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Tennessee Code Title 62. Professions, Businesses and Trades § 62-18-219

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) A violation of this part is a Class B misdemeanor.

(b) In addition to, or in lieu of, any other lawful disciplinary action under this part, the commissioner may assess a civil penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation. All penalties owed under this part shall be paid to the commissioner for deposit into the treasury of the state of Tennessee and shall accrue to the state and may be recovered in a civil action in the name of the state in any court of record in the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred.

(c) Any civil penalty shall be assessed in the following manner:

(1) A notice of such assessment shall be sent to the person receiving it by certified mail, return receipt requested;

(2) Any person against whom an assessment has been issued may petition the commissioner for a review of the assessment;

(3) The petition for review shall be in writing, and shall be filed no later than thirty (30) days after the notice of assessment is received;

(4) If a petition for review of the assessment is not filed within thirty (30) days after the date the notice is received, then the violator shall be deemed to have consented to the assessment and it shall become final; and

(5) If a petition for review of the assessment is filed as provided by this section, then the proceedings on such appeal shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, with respect to the conduct of contested cases.

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