Tennessee § 63-6-227 - Cancellation of license upon conviction.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 63-6-227 — Cancellation of license upon conviction., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 63-6-227. Cancellation of license upon conviction.
The license of any physician or surgeon who is convicted of a violation of § 63-6-225 may, upon the first conviction, and shall, upon any subsequent conviction, be adjudged to be cancelled and annulled by the court before which the conviction may be and, without further trial or hearing, the physician or surgeon shall not thereafter again be admitted to practice medicine or surgery within this state. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 3. Compiler's Notes. This section is the successor to former § 39-6-1204 . Law Reviews. Tennessee Civil Disabilities: A Systemic Approach (Neil P. Cohen), 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 253 (1974).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63-6-227 ("Cancellation of license upon conviction.") 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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