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Auctioneer Commission to Enforce Online-Auction Licensing After Injunction Lifted
Summary
Commission attorney Anna Matlock told the Tennessee Auctioneer Commission the body is no longer enjoined from regulating online auctions; the commission will resume enforcement, issue warning letters for certain pending complaints, and clarified exemptions including fixed‑time listings and a $25,000 calendar‑year revenue threshold for in‑state activity.
The Tennessee Auctioneer Commission announced Nov. 18 that it will resume enforcing licensing requirements for online auctions after the commission is no longer enjoined from doing so, Commission attorney Anna Matlock said.
Matlock told commissioners the commission posted a notice on its website stating that it is enforcing online auctions and advised people to consult the statute and rules for licensing requirements and exemptions. She said the commission is still monitoring litigation in federal district court but that the injunctive barrier preventing enforcement has been lifted.
Matlock recommended that complaints the commission closed…
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