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TN Code § 62-20-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 20 - Tennessee Collection Service Act|§ 62-20-114. Requirements of Collection Service Licensees

 Each collection service licensee shall:   Keep and retain for a period of three (3) years accurate individual records of collections, including the amount and date of payment and the names of the debtor and creditor;   Issue, upon request, individual collection receipts, showing the amount and date of payment, names of the debtor and creditor and the balance, if any, remaining unpaid;   Maintain a separate fiduciary or trust bank account with sufficient funds at all times to disburse amounts due all clients; and   Maintain records and books reflecting the true condition of bank accounts at the end of each calendar month.
TN Code § 62-20-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 20 - Tennessee Collection Service Act|§ 62-20-115. Investigations — Denial, Revocation or Suspension of Licenses

   The board may, upon its own motion, or shall, upon the sworn complaint in writing of any person, investigate any collection service or licensee operating in the state.   The board shall transmit any such complaint within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the complaint to the accused licensee by registered or certified mail.   The licensee shall, within twenty (20) days, file with the board the licensee's sworn answer to the complaint.     The board may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew any license held under this chapter for any of the following causes:  Obtaining a license through misrepresentation or fraud;   Collecting or attempting to collect from the debtor any fee, commission or other compensation not provided by law for collection services rendered to a client, except that a collection service may recover from debtors reasonable charges imposed by banks for processing insufficient fund checks; provided, that the charges do not exceed nine dollars ($9.00) per check;   Failing to report and pay to a client the net proceeds of all collections made during a calendar month within thirty (30) days, unless otherwise provided by mutual agreement between the licensee and the client;   Violating or cooperating with others in violating any provision of this chapter or any rule lawfully promulgated by the board;   Failing to comply with any applicable state or federal law or regulation pertaining to the credit and collection industry; and   Any cause for which issuance of a license could have been refused had it existed and been known to the board at the time of issuance.
TN Code § 62-20-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 20 - Tennessee Collection Service Act|§ 62-20-116. Actions Required at Expiration or Revocation of License

  Upon the expiration or revocation of any license held under this chapter, the licensee shall:  Within ninety (90) days, return or assign all uncollected accounts to the licensee's clients or their order;   Not charge or receive any fee or compensation for the return or assignment of uncollected accounts;   Not charge or receive any fee or compensation on any moneys received or collected subsequent to the expiration, suspension or revocation; and   Within ninety (90) days, remit all moneys to the owners of the accounts on which the moneys were paid.     This section shall not be construed to:  Prohibit a bulk sale of the business, assets and good will of a collection service whose license becomes invalid; or   Deprive a licensee of the privilege of late renewal granted by § 62-20-112.
TN Code § 62-20-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 20 - Tennessee Collection Service Act|§ 62-20-117. Reciprocity — Service of Process on Nonresidents — Default Judgments

  A nonresident of this state who is regularly engaged in the collection business in another state may obtain a license as a collection service in this state by complying with this chapter; provided, that the nonresident applicant maintains a place of business in the other state and that state offers the same privilege to the licensees of this state.    Every nonresident applicant shall file an irrevocable consent that legal action may be commenced against the nonresident applicant in the proper court of any county of this state in which a cause of action may arise, in which the plaintiff may reside, by service of process or pleading authorized by the laws of this state, or by any member of the board, the consent stipulating that the service of process or pleading shall be taken in all courts to be valid and binding as if personal service had been made upon the nonresident licensee in this state. The consent shall be duly acknowledged and, if made by a corporation, shall be authenticated by its seal.   Any service of process or pleading shall be served on the secretary of the board by filing duplicate copies, one (1) of which shall be filed in the office of the board and the other forwarded by registered mail to the last known principal address of the nonresident licensee against whom the process or pleading is directed.   No default in any such action shall be taken, except upon affidavit certification of the board or the secretary of the board that a copy of the process or pleading was mailed to the defendant as provided in this subsection (b). No default judgment shall be taken in any such action or proceeding until thirty (30) days after the day of mailing of process or pleading to the defendant.
TN Code § 62-20-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 20 - Tennessee Collection Service Act|§ 62-20-118. User Responsible for Ascertaining Service Is Licensed

