{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-5-303","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-303","heading":"Separation of functions","body":"(a) A person who has served as an investigator, prosecutor or advocate in a contested case may not serve as an administrative judge or hearing officer or assist or advise an administrative judge or hearing officer in the same proceeding.\n(b) A person who is subject to the authority, direction or discretion of one who has served as investigator, prosecutor or advocate in a contested case may not serve as an administrative judge or hearing officer or assist or advise an administrative judge or hearing officer in the same proceeding.\n(c) A person who has participated in a determination of probable cause or other equivalent preliminary determination in a contested case may not serve as an administrative judge or hearing officer or assist or advise an administrative judge or hearing officer in the same proceeding.\n(d) A person may serve as an administrative judge or hearing officer at successive stages of the same contested case, unless a party demonstrates grounds for disqualification in accordance with § 4-5-302 .\n(e) A person who has participated in a determination of probable cause or other equivalent preliminary determination or participated in or made a decision that is on administrative appeal in a contested case may serve as an agency member in the contested case where authorized by law and not subject to disqualification or other cause provided in this chapter.","path":["TN Code","Title 4","Chapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"a3af61a0e6586c49579f920c9efcf142a28ef6fe7a6b5490035ee1b7dda3042d","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-5-302","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-5-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}