These are the Chattanooga-area businesses which were fined by the Tennessee Dept. of Commerce and Insurance in May:

Respondent:    CTS Protective Services, Inc., C-1210 - Rossville, GA
Violation:    TCA 62-32-304(j) & (k), 62-32-307(d), 62-32-312(a),(c) & (d)
    Rule 0090-01-.05(3) Failure to register alarm employees within thirty (30) days.
Action:    $18,300 Civil Penalty

Respondent:        East Tennessee Solar, Athens, TN
Violation:        Unlicensed Activity
Action:            $1,000 Civil Penalty

Respondent:        Clifford and Angela Evans, Dayton, TN
Violation:        Poor Workmanship
Action:            $500 Civil Penalty

Respondent:        Southeast Painters Inc., Chattanooga, TN
Violation:        Unlicensed Activity
Action:            $1,000 Civil Penalty

Respondent:    Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Decatur, TN
Violation:    Failed to properly trust outer burial containers sold as funeral merchandise, offered and sold preneed funeral contracts without first registering with the Commissioner as a Preneed Seller and individuals as a Preneed Sales Agent, failed to provide a detailed listing of preneed merchandise and service contracts sold but not yet serviced, failed to order monuments and failed to deposit funds into trusts within the required time
Action:    $3,000 Civil Penalty

Respondent:        James M. Wall, Rising Fawn, GA
Violation:        Failed to continuously maintain insurance.
Action:    Revocation of home inspection license and assessed all investigatory and hearing costs

Respondent:    Kondo Auto, Cleveland, TN
Violation:    Signage
Action:    $250 Civil Penalty

Respondent:    Honda of Cleveland, Cleveland, TN
Violation:    Temporary Tag Log Violation
Action:    $4,000 Civil Penalty

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Area Businesses Fined by Tenn. Dept of Commerce