Violation of Law Penalties

A contractor who contracts or offers to engage without a license or proper classification and monetary limit is in violation of T.C.A. 62-6-120. Therefore,
would be ineligible to be awarded the project or taken off the construction project; would not receive license for six months; cannot participate in any re-bidding of the project; and subject to civil penalties.

Recovery of expenses by a unlicensed contractor (see “Notes to Decisions” T.C.A. 62-6-103), who is required to be licensed, may not be entitled to full
payment of their contract, and limited only to the actual documented expenses, upon submitting proof.

Violation of the contractors licensing law is considered a Class A misdemeanor. Penalties and fines are outlined in Rule 0680-1-.19.