Title 62, Professions, Businesses and Trades

(a) Each member of the commission shall receive a certificate of appointment from the governor before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office. (b) The commission or any committee of the commission shall be entitled to the services of the attorney general and reporter …

(a) 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. (b) The commission has the po…

(a) 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. (b) Special meetings of the commission shall be held at times that the commission may provide in the bylaws it may ado…

(a) 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 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.

(a) 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. (b) The register shall be prima facie evide…

(a) (1) An individual applying for a license as a bid caller auctioneer must submit an application to the commission on the prescribed form. The application must be accompanied by satisfactory proof that the applicant:(A) Is at least sixteen (16) years of age; and(B) Has successf…

(a) The commission may, upon its own motion, and shall, upon the verified complaint in writing of any person, hold a hearing as provided in this chapter and investigate the actions of any auctioneer, affiliate auctioneer or any person who assumes to act in either capacity; provid…

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.

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 licens…

(a) 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 (2…

(a) There is established within the general fund an auctioneer education and recovery account, referred to as the “account” in this section. All funds received by the commission under this section shall be deposited into the account and held solely for the purposes of this sectio…

(a) A nonresident of this state may become an auctioneer or affiliate auctioneer in this state by conforming to this chapter, except that a nonresident auctioneer or affiliate auctioneer regularly engaged in the auction business as a vocation and maintaining a definite place of b…

(a) Every person licensed under this chapter shall maintain a definite place of business in this state, except as provided in § 62-19-117 as to nonresidents, and shall erect and maintain a sign in a conspicuous place on the premises at or near the outside entrance to the principa…

(a) No person engaged in the business of or acting in the capacity of an auctioneer or an affiliate auctioneer shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this state for the collection of compensation for any services performed as an auctioneer or affiliate auctioneer wit…

The license of an affiliate auctioneer shall be automatically suspended upon the revocation or suspension of the license of the auctioneer by whom the affiliate auctioneer is employed. The affiliate auctioneer may retain the affiliate auctioneer's license by transferring to the e…

A violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the commission is a Class C misdemeanor.

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.

Any judgment obtained by a licensed auctioneer as the result of an action in the courts of this state for the collection of the sales price for goods or real estate sold by a licensed auctioneer or affiliate auctioneer may include an award for court costs and reasonable attorney'…

(a) (1) The administrative director and the investigator, acting on behalf of the commission, are authorized to issue citations against persons acting in the capacity of engaging in the auction business without a license in violation of this chapter.(2) Each citation shall be in …

In addition to the powers and duties otherwise conferred upon the commission in this chapter, the commission is empowered to petition directly any circuit or chancery court having jurisdiction over any person in this state who is violating any of this chapter, either with or with…

(a) Public automobile auctions shall be licensed and regulated by the Tennessee auctioneer commission and the Tennessee motor vehicle commission when engaged in the sale of motor vehicles. (b) The following are minimum requirements for licensed public automobile auctions:(1) The …