Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-1-132

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of transportation. See Tennessee Code 54-5-103
  • Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

The commissioner is authorized to seek criminal history background checks pursuant to § 38-6-109 for applicants for the job classes of highway response operator 1 and 2 and highway response supervisor 1 and 2. The commissioner is further authorized to require the applicants to provide fingerprint samples to the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting a criminal history background check.