It is the duty of the attorney general and reporter and of the district attorneys general in the various districts of the state to assist the commissioner of labor and workforce development, upon the commissioner's request, and to act promptly upon the commissioner's recommendations for the prosecution of persons alleged to be subject to sanctions under § 50-3-409 or part 5 of this chapter.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-3-905
Duties of attorney general and reporter and district attorneys general
Known as the Occupational Safety and Health Act
The act spans §§ 50-3-1001 to 50-3-920 (95 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State Ex Rel. Commissioner of Transportation v. Medicine Bird Black Bear White Eagle (2001)
Most recently applied in State Ex Rel. Commissioner of Transportation v. Medicine Bird Black Bear White Eagle (July 2001)
Acts 1972, ch. 561, § 18; 1974, ch. 585, §§ 27, 37; 1977, ch. 111, § 37; 1979, ch. 422, § 24; T.C.A. § 50-566; Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 41.
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