{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-50-3-903","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-3-903","heading":"Limitation on delegation of powers","body":"(a) The commissioner of labor and workforce development shall not designate any person of a rank below division administrator to: (1) Determine to institute an action under § 50-3-401 ; (2) Seek judicial review under § 50-3-806 ; (3) Recommend to a district attorney general the institution of a criminal proceeding under § 50-3-409 or part 5 of this chapter; or (4) Permit the giving of advance notice of an inspection under §§ 50-3-301 - 50-3-306. (b) The commissioner shall not designate any person of a rank below division director to assess penalties under §§ 50-3-402 - 50-3-408. Acts 1972, ch. 561, § 17; 1974, ch. 585, §§ 26, 37; 1977, ch. 111, § 35; T.C.A., § 50-563; Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 41; 2000, ch. 637, § 1.\n(a) The commissioner of labor and workforce development shall not designate any person of a rank below division administrator to: (1) Determine to institute an action under § 50-3-401 ; (2) Seek judicial review under § 50-3-806 ; (3) Recommend to a district attorney general the institution of a criminal proceeding under § 50-3-409 or part 5 of this chapter; or (4) Permit the giving of advance notice of an inspection under §§ 50-3-301 - 50-3-306.\n(1) Determine to institute an action under § 50-3-401 ;\n(2) Seek judicial review under § 50-3-806 ;\n(3) Recommend to a district attorney general the institution of a criminal proceeding under § 50-3-409 or part 5 of this chapter; or\n(4) Permit the giving of advance notice of an inspection under §§ 50-3-301 - 50-3-306.\n(b) The commissioner shall not designate any person of a rank below division director to assess penalties under §§ 50-3-402 - 50-3-408.","path":["TN Code","Title 50","Chapter 3"],"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":"daa36709cf841445364d95ad74ae69aab54a6d4216d4505f15fd0ba0efb648d3","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-50-3-902","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-50-3-904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}