December 2013 Regulatory Boards Disciplinary Action Report

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REGULATORY BOARDS DISCIPLINARY ACTION REPORT

December 2013

 

Alarm Systems Contractors Board

Respondent:             A.C.E., Alarms, Inc. C-117, Brentwood, TN

Violation:                   Failure to submit transfer notices within thirty (30) days

                                    Failure to register alarm employees within thirty (30) days

Action:                        $3,900 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Gravity Networks, Knoxville, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity

Action:                        $1,000 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Proscan Technologies Plus, Inc. C-1805, Cordova, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity

Action:                        $1,000 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Rackley Technologies, C-1787, Pulaski, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity

Action:                        $500 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Jayson L. Taylor, QA-1196, Memphis, TN

Violation:                   Failure to submit termination notice within thirty (30) days

Action:                        $50 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Kurt W. Becker, QA-1353, West Palm Beach, FL

Violation:                   Failure to submit termination notices within thirty (30) days

Action:                        $400 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Robert Morelock, QA-1693, Johnson City, TN

Violation:                   Failure to submit termination notice within thirty (30) days

Action:                        $50 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Steven L. Buchanan, QA-1397, Atoka, TN

Violation:                   Failure to submit termination notice within thirty (30) days

Action:                        $50 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Tammy L. Donald, QA-1613, Irving, TX

Violation:                   Failure to submit termination notices within thirty (30) days

Action:                        $1,700 Civil Penalty

 

Architectural and Engineering Examiners

 

Respondent:             Stephen P. Maslan, P.E. #19053 Kansas City, MO

Violation:                   Violated Rule 0120-02-.07(5) (b)

Action:                        Consent Order for a period of probation to expire when written proof is submitted that license in the State of Oklahoma has been reinstated and is in good standing and to take and pass the Board’s Law and Rules Exam.

 

Respondent:             David T. Vath, P.E. #100979 Charleston, SC

Violation:                   Violated T.C.A. 67-4-1702 and 1704 and T.C.A. 62-2-308.

Action:                        Final Order, by Default, Revocation and to pay all litigation and court costs.

 

Respondent:             Crag Alexander Perry, P.E. #22725 Houston, TX

Violation:                   Violated T.C.A. 67-4-1702 and 1704 and T.C.A. 62-2-308.

Action:                        Agreed Order for $250 civil penalty and $200 in court costs.

 

Respondent:             Patrick H. Johnson, P.E. #102579 Paducah, KY

Violation:                   Violated T.C.A. 67-4-1702 and 1704 and T.C.A. 62-2-308.

Action:                        Agreed Order for $250 civil penalty and $200 in court costs.

 

Respondent:             Patrick L. Fly, RA #7728 Dawsonville, GA

Violation:                   Violated T.C.A. 67-4-1702 and 1704 and T.C.A. 62-2-308.

Action:                        Agreed Order for $250 civil penalty and $200 in court costs.

 

Respondent:             Aloysius F. Wolczyk, Jr., P.E. #104422 Louisville, KY

Violation:                   Violated T.C.A. 67-4-1702 and 1704 and T.C.A. 62-2-308.

Action:                        Agreed Order for $250 civil penalty and $200 in court costs.

 

Barber Board

 

Respondent:             The Barber Shop, Memphis, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity; laminated license; sanitation

Action:           $1000.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Airways Barber Shop, Memphis, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity; sanitation violation

Action:                        $750.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Heather’s Barber & Style Shop, Dickson, TN

Violation:                   Sanitation violation

Action:                        $250.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Blades Barber Shop & Styles, Memphis, TN

Violation:                   Sanitation violation

Action:                        $250.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Vick & Ray’s Beauty & Barber, Memphis, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity

Action:                        $500.00 Civil Penalty

 

Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers

Respondent:             Scott E. Hamm, Jr., Portland, TN

Violation:                   Funeral director served in the capacity of establishment manager, practiced funeral directing while license was expired, failed to make available his current funeral director and embalmer licenses for inspection, and failed to respond regarding a complaint within the time specified in the notice

Action:                        Surrender of funeral director and embalmer licenses and the Board shall not consider any application from this Respondent for any license until the expiration of five years

 

Respondent:             James Edwin Herndon, III, Memphis, TN

Violation:                   Immoral or unprofessional conduct (provided cremation services for two non-related individuals and released the cremated human remains of these two individuals to opposite family members for final disposition)

Action:                        $2,000 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Hibbett & Hailey Funeral Home, Nashville, TN

