{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-59-4-208","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 59-4-208","heading":"Registration and certification requirements for mine foremen","body":"(a) (1) It is unlawful for any person to act as mine foreman unless the person is registered as holder of a certificate of competency as required by this chapter. (2) It is unlawful for an individual, partnership, firm, or corporation operating a mine or mines in this state to employ any person in the capacity of mine foreman unless the person is registered as a holder of such certificate of competency. (b) (1) Each mine foreman employed at an underground coal mine shall possess a Class \"A\" mine foreman certificate. (2) Each mine foreman employed at an open pit mine, metal mine, or preparation plant shall possess a Class \"C\" mine foreman certificate. Acts 1915, ch. 169, §§ 12, 15, 18; Shan., §§ 3079a98, 3079a107, 3079a110; Code 1932, §§ 5581, 5590, 5593; Acts 1947, ch. 217, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 5581; Acts 1951, ch. 245, § 12 (Williams, § 5551); Acts 1953, ch. 86, § 14 (Williams, § 5638.14); modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 58-411; Acts 1985, ch. 288, § 30.\n(a) (1) It is unlawful for any person to act as mine foreman unless the person is registered as holder of a certificate of competency as required by this chapter. (2) It is unlawful for an individual, partnership, firm, or corporation operating a mine or mines in this state to employ any person in the capacity of mine foreman unless the person is registered as a holder of such certificate of competency.\n(1) It is unlawful for any person to act as mine foreman unless the person is registered as holder of a certificate of competency as required by this chapter.\n(2) It is unlawful for an individual, partnership, firm, or corporation operating a mine or mines in this state to employ any person in the capacity of mine foreman unless the person is registered as a holder of such certificate of competency.\n(b) (1) Each mine foreman employed at an underground coal mine shall possess a Class \"A\" mine foreman certificate. (2) Each mine foreman employed at an open pit mine, metal mine, or preparation plant shall possess a Class \"C\" mine foreman certificate.\n(1) Each mine foreman employed at an underground coal mine shall possess a Class \"A\" mine foreman certificate.\n(2) Each mine foreman employed at an open pit mine, metal mine, or preparation plant shall possess a Class \"C\" mine foreman certificate.","path":["TN Code","Title 59","Chapter 4"],"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":"f93082ca33502a4712945f4462912bc2daf71b2ee25a3997bb2a6c39fd273c14","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-59-4-207","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-59-4-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}