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Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-219

Model rules of procedure

Known as the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act

The act spans §§ 4-5-101 to 4-5-502 (69 sections).

Acts 1982, ch. 874, § 29; 2016, ch. 576, § 6.

(1) The secretary of state, from time to time, may adopt, in accordance with the rulemaking requirements of this chapter, model rules of procedure appropriate for use by as many agencies as possible.

(2) The model rules shall deal with all general functions and duties performed in common by several agencies.

(3) Each agency shall adopt as much of the model rules as is practicable. To the extent an agency adopts the model rules, it shall do so in accordance with the rulemaking requirements of this chapter.

(4) Any rule or procedure adopted by an agency that differs from the model rules shall be accompanied by a finding stating the reasons why the relevant portions of the model rules were impracticable for such agency.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.