Violation:                   Failed to obtain and maintain a copy of the crematory’s current license and latest inspection report utilized by the funeral home, failed to retain a cremation authorization form, failed to report a change of the funeral director managing, supervising and responsible for the funeral establishment, and multiple aspects of the establishment’s price lists and statements of funeral goods and services selected did not comply with the Funeral Rule

Action:                        $750 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Portland Funeral Chapel, Portland, TN

Violation:                   Failed to obtain and maintain a copy of the crematory’s current license and latest inspection report utilized by the funeral home, cremation authorization forms were not signed and dated, a funeral director served in the capacity of establishment manager and practiced funeral directing while license was expired, failed to securely affix a permanent identification device to the deceased human remains, business cards and the establishment’s website either gave or tended to give the impression that an unlicensed person was licensed or entitled to practice either as a funeral director or embalmer, ventilation fan in the preparation room was not working properly, waste and soiled clothing were not properly disposed of, the preparation room was disorderly and cluttered, multiple aspects of the establishment’s price lists did not comply with the Funeral Rule, and failed to respond regarding a complaint within the time specified in the notice

Action:                        $1,000 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Thompson’s Mortuary, Ripley, TN

Violation:                   Immoral or unprofessional conduct (failed to honor a financial obligation to a supplier in a timely manner) and failed to respond regarding a complaint within the time specified in the notice

Action:                        $500 Civil Penalty

 

Board for Licensing Contractors

Respondent:              Shook Inc., Dayton, OH     

Violation:                   Bidding in the Name other than License           

Action:                        $500 Civil Penalty 

 

Respondent:             WB Day Construction, Memphis, TN      

Violation:                   Unlicensed Activity

Action:                        $500 Civil Penalty              

 

Respondent:             John Erick DBA Southeast Construction, Chattanooga, TN              

Violation:                   Exceeding Limit      

Action:                        $1000 Civil Penalty                       

 

Respondent:             Barrett Construction & Revocation LLC, Manchester, TN       

Violation:                   Unlicensed Activity             

Action:                        $2500 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Eddie Hines, DBA H & H Construction, Chattanooga, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed conduct as a home improvement contractor, receiving payment while abandoning and not completing jobs, and failing to install specified equipment that homeowner had contracted for.

Action:                        $5,000.00 Civil Penalty plus hearing costs.

 

Respondent:             Ray Walker, DBA ABC All-In-One, Memphis, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed conduct as a home improvement contractor, collecting a deposit that was more than 1/3 of the contract price, and misrepresenting his credentials by claiming to be fully licensed as a state home improvement contractor.

Action:                        $2,000.00 Civil Penalty plus hearing costs.      

 

Respondent:             Brian Burgess, DBA Contracting and Materials, Inc.

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity.

Action:                        $1,000.00 Civil Penalty.

 

Burial Services

 

Respondent:             Canale Funeral Directors, Inc., Memphis, TN

Violation:                   An agent of the establishment who sold preneed funeral contracts was not registered as a preneed sales agent at the time of selling the contracts

Action:                        $250 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Coulter-Garrison Funeral Home, Inc., Dayton, TN

Violation:                   Provided discount on preneed funeral contract, failed to properly pay all preneed funeral consumer protection fees, and failed to timely submit an annual report

Action:                        $250 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Grandview Memorial Garden, Inc., Clinton, TN

Violation:                   Failed to deposit funds into trust fund, failed to make deposits into trust fund timely, lacked fidelity bond coverage, omitted specific disclosure language required in all contracts, failed to execute a sales contract for merchandise and services sold, and failed to submit a properly completed annual report 

Action:                        $750 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Hatmaker Funeral Home, Lake City, TN

Violation:                   Provided discounts on preneed funeral contracts, failed to refund excess funds to the purchaser, purchaser’s estate or named beneficiary, failed to pay all preneed funeral consumer protection fees, and failed to timely submit a properly completed annual report

Action:                        $500 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Kyker Funeral Homes, Harriman, TN

Violation:                   Provided discount on a preneed funeral contract and failed to timely submit an enrollment or application form to the insurance company for the funding of a preneed funeral contract by an insurance policy

Action:                        $250 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Loretto Memorial Chapel, Inc., Loretto, TN

Violation:                   Provided discounts on preneed funeral contracts, failed to properly pay all preneed funeral consumer protection fees, and failed to submit an annual report

Action:                        $500 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Oak Lawn Funeral Home – Cremation Center, Sparta, TN

Violation:                   Provided discounts on preneed funeral contracts

Action:                        $250 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Rhea Memory Gardens, Inc., Dayton, TN

Violation:                   Failed to deposit funds into trust funds, failed to make deposits into trust fund timely, and failed to execute a sales contract for merchandise and services sold

