Terms Used In Tennessee Code 36-5-808

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Law: includes decisional and statutory law and rules and regulations having the force of law. See Tennessee Code 36-5-2101

The department’s authority and jurisdiction in issuing requests, administrative orders, or subpoenas pursuant to any administrative authority granted by law shall be statewide over all persons or entities in cases subject to its administrative procedures.