2021 Tennessee Code
Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades
Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting
Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors
§ 62-6-518. Civil Penalty

Universal Citation: TN Code § 62-6-518 (2021)
  1. After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the board is authorized to impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per violation for a violation of § 62-6-510(3), (4) or (14). The penalty shall be in addition to any other penalty authorized pursuant to this part.

  2. In addition to the civil penalty authorized pursuant to subsection (a), a violation of § 62-6-510(3), (4) or (14) shall be construed to constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting the conduct of trade or commerce under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, compiled in title 47, chapter 18; and, as such, the private right of action remedy under that act shall be available to any person who suffers an ascertainable loss of money or property, real, personal, or mixed, or any other article, commodity or thing of value wherever situated as a result of a violation.
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