Action:                        $500 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Rucker Memorial Chapel, Inc., Murfreesboro, TN

Violation:                   Sold preneed funeral contracts while preneed seller registration was expired and failed to file annual report timely

Action:                        $350 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Woodlawn Cemetery Company, Knoxville, TN

Violation:                   Failed to deposit funds into trusts, failed to make deposits into trust funds timely, and omitted specific disclosure language required in all contracts

 

Action:                        $1,500 Civil Penalty

 

Cosmetology Board

 

Respondent:             Nail & Day Spa Creating Inspiration, Murfreesboro, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity

Action:                        $250.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Tangle Hair Studio, Memphis, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity

Action:                        $250.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Northside Health Care Center, Murfreesboro, TN

Violation:                   Inspection sheet not posted; no manager present

Action:                        $500.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Envy Hair Salon, Columbia, TN

Violation:                   Not wearing ID tag; sanitation violation

Action:                        $500.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Georgia Career Institute, Murfreesboro, TN

Violation:                   Working on expired license; Student not qualified to attend school

Action:                        $1000.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Dior African Hair Braiding, Nashville, TN

Violation:                   No manager present; operating on expired license

Action:                        $250.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Ruby Nails, Nashville, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity; not wearing ID tags; sanitation violations

Action:                        $750.00 Civil Penalty

 

 

Respondent:             Jennifer’s Nail, Memphis, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity; not wearing ID tags; sanitation violations

Action:                        $1000.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Hair Plus Beauty Supply, Memphis, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity

Action:                        $250.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Nail Trix, Maryville, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity

Action:                        $500.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Nails So Happy, Smyrna, TN

Violation:                   Not wearing ID tags

Action:                        $250.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Splendid Nails, Memphis, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity

Action:                        $250.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Emelly’s Beauty Salon, Memphis, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity; sanitation violations

Action:                        $1000.00 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:                         Xuan Tran, Gallatin, TN

Violation:                   Violation of Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-4-116

Action:                        Revocation of license

 

Motor Vehicle Commission

 

Respondent:             Mr. Imports Auto Sales, Memphis, TN

Violation:                   Temporary Tag Violation

Action:                        $1000 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             The Great South Auction Co., Savannah, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed Activity

Action:                        $500 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Credit Auto Sales, Inc., Smyrna, TN

Violation:                   Deceptive Acts and Temporary Tag Violation

Action:                        $3000 Civil Penalty

 

Private Investigation and Polygraph Commission

 

Respondent:             Rosetta Stone Investigations, PIC-1393, Brentwood, TN

Violation:                   Failure to notify of arrest within thirty (30) days

Action:                        $125 Civil Penalty

 

Private Protective Services

 

Respondent:             First Response Security, CSC-10576, Arlington, TN

Violation:                   Unlawful employment

Action:                        $1,200 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Tequila Cowboy, Nashville, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity

Action:                        $1,000 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:             Brittany M. McElroy, AG-609651, Lebanon, TN

Violation:                   Failure to notify of her arrest within thirty (30) days

                                    Working as a security guard without a valid registration

Action:                        $1,000 Civil Penalty plus Hearing and Investigatory costs

 

Respondent:             Forrest D. Bradford, AG-603203, Smyrna, TN

Violation:                   Engaged in dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional

                                    conduct

Action:                        Revocation

 

Respondent:             Frank C. Thomas, AG-614810, Nashville, TN

Violation:                   Engaged in dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional

                                    conduct

Action:                        Suspension

 

Respondent:             Sean A. Carter, AG-605889, Lawrenceburg, TN

Violation:                   Unlicensed activity

Action:                        $2,000 Civil Penalty plus Hearing and Investigatory costs

 

Real Estate Appraisers

 

Respondent:             Patrick H. Peters, Bartlett, TN

Violation:                   Failure to comply with terms of a consent order.

Action:                        Suspension

 

Real Estate Commission

 

Respondent:            Richard “Rick” L. Adrian, Gatlinburg, TN 37738

Violation:                 Failure to maintain Errors and Omissions insurance

Action:                     $500 Penalty Fee, provided proof of errors and omissions ins.

