Requirement

 No person, firm or corporation shall publish or conduct any sale of the type defined in § 6-55-401 without a license for the publication or conduct of such sale.
TN Code § 6-55-403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 4 - Regulations of Liquidation Sales|§ 6-55-403. Application for License

  The commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to supervise and regulate sales or special sales defined in § 6-55-401, and to issue appropriate licenses or license for such sales.   Such licenses or license shall be issued in the discretion of the commissioner of licenses upon the written application in a form approved by the commissioner and verified by the person who, or by an officer of the corporation that, intends to conduct such sale.   Such application shall contain:  A description of the place where such sale is to be held, the nature of the occupancy, whether by lease or sublease and the effective date of the termination of such occupancy, the means to be employed in publishing such sale, together with the proposed language content in any advertisements;   An itemized list of the goods, wares and merchandise to be offered for sale, the place where such stock was purchased or acquired, and if not purchased, the manner of such acquisition; and   Any additional information as the commissioner may require.
TN Code § 6-55-404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 4 - Regulations of Liquidation Sales|§ 6-55-404. Issuance of License

 Upon receipt of such application and payment of the fee prescribed in § 6-55-406, the commissioner shall cause the same to be examined and investigated. If after such investigation the commissioner is satisfied as to the truth of the statements contained in such application and as to the form and content of the advertising to be used in connection with such sale, the commissioner may then issue a license permitting the publication and conduct of such sale. Such license shall be for a period of not exceeding thirty (30) days.
TN Code § 6-55-405 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 4 - Regulations of Liquidation Sales|§ 6-55-405. Renewal License

 Upon satisfactory proof by the licensee that the stock itemized in the original application has not been disposed of, the commissioner may renew such license for an additional thirty-day period upon payment of the prescribed renewal fee. Such proof for a renewal license shall be furnished in a form to be issued by the commissioner. The renewal application shall contain an itemized list of stock on hand and the same shall be verified by the applicant. The commissioner shall cause the same to be examined and investigated, and if satisfied as to the truth of the statements therein contained, the commissioner may issue a renewal license for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days; provided, that not more than three (3) such renewals shall be granted for any such sale for the same location within a period of one (1) year from date of issuance of the first license.
TN Code § 6-55-406 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 4 - Regulations of Liquidation Sales|§ 6-55-406. Application Fee

 Upon filing an original application or a renewal application for a license to advertise and conduct a sale or special sale, as defined in § 6-55-401, the applicant shall pay to the commissioner a fee in the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). If any application or renewal application is disapproved, such payment shall be forfeited to the commissioner of licenses as and for the cost of investigating the statements contained in such application or renewal application.
TN Code § 6-55-407 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 4 - Regulations of Liquidation Sales|§ 6-55-407. Contents of Advertising

  All advertisements or advertising and the language contained therein shall be in accordance with the purpose of the sale as stated in the application pursuant to which a license was issued and the wording of such advertisements shall not vary from the wording as indicated in the application.   Such advertising shall contain a statement in these words and no others:  “Sale held pursuant to permit No.  of department of licenses granted the  day of  .”and in such blank spaces shall be indicated the permit number and the requisite dates.
TN Code § 6-55-408 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 4 - Regulations of Liquidation Sales|§ 6-55-408. Display of License — Books and Records

  Upon commencement of any sale, as defined in § 6-55-401, the license issued by the commissioner shall be prominently displayed near the entrance of the premises.   A duplicate of the original application and stock list pursuant to which the license was issued shall at all times be available to the commissioner or to inspectors of the department of licenses, and the licensee shall permit such inspectors to examine all merchandise on the premises for comparison with such stock list.   Suitable books and records as prescribed by the commissioner shall be kept by the licensee and shall be at all times available to the inspectors of the department of licenses.   At the close of the business day the stock list attached to the application shall be revised and those items disposed of during such day shall be marked thereon.
TN Code § 6-55-409 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 4 - Regulations of Liquidation Sales|§ 6-55-409. Rules and Regulations

 The commissioner is further empowered to make such rules and regulations for the conduct and advertisement of such sale or special sale as in the commissioner's opinion will serve to prevent deception and to protect the public.
TN Code § 6-55-410 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 4 - Regulations of Liquidation Sales|§ 6-55-410. Suspension or Revocation of License

 The commissioner has the power to suspend or revoke at any time any license granted in accordance with this part.
TN Code § 6-55-411 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 4 - Regulations of Liquidation Sales|§ 6-55-411. Violations

 Any person who violates, neglects or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this part commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 6-55-412 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 55 - Licensing and Taxing Powers|Part 4 - Regulations of Liquidation Sales|§ 6-55-412. Application of Part

 This part shall not apply to or affect the following persons:   Persons acting pursuant to an order or process of court of competent jurisdiction;   Persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties as public officers, such as sheriffs and marshals; or   Duly licensed auctioneers, selling at auction.