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Which statement accurately describes the commissioner's authority over a temporary producer license issued under Tennessee law?
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Why C is correct
T.C.A. § 56-6-111 gives the commissioner express control over temporary licenses: the commissioner may limit the temporary licensee's authority to specified business and may require a sponsor for the temporary licensee. The statute also lists the qualifying situations — a deceased or disabled producer's surviving spouse or personal representative, a business entity's member or employee, a designee of a producer entering military service, and other public-interest cases — but the license remains temporary and supervised.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) The statute reaches beyond immediate family: court-appointed personal representatives, business-entity members or employees, and military-service designees can also qualify.
- B) The public-interest ground justifies issuance, not indefinite extension; the license is capped at 180 days under T.C.A. § 56-6-111.
- D) A temporary license is not a transferable asset; a different person would need his or her own statutory qualification and issuance.
Memory hook
Temporary but tethered: the commissioner can narrow the scope and demand a sponsor.