Tennessee § 68-120-401 - Promulgation of rules — Procedures.
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§ 68-120-401. Promulgation of rules — Procedures.
The commissioner of commerce and insurance shall promulgate rules setting forth departmental procedures for resolving disputes regarding the interpretation and application of building and construction safety standards adopted pursuant to § 68-120-101 that arise during the review of plans or the inspection of construction by the department. Any appeal of the ultimate decision of the department in such a dispute shall be made in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 3, pertaining to contested cases. Acts 2005, ch. 351, § 2; 2008, ch. 1073, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former title 68, ch. 18, parts 1-4 were transferred to title 68, ch. 120, parts 1-4 in 1992. See the parallel reference table in § 68-120-101 for the former and new section locations. Former title 68, ch. 120, part 4, §§ 68-120-401 — 68-120-405 (Acts 1973, ch. 273, §§ 3, 4, 8, 9; 1974, ch. 740, §§ 3, 4; 1976, ch. 806, § 1(38); 1979, ch. 5, § 2; 1979, ch. 118, § 1; 1981, ch. 233, §§ 3, 4, 6; 1982, ch. 857, §§ 3-7; T.C.A., §§ 53-2556, 53-2557, 53-2559, 53-2560; Acts 1985, ch. 192, §§ 3, 5-11; 1988, ch. 1013, § 63; 1991, ch. 333, §§ 3-8; T.C.A., § 68-18-401 — 68-18-405 ), concerning board of building code appeals, was repealed by Acts 2005, ch. 351, § 2, effective July 1, 2005.
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