Advertisement and sale

Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-14-104, under Artisans' Lien.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-14-104

(a) In accordance with the terms of the notice provided for in § 66-14-102, a sale of the goods by auction may be had to satisfy the lien on the goods. The sale shall be had in the place where the lien was acquired, or, if such place is unsuitable for the purpose, at a convenient suitable place. After the time for the payment of the claim specified in the notice has elapsed, an advertisement of the sale describing the goods to be sold, and stating the name of the owner or person on whose account the goods are held, and the time and place of the sale, shall be published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks, in a newspaper published in the place where the sale is to be held. The sale shall not be held less than fifteen (15) days from the time of the first publication. If there is no newspaper published in the place where the sale is to be held, the advertisement shall be posted at least ten (10) days before the sale in not less than six (6) conspicuous places in the place.

(b) On or after ninety (90) days after the motor vehicle portal created pursuant to § 55-31-104 is operational and available for use, in the event the good is a motor vehicle or another good requiring a certificate of title pursuant to title 55, the newspaper advertisement is not required, and the public sale notice must be, posted through the on line motor vehicle portal created pursuant to § 55-31-104 and must contain the year; make; model; license plate number; vehicle identification number, if applicable; and the time and date of the sale of the motor vehicle.