Tennessee § 65-2-105 - Declaratory judgment on validity of rules.
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§ 65-2-105. Declaratory judgment on validity of rules.
The validity of any rule of the commission may be determined upon petition for a declaratory judgment thereon addressed to the chancery court of Davidson County, when it appears that the rule, or its threatened application, interferes with or impairs, or threatens to interfere with or impair, the legal rights or privileges of the petitioner. The commission shall be made a party to all such proceedings. Such declaratory judgment may be rendered whether or not the petitioner has first requested the commission to pass upon the validity of the rule in question. In passing on such rules, the court shall declare the rule invalid only if it finds that it violates constitutional provisions or exceeds the statutory authority of the commission or was adopted without compliance with the rulemaking procedures provided for in this chapter. Acts 1953, ch. 162, § 4 (Williams, § 5501.27); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-205; Acts 1995, ch. 305, § 9; 2017, ch. 94, § 50. Amendments. The 2017 amendment substituted “commission” for “authority” throughout the section. Effective Dates. Acts 2017, ch. 94, § 83. April 4, 2017. Law Reviews. Symposium -- Memphis in the Law: The Process of Determining What Process is Due: The Continuing Saga of Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft, 436 U.S. 1 (1978) (Donna Harkness), 41 U. Mem. L. Rev. 745 (2011). Attorney General Opinions. Applicability to Welding Engineer Program of American Welding Society, OAG 97-155, 1997 Tenn. AG LEXIS 176 (11/14/97).
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