 Any person who places an account with a collection service is responsible for determining that the service is licensed as required by this chapter.
TN Code § 62-20-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 20 - Tennessee Collection Service Act|§ 62-20-119. Confidentiality of Information

 Any financial information submitted by applicants for or holders of licenses pursuant to this chapter shall be treated as confidential and shall be used by the board only for the purpose of determining qualifications to engage in the collection service business.
TN Code § 62-20-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 20 - Tennessee Collection Service Act|§ 62-20-120. Unauthorized Acts

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit:   The use or sale of forms that simulate legal forms so as to deceive a debtor or the general public;   The unauthorized practice of law; or   A collection agency to notify a credit bureau or credit agency concerning the owner of record of a motor vehicle who has failed to pay an overdue parking ticket or tickets without first notifying the owner of record of the motor vehicle that, if the ticket is not timely paid to the collection agency by a date included in the notification, the credit bureau or credit agency will be notified of such fact, which could affect the owner's credit rating.
TN Code § 62-20-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 20 - Tennessee Collection Service Act|§ 62-20-121. Temporary Retirement

  Any licensee may temporarily retire the licensee's license for a period of three (3) years by giving written notice of such intent and paying each year an annual retirement fee of ten dollars ($10.00) to the board.   Any license not activated within the three-year period becomes invalid.
TN Code § 62-20-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 20 - Tennessee Collection Service Act|§ 62-20-122. Hearings and Judicial Review

 The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, governs all matters and procedures respecting the hearing and judicial review of any contested case arising under this chapter.
TN Code § 62-20-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 20 - Tennessee Collection Service Act|§ 62-20-123. Violations

 A willful violation of this chapter or of any rule lawfully promulgated under this chapter is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 62-22-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 22 - Antique Dealers|§ 62-22-101. Record Keeping — Penalties

  Every person, firm or corporation in the business of purchasing and selling antiques shall maintain a permanent ledger in which each item purchased exceeding the value of fifty dollars ($50.00) in the course of business shall be listed.   Each antique dealer shall, at the time of making any purchase, enter upon the book a clear and accurate description of each item purchased exceeding the value of fifty dollars ($50.00), the date of purchase, the amount paid for the item, the name and residence address of the seller and, if the article bears a serial number, the serial number.   The book shall be carefully preserved without alteration and shall at all times be open to the inspection of the sheriff of the county and the chief of police or any police officer of the city or county.   Every person, firm or corporation, or their agents or employees, who violates this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 62-25-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 25 - Rental Location Agent Act of 1978|§ 62-25-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Rental Location Agent Act of 1978.”
TN Code § 62-25-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 25 - Rental Location Agent Act of 1978|§ 62-25-102. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, firm or association; and   “Rental location agent” means any person who engages in or is employed in the business of locating, providing assistance in locating or furnishing information concerning the location or availability of real property, including apartment housing, that may be leased or rented as a private dwelling, abode or place of residence and who receives or solicits a fee or other valuable consideration from a prospective tenant.
TN Code § 62-25-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 25 - Rental Location Agent Act of 1978|§ 62-25-104. Contract or Receipt Requirement — Refund of Fee

  Every rental location agent engaged in any of the activities described in § 62-25-102(2) shall give a prospective tenant a contract or receipt, and the contract or receipt shall include a recital that any amount in excess of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be repaid or refunded to the prospective tenant if the prospective tenant after bona fide effort does not obtain a rental through the listing furnished by the rental location agent.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if the information concerning rentals furnished by the rental location agent is not current or accurate in regard to the type of rental desired, the full fee shall be repaid or refunded to the prospective tenant upon demand.   The contract or receipt furnished to the prospective tenant shall also conform to rules and regulations adopted by the real estate commission designed to effect disclosure of material information regarding the services to be provided to the prospective tenant.
TN Code § 62-25-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 25 - Rental Location Agent Act of 1978|§ 62-25-105. Penalties

