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Board authorizes $6,000 consent-order settlement and warning in unlicensed-contractor case
Summary
The Commerce & Insurance board authorized a proposed consent order settling a complaint against an unlicensed contractor for $6,000 with a letter warning and a two-week response period; if the respondent declines, the board signaled it would proceed to litigation.
The Commerce & Insurance licensing board authorized a $6,000 settlement offer and associated letter warning for a disciplinary case concerning alleged unlicensed contracting.
At the Sept. 23 meeting, legal staff presented a complaint file and offered a settlement in which the respondent would pay $6,000 and receive a letter warning; staff recommended the consent order as an alternative to litigation. The board voted to authorize the settlement offer and related formal charges under Tennessee Code cited in the file; the transcript indicates the board set a short acceptance window (about two weeks was discussed, and staff also offered 30 days in another exchange) and authorized staff to proceed to litigation if the respondent did not accept the consent order.
Board members discussed whether the conduct represented a prime-contractor role or subcontractor activity and noted statutory definitions that exempt certain subcontractors (electrical and plumbing excepted) under Tennessee statute 6-5-501. Board members expressed concern about the broader pattern of homeowners using subcontractors and the regulatory limits on enforcement, but the board authorized the $6,000 settlement in the case on a vote recorded in the transcript.
Staff said if the respondent is later issued a license, the disciplinary action could appear on the disciplinary-history report. The action authorizes staff to pursue formal charges and offers the consent-order settlement; the transcript shows the board agreed to the settlement and to seek acceptance before initiating litigation if necessary.
