(a) The department shall keep a public record of its proceedings and a register of all applicants for licensure.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-36-115

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance or the commissioner's designee. See Tennessee Code 62-36-103
  • Department: means the department of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 62-36-103
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) All official records of the department or affidavits by the commissioner as to the contents of the records shall be prima facie evidence of all matters required to be kept in the records.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the following shall be treated as confidential and may not be disclosed except by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or by permission of the applicant:

(1) Applications and other personal information submitted by applicants, except to the applicant, the department, its staff or the advisory committee; and
(2) Information submitted by a reference concerning an applicant, except to the department, its staff or the advisory committee.
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