Tennessee § 62-19-119 - Actions for the collection of compensation.
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§ 62-19-119. Actions for the collection of compensation.
No person engaged in the business of or acting in the capacity of an auctioneer or an affiliate auctioneer shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this state for the collection of compensation for any services performed as an auctioneer or affiliate auctioneer without first alleging and proving that the person was a duly licensed auctioneer or affiliate auctioneer at the time the alleged cause of action arose. No affiliate auctioneer shall have the right to institute a suit in the affiliate auctioneer's own name for the recovery of a commission, fee or compensation for services as an affiliate auctioneer, but any such action shall be instituted and brought by the licensed auctioneer employing the affiliate auctioneer. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed so as to prevent a licensed affiliate auctioneer from suing the affiliate auctioneer's employing auctioneer for any compensation, fees or commissions due the affiliate auctioneer from the auctioneer. Acts 1967, ch. 335, § 20; T.C.A., § 62-1920; Acts 2019, ch. 471, § 7. Amendments. The 2019 amendment substituted “affiliate auctioneer” for “apprentice auctioneer” and “affiliate auctioneer’s” for “apprentice auctioneer’s” throughout the section. Effective Dates. Acts 2019, ch. 471, § 21. July 1, 2019. Cross-References. Court costs and attorney's fees included in award, § 62-19-124 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 62-19-119 ("Actions for the collection of compensation.") 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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