  It is unlawful for any person to knowingly refer a prospective tenant to:  A nonexistent address;   Property that is not for lease or rent;   Property that does not meet the specifications of the prospective tenant;   Property that leases or rents for a different price from that quoted by the rental location agent;   Property that has already been leased or rented; or   Property listed without the consent of the landlord.     It is unlawful for any person acting as a rental location agent to advertise in any manner without including the person's name and the fact that the person is a rental location agent in the advertisement.   It is unlawful for any person acting as a rental location agent to solicit a listing from a landlord after receipt of written notice from the landlord requesting that no further solicitations be made.   A violation of subsection (a), (b) or (c) or § 62-25-104 is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 62-25-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 25 - Rental Location Agent Act of 1978|§ 62-25-106. Award for Damages, Costs and Attorney Fees

 In a civil action, any successful prospective tenant shall be entitled to an award for damages, court costs and reasonable attorney fees.
TN Code § 62-25-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 25 - Rental Location Agent Act of 1978|§ 62-25-107. Investigation by Real Estate Commission — Suspension or Revocation of License

  The real estate commission, upon its own motion or upon a signed complaint made by any person in writing, may investigate the activities of any rental location agent in this state or any person who acts in that capacity.   The commission may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew a rental location agent's license on any of the following grounds:  Proof of financial irresponsibility or insolvency;   Making any materially false or misleading statement or omission in an application for a license;   Conviction of or a plea of nolo contendere to a felony or misdemeanor, if the commission finds that the conviction or plea renders the applicant or licensee insufficiently trustworthy to deal with the public. However, an action taken under this subdivision (b)(3) shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Fresh Start Act that are compiled in chapter 76, part 1 of this title; or   Any violation of this chapter or of any rule duly adopted by the commission under this chapter.     The license of any real estate broker or affiliate broker who acts as a rental location agent may be suspended or revoked on any of the grounds stated in subsection (b).
TN Code § 62-25-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 25 - Rental Location Agent Act of 1978|§ 62-25-108. Service of Process

   If a rental location agent cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the last known place of business as reflected by the real estate commission records, the real estate commission shall be an agent of the rental location agent upon whom any process, notice or demand may be served.   Service on the commission of any process, notice or demand shall be made in the same manner provided for service on the secretary of state pursuant to § 20-2-205.     The commission shall keep a record of all processes, notices and demands served upon it under this section and shall record the time of the service and its action with reference to the service.   Nothing in this section limits or affects the right to serve any process, notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon a rental location agent in any other manner now or hereafter permitted by law or by applicable rules of procedure.
TN Code § 62-27-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 27 - Polygraph Examiners Act|§ 62-27-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Polygraph Examiners Act.”
TN Code § 62-27-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 27 - Polygraph Examiners Act|§ 62-27-102. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Commission” means the private investigation and polygraph commission, created by § 62-26-301;   “Intern sponsor” means any qualified licensed Tennessee examiner who is approved by the commission for the purpose of supervising and furthering the education of the intern during the commission approved training program;   “Internship” means the study of polygraph techniques and of the administration of polygraph techniques by a trainee, referred to as an “intern” in this chapter, under the personal supervision and control of a local licensed polygraph examiner in accordance with a course of study prescribed by the commission at the commencement of the internship;   “Person” means any natural person, firm, association, copartnership or corporation; and   “Polygraph examiner” means any person who purports to be able to detect deception or verify truth of statements through instrumentation or by means of a mechanical device.
TN Code § 62-27-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 27 - Polygraph Examiners Act|§ 62-27-103. Minimum Requirements for Polygraph Machines

  Any polygraph machine used to test or question individuals for the purpose of detecting deception or verifying truth of statements shall record visually, permanently and simultaneously:  A person's cardiovascular pattern;   A person's respiratory or breathing pattern; and   Electrodermal or galvanic skin response pattern as minimum standards of instrumentation.     Patterns of other physiological changes in addition to subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) may also be recorded.   The use of any other instrument or device to detect deception or to verify truth of statements that does not meet these minimum instrumentation requirements is prohibited except that another instrument or device may be used by law enforcement officers in the course of their full-time employment with a federal, state or local law enforcement agency who are certified to operate the instrument or device.
TN Code § 62-27-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 27 - Polygraph Examiners Act|§ 62-27-104. [reserved.]

