Tennessee Code 68-121-114 – Violations to be prosecuted
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-121-114
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of labor and workforce development. See Tennessee Code 68-121-101
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- 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.
Prosecutions for violations of this chapter shall be instituted by the commissioner, and shall be in the form of summary proceedings before a court of competent jurisdiction. Upon conviction, after a hearing, the penalties provided for in § 68-121-115 shall be imposed and shall be final, subject to appeal to a court of proper jurisdiction in the manner prescribed by law.