Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-6-403

  • Board: means the state board for licensing contractors pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 62-6-402
  • Contractor: includes , but is not limited to, a prime contractor, electrical contractor, electrical subcontractor, mechanical contractor, mechanical subcontractor, plumbing contractor and plumbing subcontractor, masonry contractor, and roofing subcontractor where the total cost of the roofing portion of the construction project is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more. See Tennessee Code 62-6-102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Limited licensed plumber: means any person who performs any plumbing work that has a total cost of less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) and who is required to be registered under this part. See Tennessee Code 62-6-402

Nothing in this part shall be construed to provide that a limited licensed plumber is a contractor. It is the intent of this part to provide that a limited licensed plumber is subject to the jurisdiction of the board solely for the purposes of licensure and disciplinary proceedings. No limited licensed plumber shall be authorized to use the appellation “contractor” or any other designation that gives or is designed to give the impression that a limited licensed plumber is a contractor unless the limited licensed plumber also holds a valid contractor’s license issued by the board.