(a) The commissioner of labor and workforce development or the commissioner’s authorized representative may, upon a written complaint, investigate a mine foreman to whom a certificate has been issued under this chapter, and may revoke a mine foreman certificate upon a finding that the holder has been guilty of incompetence in the performance of the holder’s duties or for any cause for which issuance of a certificate could have been refused had it been known to the commissioner or the commissioner’s authorized representative at the time of issuance; provided, that a holder of a certificate shall be given ten (10) days notice from the commissioner or the commissioner’s authorized representative to appear before the commissioner or the commissioner’s authorized representative to show cause why such certificate should not be revoked.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 59-4-204

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, governs the conduct of all proceedings before the commissioner or the commissioner’s authorized representative in the revocation of mine foreman certificates.