   The commission shall issue rules and regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and shall prescribe forms to be used in connection with it.   The commission shall prescribe rules requiring continuing education as a prerequisite for renewal of licenses as polygraph examiners in accordance with § 62-27-129.     The commission shall have the right and power to contract for the services of any licensed qualified polygraph examiner to assist with the administration and analysis of polygraph examinations.
TN Code § 62-27-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 27 - Polygraph Examiners Act|§ 62-27-106. License Requirement

  It is unlawful for any person, including a city, county or state employee, to administer polygraph examinations or to represent to be a polygraph examiner without holding a valid polygraph examiner's license issued by the commission.   It is unlawful for any person, other than a law enforcement officer acting in accordance with § 62-27-103(c), to operate any instrument or device to detect deception or verify the truth of statements that does not meet the minimum instrumentation requirements set forth in § 62-27-103(a) or to use any title or make any representation tending to indicate that the person is qualified to detect deception or verify truth of statements through the use of the instrument or device.   A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
TN Code § 62-27-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 27 - Polygraph Examiners Act|§ 62-27-107. Qualifications for License

  In order to be eligible for a license as a polygraph examiner, an applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commission that the applicant:  Is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;   Is a citizen of the United States;   Is of good moral character;   Has not been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;   Holds a baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited by a recognized regional or local accreditation committee or, in lieu of a baccalaureate degree, has at least two (2) years of college credits and has, for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of application, actively engaged in substantial criminal, counterintelligence or private investigative work;   Has graduated from a school of polygraph approved by the American Polygraph Association or the commission;   Has passed a licensing examination conducted by or under the supervision of the commission; and   Has satisfactorily completed an internship of six (6) months or, in lieu of the completion of the internship, has provided satisfactory evidence the applicant is currently actively engaged in the polygraph examinations business in another state that may or may not have professional licensing requirements and has been principally engaged in the business of conducting polygraph examinations in that state for at least five (5) consecutive years. An applicant pursuant to this subdivision (a)(8) shall also submit evidence of a current business license, tax records and a minimum of two (2) letters of recommendation from either former clients or government agency officials.     Each polygraph examining company organized for the purpose of employing two (2) or more polygraph examiners on a full-time salaried basis shall make application to the commission in writing under oath on forms prescribed by the commission. The application shall be accompanied by the required fee, which is not refundable. The application shall contain information that the commission deems necessary, including, but not limited to, the names of the corporate officers, the principal place of business, the business telephone number at the principal place of business and the specific name of the person to be contacted. Each company shall be required to certify that it employs only qualified licensed polygraph examiners who meet the qualifications required by this chapter.
TN Code § 62-27-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 27 - Polygraph Examiners Act|§ 62-27-108. License Applications

  An application for original license shall be made to the commission in writing under oath on forms prescribed by the commission and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which is not refundable.   The application shall contain information that the commission deems necessary to enable it to judge the qualifications of the applicant.   An action taken under this section shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Fresh Start Act that are compiled in chapter 76, part 1 of this title.
TN Code § 62-27-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 27 - Polygraph Examiners Act|§ 62-27-109. Reciprocity — Service of Process on Nonresidents

   Each nonresident applicant for an original license or a renewal license shall file with the commission an irrevocable consent that actions against the applicant may be filed in any appropriate court of any county or municipality of this state in which the plaintiff resides or in which some part of the transaction occurred out of which the alleged cause of action arose and that process on any such action may be served on the applicant by leaving two (2) copies of the process with the commission. The consent shall stipulate and agree that the service of process shall be taken and held to be valid and binding for all purposes.   The commission shall send forthwith one (1) copy of the process to the applicant at the address shown on the records of the commission by registered or certified mail.     A nonresident of this state who is a licensed polygraph examiner under the laws of another state or territory of the United States may apply for a license as a polygraph examiner in this state by submitting an application to the commission as provided in § 62-27-108. The commission may issue a license to the nonresident applicant without examination if the commission determines that the applicant has substantially met the qualifications for a license in this state. The commission may, in its discretion, refuse to issue a polygraph examiner's license to an applicant who is not a resident of this state.