 

Respondent:           Jimmy “Jim” Agee, Lebanon, TN

Violation                  Failure to exercise adequate supervision over the activities of

                                licensed affiliate broker                       

Action:                     $500 Civil Penalty 

                                Attend one regularly scheduled two-day commission meeting

 

 

Respondent:           Jere L. Allen, Mountain Home, AR

Violation                  Unlicensed activity

Action:                     $1000 Civil Penalty, plus court cost

 

Respondent:           John A. Amaefula, Germantown, TN

Violation:                 Failure to timely comply with terms of consent order

Action:                     Automatic suspension until default is cured

 

Respondent:             Donna Clark, Hendersonville, TN

Violation:                   Failure to timely comply with payment plan contained

                                 Within consent order

Action:                      Automatic suspension until default is cured

 

Respondent:            Frank J. Miles, Nashville, TN

Violation                  Advertising violation (Firm name and phone number not listed)

Action:                     $250 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:           Charles D. Pecka, Clarksville, TN

Violation                  Failure to exercise adequate supervision over the activities of

                                licensed affiliate broker                       

                                Failure to be loyal to the interest of the client

Action:                     $2000 Civil Penalty 

                                Attend one regularly scheduled two-day commission meeting

 

Respondent:           John D. Schiel, Nashville, TN

Violation                  Failure to timely complete required education

Action:                     $600 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:            Brittany Layne Shaw, Dayton, TN

Violation                  Failure to timely complete required education

Action:                     $600 Civil Penalty

 

The following individuals have had their licenses suspended in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. §36-5-706 or Tenn. Code Ann. §56-1-313

 

Barber Board

Timothy Judkins                   Nashville, TN

Amy Robinson                     Murfreesboro, TN

Rodney Hess                        Cookeville, TN

Justin Hallum                       Lebanon, TN

Heather Herron                    Lake Placed, FL

 

Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers

James William Ford, Jr.       Nashville, TN

 

Board of Cosmetology

Kanika Martin                       Clarksville, TN

Brooke Anderson Foster    Hermitage, TN

Pamela Bechtol                    Heiskell, TN

Misty Carr                              Knoxville, TN

Lisa Cash                              New Market, TN

Adrien            Coleman                    Savannah, GA

Jessica Fisher                      Adairville, KY

Darnelius Floyd                   Louisville, MS

Lindsey Gatlin                      Franklin, TN

Christina Gibson                  Memphis, TN

Teandra Hollowell               Memphis, TN

Jennilee Holt                                    Dyer, TN

Kathryn Hopkins                  Murfreesboro, TN

Carolyn Johnson                 Morristown, TN

Tami O'Hara                          Chattanooga, TN

Shannon Schaal                 Knoxville, TN

Tara Smith                             Horn Lake, MS

Melissa Gabriesheski          Lakeland, TN

Travonya Nash                     Oxford, MS

Kristi Newman                      Cordova, TN

Talunja Prophet                   Memphis, TN

Megan Talley                        Parrottsville, TN

Sonya            Tomlin                        Columbia, TN

Eugene Barton                     Nashville, TN

T. Bigelow                             Hendersonville, TN

Tracy  Boukari                      Southaven, MS

Blake  Cantrell                      Mc Kenzie, TN

Cindy Dyer                            Powell, TN

Shirley Horton                      Jackson, TN

William Howard                    Ooltewah, TN

Cassandra Parker                Chattanooga, TN

Sherida Spurlock                 Memphis, TN

 

Geology Registration Program

Pamela W. Cook                  Nashville, TN

Matthew T. Tucker               Ewa, HI

 

Motor Vehicle Commission

Philden Cooper                    Rockwood, TN

Lee Davis                              Olive Branch, MS

Weston Dean                       Morristown, TN

Jeffrey Kimbro                      Thompson Station, TN

Anthony Osborne                Chattanooga, TN

Amanda Posey                     Newport, TN

Myles Ross                           Knoxville, TN

Kathy Seals                          Whitesburg, TN

Anthony Stephens              Newport, TN

Jerry Varnon                         Ringgold, GA

William Ventress                  Clarksville, TN

Mark Lancaster                     Hendersonville, TN

Brooks Harmon                    Dickson, TN

James Manyabo                   Nashville, TN

Ashley Ward                         Mascot, TN

Barry Bray                             Kodak, TN

Jessie Brewer                       Rockwood, TN

Gabriel Story                         Greeneville, TN

 

Private Protective Services

John Compton                     Sevierville, TN

Kevin Cry                              Cleveland, TN

Latash Pridgen                     Clarksville, TN

Lisa Ainsworth                     Clarksville, TN

Lisa Gonzales                        Lebanon, TN

Mark Freeman                   Shelbyville, TN

Tamara Wilson                     Memphis, TN

Twson Dryden                      Nashville, TN

 

Real Estate Appraisers

Michael Christopher Phillips         Nashville, TN

 

Real Estate Commission

John A. Black                                   Memphis, TN

Pamela Brady LaChapelle,            Mt. Juliet, TN

Shajuan Marsha White                   Memphis, TN

Angela Jane Wolf                            Smyrna, TN

 

 

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