39-9-201. Registration required -- prohibited acts -- criminal penalty. (1) On or before July 1, 1996, each contractor shall register with the department.
     (2) It is a misdemeanor for a contractor to:
     (a) advertise, offer to perform work, submit a bid, or perform work as a contractor:
     (i) without being registered as required by this chapter; or
     (ii) when the contractor's registration is suspended;
     (b) use a false or expired registration number in purchasing or offering to purchase an advertisement for which a contractor registration number is required; or
     (c) transfer a valid registration to an unregistered contractor to work under a registration issued to another contractor.
     (3) The department may cause the criminal proceedings for a misdemeanor action under this chapter to be initiated for prosecution in the lowest court of concurrent jurisdiction in the county where the infraction occurs.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 500, L. 1995.