Section 34-4-1 – Short Title.

Section 34-4-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Auctioneers License Act. (Acts 1973, No. 811, p. 1236, §1.)

Section 34-4-2 – Definitions.

Section 34-4-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed by this section: (1) AUCTIONEER. Any person who has graduated from an accredited auction school and has one year’s experience as an apprentice auctioneer or has two years’ experience as an apprentice auctioneer in bid […]

Section 34-4-3 – Exemptions From Chapter.

Section 34-4-3 Exemptions from chapter. The provisions of this chapter and the terms “auctioneer,” “apprentice auctioneer,” “auction business or business of auctioneering,” as defined in Section 34-4-2, shall not apply to and shall not include any person acting as a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, guardian, administrator, or executor or any such person acting under order […]

Section 34-4-4 – Enforcement of Chapter.

Section 34-4-4 Enforcement of chapter. The Board of Auctioneers is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt, fix, and establish all rules and regulations necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter. (Acts 1973, No. 811, p. 1236, §7.)

Section 34-4-5 – Actions for Collection of Compensation.

Section 34-4-5 Actions for collection of compensation. No person engaged in the business of or acting in the capacity of an auctioneer or an apprentice auctioneer shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this state for the collection of compensation for any services performed as an auctioneer or apprentice auctioneer without first […]

Section 34-4-6 – Limitation on Authority of Political Subdivisions.

Section 34-4-6 Limitation on authority of political subdivisions. No political subdivision of this state shall have the power or authority after September 5, 1973, to levy or collect any license tax from or to require the licensing in any manner of any auctioneer who has been licensed and bonded under this chapter in lieu of […]

Section 34-4-7 – Penalties.

Section 34-4-7 Penalties. (a) Any person violating this chapter, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, subject to a fine or imprisonment, or both. (b) Any person, having previously been convicted for violating this chapter, who subsequently violates this chapter, shall, upon conviction for the subsequent violation, be guilty of a Class […]