Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-39-408: Registration fees - Surety bond

(a) The commission shall establish by rule and regulation the fee to be paid by each appraisal management company seeking registration under this part, such that the sum of the fees paid by all appraisal management companies seeking registration under this section shall be sufficient for the administration of this part. The commission shall charge and collect fees to be utilized to fund activities that may be necessary to carry out this chapter.

(b) Each applicant for registration shall post with the commission and maintain on renewal a surety bond in the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). The details of the bond shall be prescribed by rule and regulation of the commission, however, the bond may not be used to assist appraisers in collection efforts of credit extended by the appraiser.