Tennessee § 4-5-216 - Invalidity of improperly adopted rules.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-5-216 — Invalidity of improperly adopted rules., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-5-216. Invalidity of improperly adopted rules.
Any agency rule not adopted in compliance with this chapter shall be void and of no effect and shall not be effective against any person or party nor shall it be invoked by the agency for any purpose. Acts 1982, ch. 874, § 25. Law Reviews. Adding It Up: Implications of Tennessee's New High School Transition Policy and Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities (Kenlyn Foster-Spence), 76 Tenn. L. Rev. 447 (2009). Embracing Our Public Purpose: A Value-Based Lawyer-Licensing Model, 48 U. Mem. L. Rev. 351 (2017). Attorney General Opinions. The pharmacy based immunization program guidelines adopted by the Tennessee board of pharmacy are void as they were not promulgated as rules under the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, OAG 01-091, 2001 Tenn. AG LEXIS 82 (6/4/01).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4-5-216 ("Invalidity of improperly adopted rules.") 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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