§ 50-6-905. Filing of application -- Issuance of notice -- Publication on registry -- Correction of documents filed with secretary of state -- Address and change of address -- Fine.

TN Code § 50-6-905 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) If a construction services provider's application delivered to the secretary of state meets the requirements of this part, as determined by the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall file the application and:

(1) Issue a notice to such provider that the provider is listed on the registry; and

(2) Publish on the registry, contained on the secretary of state's web site, the provider's name and other identifying information, including, but not limited to:

(A) The full legal name of the provider;

(B) The specific identification number issued to the provider by the secretary of state upon filing the application;

(C) The period in which the provider is exempt, including the date and time in which such exemption expires; and

(D) Any other identifying information the secretary of state deems necessary for the public to identify such provider.

(b) The provider shall not be exempt from the requirement of § 50-6-902(a) until the provider's application is filed by the secretary of state and the applicant's name and other identifying information is published on the registry. If a provider's exemption is revoked pursuant to § 50-6-908, such revocation is effective upon the provider's name and other identifying information no longer appearing on the registry after being removed by the secretary of state pursuant to § 50-6-908.

(c) A provider listed on the registry may correct a document filed with the secretary of state if the document contains an incorrect statement or was defectively executed, attested, sealed, verified or acknowledged. A document shall be corrected in a manner established by the secretary of state.

(d) A provider listed on the registry shall maintain a current physical mailing address with the secretary of state. A change of address shall be made in a manner established by the secretary of state.

(e) Any person or representative of an entity who knowingly enters or directs a party to enter false or unauthorized information on a construction services provider's application to the secretary of state may be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation at the discretion of the administrator or administrator's designee.