Tennessee § 62-18-101 - Registration requirement.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 62-18-101 — Registration requirement., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 62-18-101. Registration requirement.
In order to safeguard the life, health or property of the public, the practice of land surveying in this state is declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest. It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice land surveying in the state or to use in connection with the person's name or otherwise assume or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is a land surveyor, unless the person has been duly registered or exempted under this part. Acts 1969, ch. 207, § 1; T.C.A., § 62-1801. Cross-References. Actions for faulty surveying, § 28-3-114 . County surveyors, title 8, ch. 12. Liability of professional societies, title 62, ch. 50, part 1. State examining boards, title 4, ch. 19. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 17 Tenn. Juris., Licenses, § 14. Law Reviews. Survey of Tennessee Constitutional Law in 1976-77, VI. Regulation of Businesses and Professions (Kenneth L. Penegar), 46 Tenn. L. Rev. 151. Attorney General Opinions. As the “practice of land surveying” involves land location and land use services, but does not include the building of things, it is not a construction service. OAG 17-17, 2017 Tenn. AG LEXIS 17 (3/7/2017).
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Section 62-18-101 ("Registration requirement.") 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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