Tennessee § 36-5-713 - Noncompliance with support order to affect ability to hold other licenses.
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§ 36-5-713. Noncompliance with support order to affect ability to hold other licenses.
In addition to other qualifications for licensure or registration and conditions for continuing eligibility to hold a license as prescribed by law, rule or regulation issued under title 43, 44, 45, 55, 56, 62, 63, 68, 70 or 71, for an individual to engage in a profession, trade, occupation, business, or industry, to hunt or fish, or to operate any motor vehicle or other conveyance, applicants for licensure, certification or registration, and licensees renewing their licenses, and existing licensees, must not then be subject to a certification that the licensee is not in compliance with an order of support. The supreme court is encouraged to establish guidelines to suspend the license of an attorney who fails to comply with the requirements of §§ 36-5-701 — 36-5-707. Acts 1996, ch. 892, § 14.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-5-713 cover?
Section 36-5-713 ("Noncompliance with support order to affect ability to hold other licenses.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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