Tennessee § 62-6-101 - Short title.
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§ 62-6-101. Short title.
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Contractors Licensing Act of 1994.” Acts 1976, ch. 822, § 1; T.C.A., § 62-601; Acts 1994, ch. 986, § 17. Cross-References. Bond requirements, general home repair and improvements contractors, § 7-62-203 . Fire extinguishers and related equipment, title 62, ch. 32, part 2. Fire protection sprinkler system contractors, title 62, ch. 32, part 1. Liability of professional societies, title 62, ch. 50, part 1. State examining boards, general provisions, title 4, ch. 19. Unlicensed contractors, limit on building permits, § 7-62-202 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 10 Tenn. Juris., Independent Contractor § 2; 17 Tenn. Juris., Licenses, § 10. Law Reviews. Contracts and Sales Law in Tennessee: A Survey and Commentary, II. Contracts (John A. Sebert, Jr.), 45 Tenn. L. Rev. 353. Attorney General Opinions. Jurisdiction over licensure of contractors on federal property, OAG 92-39, 1992 Tenn. AG LEXIS 41 (5/6/92). Monetary limitations in Tennessee Contractor's Licensing Act, OAG 93-12, 1993 Tenn. AG LEXIS 12 (2/11/93). Applicability of Contractor's Licensing Act to landscaping work, OAG 95-075, 1995 Tenn. AG LEXIS 88 (7/10/95). Proposed Electricians' Licensing Act of 1998 does not require union membership, OAG 98-050, 1998 Tenn. AG LEXIS 50 (2/23/98). Housing authority as municipal agency exempt from contractor licensing requirement, OAG 99-013, 1999 Tenn. AG LEXIS 1 (1/25/99). Constitutionality of exempting certain counties from contractor licensing statutes, OAG 99-112, 1999 Tenn. AG LEXIS 112 (5/13/99). Applicability of statutes pertaining to public purchasing and public contracting, and governing general contractors, to housing authorities established by municipalities or counties pursuant to T.C.A. §§ 13-20-101 et seq., OAG 05-170, 2005 Tenn. AG LEXIS 172 (11/21/05).
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