FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kelly M. Brockman
615.741.6007 (office)
SEPTEMBER 2006 Disciplinary Action Report
EDITORS: Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 56-1-302(a)(9) requires the Department of Commerce and Insurance to issue a monthly press release containing a disciplinary report which shall list all
disciplinary actions taken by each board during the prior month. Below is a list of actions taken during the month of September 2006.
Accountancy Board
Respondent: Clark & Knies, CPAs, Winchester, TN Violation: Lack of due professional care
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: James B. Haire, Memphis, TN
Violation: Unlicensed practice
Action: $500 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Jerilyn Burbank, Knoxville, TN
Violation: Unlicensed practice
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Leauty & Heath, Franklin, TN
Violation: Failure to comply with Peer Review requirements
Action: $4500 Civil Penalty, $300 late fees and Peer Review by October 15, 2006 Respondent: Rhonda Carter, Rogersville, TN
Violation: Lack of due professional care
Action: $350 Civil Penalty
Alarm Systems Contractors Board
Respondent: ADS Security dba Guardian Alarm System, Chattanooga, TN Violation: Failure to submit notice of termination of registered employee
Respondent: Alarmwatch, Inc., Hunt Valley, ML
Violation: Failed to register employee(s) within 30 days
Action: $1500 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Amsafe/Sonitrol Security Systems, Inc., Knoxville, TN Violation: Failed to register employee(s) within 30 days
Action: $15000 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Garrett Security Systems, Inc., White House, TN Violation: Failed to register employee(s) within 30 days
Action: $2300 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Security Associates International, Inc., Pompano Beach, FL Violation: Failed to register employee(s) within 30 days
Action: $2300 Civil Penalty
Respondent: The Alarm Company, LLC, Cordova, TN Violation: Failed to register employee(s) within 30 days Action: $4400 Civil Penalty
Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners
Respondent: Licensee: Jimmy N. Anderson, RA, Jackson, TN Violation: Failed to comply with all criteria for responsible charge Action: Reprimand, $2,500 Civil Penalty and Law and Rules Exam Respondent: Richard Grant, Nonregistrant, Huntingdon, TN
Violation: Unlicensed practice Action: $1,000 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Vincent Ray Mitchell, PE, Nashville, TN
Violation: Failed to pay the privilege tax for two (2) years or more
Action: Indefinite suspension pending proof of payment of the privilege tax,
interests and penalties
Respondent: Stephen Floyd Overcash, RA, Charlotte, NC
Violation: Failed to pay the privilege tax for two (2) years or more
Action: Indefinite suspension pending proof of payment of the privilege tax,
interests and penalties
Respondent: Charles L. Simmons, PE, Escondido, CA
Violation: Failed to pay the privilege tax for two (2) years or more
Action: Indefinite suspension pending proof of payment of the privilege tax,
interests and penalties
Respondent: Hemant Sura, PE, Apex, NC
Violation: Failed to pay the privilege tax for two (2) years or more
Action: Indefinite suspension pending proof of payment of the privilege tax,
Respondent: Arthur L. Yeates, RA, Memphis, TN
Violation: Misrepresented continuing education hours reported on renewal Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: David Raymond Ziegler, PE, Marietta, GA
Violation: Failed to pay the privilege tax for two (2) years or more
Action: Indefinite suspension pending proof of payment of the privilege tax,
interests and penalties
Board of Barber Examiners
Respondent: E-Style, Nashville, TN Violation: Unlicensed activity
Action: $600 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Snizo’s, Jackson, TN Violation: Unlicensed activity
Action: $300 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Valley Barber Shop, Rutledge, TN Violation: Unlicensed activity
Action: $500 Civil Penalty
Tennessee Collection Service Board
Respondent: Central Financial Control, Bridgeton, MO Violation: Failure to respond to complaint
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Corporate Collection Service, Inc., Beachwood, OH Violation: Failure to respond to complaint
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Financial Collection Agency of TN, Bartlett, TN Violation: Failure to respond to complaint
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Frost-Arnett Company, Memphis, TN Violation: Failure to respond to complaint
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Pro Consulting Services, Inc., Houston, TX Violation: Unlicensed activity (2 counts)
Action: $2000 Civil Penalty
Respondent: United Collection Bureau, Inc., Toledo, OH Violation: Unprofessional Conduct
Board for Licensing Contractors
Respondent: ASI-Modulex, Orlando, FL
Violation: Unlicensed activity
Action: $750 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Edward Bowers, Bolivar, TN
Violation: Unlicensed activity
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Robert C. Edde, Lewisburg, TN
Violation: Unlicensed activity
Action: $50 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Hewitt Construction, Lebanon, TN
Violation: Terms and conditions
Action: $1000 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Hornsby Electric, Inc., Pinson, TN
Violation: Unlicensed activity
Action: $1250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: LakeSource, LLC, Lenoir City, TN
Violation: Unlicensed activity
Action: $2750 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Lowes Concrete Construction, Friendsville, TN
Violation: Unlicensed activity
Action: $2500 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Fred Patterson, Camden, TN
Violation: Unlicensed activity
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Tim Roberts, New Market, TN
Violation: Unlicensed activity
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Saulsbury Baptist Church, Saulsbury, TN
Violation: Unlicensed activity
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Southeastern Builders, Inc., Pigeon Forge, TN
Violation: Unlicensed activity
Action: $2000 Civil Penalty
Respondent: South Eastern Contracting, Chattanooga, TN
Violation: Unlicensed activity
Respondent: Window Works, Kingsport, TN
