Tennessee § 56-7-912 - Powers and duties of commissioner.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 56-7-912 — Powers and duties of commissioner., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 56-7-912. Powers and duties of commissioner.
Within sixty (60) days of the filing of any item described in § 56-7-905(c), the commissioner shall approve the item unless it contains provisions that are contrary to this title. The commissioner may adopt rules interpreting or making specific application of §§ 56-7-903 — 56-7-912, but has no power to vary or deviate from §§ 56-7-903 — 56-7-911 and this section, nor to extend the commissioner's power or jurisdiction to matters not provided for in §§ 56-7-903 — 56-7-912. Notwithstanding subsection (b) or any other provision to the contrary, the commissioner may exempt credit life insurance for which no identifiable charge is made to the debtor from the application of §§ 56-7-903 — 56-7-911 and this section, if the commissioner finds that the application of §§ 56-7-903 — 56-7-911 and this section to the insurance is not necessary for the protection of insured debtors. Acts 1985, ch. 107, § 3.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-7-912 ("Powers and duties of commissioner.") 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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