Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-6-101 (2026)

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This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Contractors Licensing Act of 1994."

Acts 1976, ch. 822, § 1; T.C.A., § 62-601; Acts 1994, ch. 986, § 17.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1985–2025 · leading case: Beacon4, LLC v. I & L Investments, LLC, 514 S.W.3d 153 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016).
Beacon4, LLC v. I & L Investments, LLC, 514 S.W.3d 153 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 6× “75 but otherwise asserted affirmative defenses, including, inter alia, that Beacon4 had willfully and grossly exaggerated the lien claim and had violated the Tennessee Contractor’s Licensing Act of 1994, see Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 62-6-101 to 62-6-521, by dividing the Project into…”
Wiltcher v. Bradley, 708 S.W.2d 407 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 4× “For answer to the cross claim the Wiltch-ers, among other defenses, said the contract between the parties exceeded $50,000 and Bradley was in violation of T.C.A. § 62-6-101, et seq., in that he did not have a contractor’s license as required by the statute.”
Brandon v. Wright, 838 S.W.2d 532 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 3× “orporation denies the completion of the contract and the alleged amount due; and, as an affirmative defense, the answer asserts: Defendants would state as an affirmative defense that Plaintiffs did in fact perpetrate a fraud upon them by contracting to do construction work as a…”
State of Tennessee, on Relation of v. Calvin Howell v. Jimmy Farris, 562 S.W.3d 432 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “Howell was not a licensed contractor pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated § 62-6-101 et seq. (the “Contractor Licensing Act”), and Mr.”
Warbington Constr., Inc. v. Franklin Landmark, L.L.C., 66 S.W.3d 853 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “Due to our holding on the above issues, we find it unnecessary to address the parties’ remaining issues. Conclusion Accordingly, we reverse the decision of the court below.”
State of Tennessee v. Virgil Calvin Howell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014). · cites it 6× “, §§62-6-101, et seq. (“CLA”), the terms “construction manager” and “construction consultant” are not defined.”
Anchor Pipe Co., Inc. v. Sweeney-Bronze Dev., LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “We are presented with a question of law: whether a contractor who contracts for work above the monetary limit applicable to his license is an unlicensed contractor for purposes of the Contractors Licensing Act of 1994, Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-6-101 et seq. This act requires persons…”
Guy Varnadoe v. Shelton McGhee Jr. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “Section 62-6-101 et seq. of the Tennessee Code (“the Contractors Licensing Act”) covers licensing requirements of general contractors.”
Cecil McNatt v. Jane Vestal (Kanizar) Henderson Villa Inc. v. Cecil McNatt (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “1 See Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-6-101 et seq. 2 See Tennessee Code Annotated Section 47-18-101 et seq.”
Clarksville Towers, LLC v. John Straussberger (Tenn. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “; and the Tennessee Contractors Licensing Act, codified at Tennessee Code Annotated § 62-6-101, et seq. On January 9, 2020, Clarksville Towers filed an amended complaint, naming only Mr.”
Lou Ann Zelenik v. Crowell Homebuilding, LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 62-6-101 to -139 (2019 & Supp.”
BF 3 Rivers JD SPV, LLC & Bioferm Energy Sys., LLC v. Lynchburg Renewable Fuels, LLC & 3 Rivers Energy Partners, LLC; Lynchburg Renewable Fuels, LLC v. Bioferm Energy Sys., LLC, et al. (E.D. Tenn. 2025). · cites it 2× “50] In their Motion to Dismiss, Defendants argue that each of Plaintiffs’ claims fail because BIOFerm was an unlicensed contractor when it entered the Contract and, therefore, is precluded from recovering under Tennessee’s Contractor’s Licensing Act of 1994, Tenn. Code Ann. §…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-6-101(3)(A) — 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Virgil Calvin Howell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014). “, §§62-6-101, et seq. (“CLA”), the terms “construction manager” and “construction consultant” are not defined.”
Guy Varnadoe v. Shelton McGhee Jr. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “Section 62-6-101 et seq. of the Tennessee Code (“the Contractors Licensing Act”) covers licensing requirements of general contractors.”
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