Violation: Unlicensed activity
Action: $2500 Civil Penalty
Home Improvement Commission
Respondent: South Eastern Contracting, Chattanooga, TN
Violation: Unlicensed activity
Action: $150 Civil Penalty
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Respondent: Cosmopolitan Funeral Services, Dyersburg, TN Violation: Deficiencies on general price list
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Holmes Funeral Home, Nashville, TN
Violation: Deficiency on general price list and casket price list not available Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: McCarty Mortuary, Knoxville, TN
Violation: Failure to affix permanent identification device on deceased Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home, Inc., Memphis, TN
Violation: FTC violation on general price list and establishment charging separately for other preparation whenever part of the embalming charge
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: M. J. Edwards Whitehaven Funeral Chapel, Memphis, TN
Violation: FTC violation on general price list and establishment charging separately for other preparation whenever part of the embalming charge
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Weaver Funeral Home, Knoxville, TN
Violation: Failure to affix permanent identification device on deceased, ventilation exhaust fan in preparation room not working properly and deficiency on the outer burial container price list
Action: $500 Civil Penalty
Motor Vehicle Commission
Respondent: Barrett’s Used Cars, Dover, TN Violation: Late annual sales report
Respondent: Bill Heard Chevrolet, Antioch, TN
Violation: Advertising violation
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Bill Heard Chevrolet, Antioch, TN Violation: Two advertising violations
Action: $500 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Collier Lincoln Mercury, Memphis, TN
Violation: Advertising violation
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Foster Auto World, Memphis, TN Violation: Temporary tag log Incomplete
Action: $500 Civil Penalty
Respondent: GCS Auto Sales, Nashville, TN Violation: Late annual sales report
Action: $100 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Jackson Auto Sales, Murfreesboro, TN Violation: Two advertising violations
Action: $500 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Jenkins Auto Sales, Columbia, TN Violation: Late annual sales report
Action: $100 Civil Penalty
Respondent: McCowan Transport Systems, Cookeville, TN Violation: Late annual sales report
Action: $100 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Real Deal Auto Sales, Lafayette, TN Violation: Unlicensed motorcycle sales
Action: $500 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Real Deal Auto Sales, Lafayette, TN Violation: Temporary tag log and sales on open titles
Action: $3000 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Sunshine Auto Sales, Elizabethton, TN Violation: Late annual sales report
Action: $100 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Wilson County Pontiac GMC Chrysler Jeep, Lebanon, TN
Violation: Advertising violation
Respondent: Wriker Chevrolet, Winchester, TN Violation: Two advertising violations
Action: $500 Civil Penalty
Board of Pharmacy
Respondent: Amber Leana Boyd-Holloway, RT, Holly Pond, AL Violation: Theft and diversion of controlled substances Action: Revocation of RT registration
Respondent: Toni L. Tipps, RT, Murfreesboro, TN Violation: Theft of controlled substances
Action: Relinquishment of renewal rights
Private Investigation and Polygraph Commission
Respondent: Dean Arthur Suposs, Ft. Collins, CO Violation: Failure to obtain 2004 CPE
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Private Protective Services Program
Respondent: Dynamic Security, Inc., Tuscumbia, AL Violation: Employing security guard without registration
Action: $1000 Civil Penalty
Respondent: K.A.R.C. Funeral Escort & Security, Nashville, TN Violation: Employing security guard without registration
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Lewis Winston Security, Inc., Memphis, TN Violation: Employing security guard without registration
Action: $1250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Charles Herbert Moton, Nashville, TN Violation: Failure to notify of arrest
Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Respondent: Maxey Poindexter, Memphis, TN Violation: Failure to notify of arrest Action: $250 Civil Penalty
Tennessee Real Estate Appraiser Commission
Licensee: James C. Davenport, , Chatsworth, GA
Violation: Failure to calculate gross living area correctly, included carports and utility rooms as part of the GLA
Licensee: Rex McCasland, Memphis, TN
Violation: Failure to analyze current sales contract, accurately describe subject, and failure to appraise subject “as is” when it should be “subject to”
Action: $,000 Civil Penalty
Tennessee Real Estate Commission
Licensee: Carter & Co. Realty, Kingsport, TN
Violation: Failure to notify TREC of change of firm address Action: $750 Civil Penalty
Licensee: Century 21 Howe Realty & Auction, Sweetwater, TN Violation: Advertising violation
Action: $500 Civil Penalty
Licensee: Cherry & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services, Nashville, TN Violation: Failure to notify TREC of change of firm address
Action: $750 Civil Penalty
Licensee: Commercial Realty Advisors, Inc., Nashville, TN Violation: Failure to notify TREC of change of firm address Action: $750 Civil Penalty
Licensee: Walter C. Dunn, Memphis, TN Violation: Failure to timely submit offer Action: $1000 Civil Penalty
Licensee: Robert Tice Feldman, Nashville, TN Violation: Advertising violation
Action: $100 Civil Penalty
Licensee: Rand Gray, Jr., Munford, TN
Violation: Conduct which constitutes improper, fraudulent or dishonest dealing Action: $1000 Civil Penalty
Licensee: Robert T. Harris, Clarksville, TN
Violation: Failure to exercise reasonable skill and care Action: $1000 Civil Penalty
Licensee: Lakeway First Realty Corporation, Morristown, TN Violation: Advertising violation
Action: $100 Civil Penalty
Licensee: Re/Max Elite, Brentwood, TN
Violation: Advertising violation
Licensee: Warner Realty Company, Greeneville, TN Violation: Advertising violation
Action: $100 Civil Penalty
Licensee: Albert G. Wise, Memphis, TN
Violation: Conduct which constitutes improper, or dishonest dealing Action: $1000 Civil Penalty