(a) Each member of the commission shall receive a certificate of appointment from the governor before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-19-105

  • Auctioneer: means a principal auctioneer, bid caller auctioneer, or public automobile auctioneer. See Tennessee Code 62-19-101
  • Commission: means the Tennessee auctioneer commission. See Tennessee Code 62-19-101
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The commission or any committee of the commission shall be entitled to the services of the attorney general and reporter in connection with the affairs of the commission.
(c) The commission may prefer a complaint for violation of this chapter before any court of competent jurisdiction, and it may take the necessary legal steps through the proper legal officers of the state to enforce this chapter and collect the penalties provided in this chapter.
(d) Complaints shall be prosecuted in the name of the Tennessee auctioneer commission.
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