# Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-18-101: Registration requirement

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T62_C18_S62-18-101

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-18-101
- **Heading:** Registration requirement
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 62 / Chapter 18 / Section 62-18-101

## Text

(a) In order to safeguard the life, health or property of the public, the practice of land surveying in this state is declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest. (b) It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice land surveying in the state or to use in connection with the person's name or otherwise assume or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is a land surveyor, unless the person has been duly registered or exempted under this part. Acts 1969, ch. 207, § 1; T.C.A., § 62-1801.
(a) In order to safeguard the life, health or property of the public, the practice of land surveying in this state is declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice land surveying in the state or to use in connection with the person's name or otherwise assume or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is a land surveyor, unless the person has been duly registered or exempted under this part.
Acts 1969, ch. 207, § 1; T.C.A., § 62-1801.

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