§ 65-2-101 Chapter definitions
§ 65-2-102 Adoption, effective date and publication of rules
§ 65-2-103 Petitions to be in writing – Filing fees
§ 65-2-104 Petition for declaratory ruling by the commission
§ 65-2-105 Declaratory judgment on validity of rules
§ 65-2-106 Show cause orders
§ 65-2-107 Parties to contested cases
§ 65-2-108 Notice and hearing in contested cases
§ 65-2-109 Rules of evidence – Judicial notice – Burden of proof
§ 65-2-110 Commission reporter – Preparation of official record
§ 65-2-111 Proceedings before hearing examiners
§ 65-2-112 Decisions and orders in contested cases
§ 65-2-113 Publication of decisions and orders in contested cases
§ 65-2-114 Petitions for rehearing in contested cases
§ 65-2-115 Effect of filing of petition for rehearing
§ 65-2-116 Grounds for rehearing
§ 65-2-117 Replies to petitions for rehearing
§ 65-2-118 Disposition of petitions for rehearing
§ 65-2-119 Proceedings upon granting of petition for rehearing
§ 65-2-120 Conflict of laws
§ 65-2-121 Liberal construction of chapter
§ 65-2-122 Establishment of optional services purchased by regulated entities or unregulated service providers – Cost-based charges for services – Election to use services

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 65 > Chapter 2 - Procedure Before the Tennessee Public Utility Commission

  • Commission: means the Tennessee public utility commission. See Tennessee Code 65-2-101
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contested case: means all proceedings before the commission in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of specific parties are determined after a hearing before the commission. See Tennessee Code 65-2-101
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Rule: means every regulation, or statement of policy, or interpretation of general application and future effect, including the amendment or repeal thereof, adopted by the commission, whether with or without a prior hearing, to implement or make specific the laws enforced or administered by it, or to govern its organization or procedures, but does not include regulations concerning only the internal management of the commission which do not directly affect the rights or procedures available to the public. See Tennessee Code 65-2-101
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.