Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-4-217
Contracts by unlicensed persons
No contract previously made, or later made, by persons engaged in a business or occupation subject to a license or privilege tax, under parts 2-6 of this chapter or any other act, shall be invalid or unenforceable in the courts because of the failure of such persons to have paid such license tax at the time such contract was made or was performed; provided, that such persons shall, prior to the date of adjudication in the court of original jurisdiction, pay double the tax due at the time the contract was made and, in addition, the penalty prescribed by law.
Acts 1937, ch. 108, art. 3, § 14; C. Supp. 1950, § 1248.17 (Williams, § 1248.142h); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 67-4015.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1984–1999 · leading case: Stewart v. Farmers Bank (In re Johnson)
Stewart v. Farmers Bank (In re Johnson) (1984)
“The “escape hatch” provisions of T.C.A. § 67-4-217 are no help to the Bank’s position.”
White's Electric v. Lewis Constr. (1999)
“fendants also alleged that White’s Plumbing was not properly licensed by the Tennessee Contractor’s Licensing Board for the construction project, that White’s Plumbing failed to mitigate its damages, and that White’s Plumbing failed to pay required county and city business taxes…”
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