Tennessee § 65-2-118 - Disposition of petitions for rehearing.
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§ 65-2-118. Disposition of petitions for rehearing.
The commission may, in its discretion, set the petition down for hearing or enter an order with reference to the petition without a hearing; provided, that in any event the commission shall dispose of the petition within thirty (30) days after filing thereof. If the commission enters no order disposing of the petition within the thirty-day period, the petition shall be deemed to have been denied as of the expiration of the thirty-day period. Acts 1953, ch. 162, § 17 (Williams, § 5501.40); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-218; 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).
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Section 65-2-118 ("Disposition of petitions for rehearing.") 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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