Tennessee § 4-21-905 - Filing a complaint.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-21-905 — Filing a complaint., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-21-905. Filing a complaint.
Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory practice under this part may file a complaint with the state department, agency or entity receiving the funds within one hundred eighty (180) days of the occurrence of the alleged discriminatory act. Any such complaint filed with a state department, agency or entity is subject to review by the Title VI compliance commission for applicability under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.). Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory practice under this part may also file a complaint with the Title VI compliance commission, in the same manner established in § 4-21-302, for other discriminatory practices. If such a complaint is filed with the Title VI compliance commission pursuant to this section, then the commission shall exercise the same powers and shall observe the same procedures as are set forth in part 3 of this chapter for the human rights commission when complaints of other discriminatory practices are filed with the commission pursuant to § 4-21-302. Acts 1995, ch. 381, § 1; 2003, ch. 218, § 1. Attorney General Opinions. The human rights commission has authority to process complaints alleging violations of T.C.A. § 4-21-904 , which includes the authority to investigate such complaints under T.C.A. § 4-21-302 ; the commission is also authorized to review complaints filed with state agencies under T.C.A. § 4-21-905 to determine whether Title VI of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000 d et seq., is applicable, OAG 00-107, 2000 Tenn. AG LEXIS 109 (6/12/00).
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-21-905 cover?
Section 4-21-905 ("Filing a complaint.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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