Tennessee § 4-3-1303 - Divisions — Creation.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-3-1303 — Divisions — Creation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-3-1303. Divisions — Creation.
The department of commerce and insurance shall be organized under three (3) divisions, as follows: The division of commerce and insurance; [Deleted by 2019 amendment.] The division of fire prevention; and The division of regulatory boards. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 51; Shan. Supp. § 373a111; Code 1932, § 329; Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 67; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 329 (Williams, §§ 255.70, 329); impl. am. Acts 1973, ch. 294, § 9; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 28, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-315; Acts 1983, ch. 311, § 7; 2019, ch. 459, § 1. Compiler's Notes. For transfer of the division of consumer affairs from the department of agriculture to the department of commerce and insurance, see Executive Order No. 33 (February 11, 1983). Acts 2019, ch. 459, § 55 provided that the division of consumer affairs in the department of commerce and insurance shall coordinate with the attorney general and reporter to transfer all documents, information, systems, and other material deemed relevant to the operation of the division of consumer affairs of the office of the attorney general and reporter. Amendments. The 2019 amendment substituted “three (3) divisions” for “four (4) divisions” in the introductory language; and deleted former (2) which read: “The division of consumer affairs;”. Effective Dates. Acts 2019, ch. 459, § 56. September 30, 2019. Cross-References. Director of securities, § 48-1-115 . Reorganization of divisions, § 4-4-101 . Law Reviews. Procedure in Contesting Life Insurance Policies (Aubrey F. Folts), 15 Tenn. L. Rev. 780 (1939).
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