Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-405 (2026)
Operation of unlicensed facility unlawful - Penalty
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) It is unlawful for a person, partnership, association or corporation to own or operate a service or facility that provides mental health, alcohol and drug abuse prevention and/or treatment services, or personal support services within the meaning of this title without having obtained a license as required by this part.
- (b) A violation of this requirement is a Class B misdemeanor.
- (c) Each day of operation without a license constitutes a separate offense.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 42, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 1978, ch. 853, § 5; 1981, ch. 436, § 2; T.C.A., § 33-1805; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 112; T.C.A., § 33-2-505; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2001, ch. 282, § 4; 2012 , ch. 1010, § 8.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2018–2018 · leading case: Tennessee Cmty. Organizations v. Tennessee Dep't of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (Tenn. Ct. App. 2018).
Tennessee Cmty. Organizations v. Tennessee Dep't of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (Tenn. Ct. App. 2018). “, attempts to operate without a license ( Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-405 ), or violates a Rule promulgated by TDIDD pursuant to its statutory authority, the statutory scheme vests TDIDD with authority to impose civil penalties on the provider.”
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