Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-5-107

  • Contested case: means a proceeding, including a declaratory proceeding, in which the legal rights, duties or privileges of a party are required by any statute or constitutional provision to be determined by an agency after an opportunity for a hearing. See Tennessee Code 4-5-102
  • Rule: includes the establishment of a fee and the amendment or repeal of a prior rule. See Tennessee Code 4-5-102
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

Unless otherwise provided by statute, no state board, commission or department composed of two (2) or more members or commissioners shall make any rule or declaratory rulings or finally determine any contested case, as the terms “rule” and “contested case” are defined in this chapter, unless a majority of the members or commissioners is present.