Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0780 - Commerce and Insurance
Subtitle 0780-05 - Division of Regulatory Boards
Chapter 0780-05-14 - Scrap Metal Dealer Registration Program
Section 0780-05-14-.05 - RENEWALS

(1) Prior to the expiration of their registration, a registrant shall submit an application for renewal of registration on the prescribed form and accompanied by a non-refundable renewal fee.

(2) All applications for renewal must include the name of the applicant, the social security number or taxpayer identification number of the applicant, the physical and mailing address of the scrap metal dealer and the telephone number of the scrap metal dealer. All applications for renewal must be signed by the individual applicant or by an authorized representative of an applicant that is a legally cognizable organization or entity.

(3) All scrap metal dealer applications for renewal must include the physical address of each business location in Tennessee that is used to purchase, exchange or deal in scrap metal or otherwise engage in the scrap metal business.

(4) The application for renewal shall disclose, under penalty of perjury, any criminal conviction of a violation of this Act and any conviction of the criminal offense of theft, burglary or vandalism where the offense involves scrap metal and the date of any such conviction. Any such conviction of a member of an applicant that is a legally cognizable organization or entity constitutes a conviction of the applicant and must be disclosed and shall result in automatic revocation, pursuant to T.C.A. § 62-9-110(a), if applicable, and shall be grounds for disciplinary action against the registrant pursuant to T.C.A. § 62-9-110(b).

(5) Failure to disclose a criminal conviction on the application for renewal shall be a basis for the denial of the renewal.

(6) Failure to submit a complete application for renewal shall be a basis for the denial of the renewal.

(7) Registrations cannot be renewed after they expire. If a registration is not renewed prior to expiration, a new application will be required to be submitted.