{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-30-304","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-30-304","heading":"Rejection of applicants - Notification of rejection","body":"(a) The commissioner may reject the application of any person for admission to an assessment or may strike the name of a person from a pool, if the department determines that the applicant: (1) Lacks any of the required qualifications; (2) Is incapable of performing the essential functions of the position that the applicant is seeking; (3) Has been convicted of a crime rendering the applicant unsuitable for a particular position; (4) Has been dismissed for cause from state service; (5) Has made a false statement of a material fact; or (6) Committed or attempted to commit a fraud or deception in connection with submitting an application or attempting to secure an appointment to state service. (b) Any person whose name is removed from a pool of candidates for any reason shall be notified. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 655, s 4, eff. 7/1/2022. Acts 2012 , ch. 800, § 25.\n(a) The commissioner may reject the application of any person for admission to an assessment or may strike the name of a person from a pool, if the department determines that the applicant: (1) Lacks any of the required qualifications; (2) Is incapable of performing the essential functions of the position that the applicant is seeking; (3) Has been convicted of a crime rendering the applicant unsuitable for a particular position; (4) Has been dismissed for cause from state service; (5) Has made a false statement of a material fact; or (6) Committed or attempted to commit a fraud or deception in connection with submitting an application or attempting to secure an appointment to state service.\n(1) Lacks any of the required qualifications;\n(2) Is incapable of performing the essential functions of the position that the applicant is seeking;\n(3) Has been convicted of a crime rendering the applicant unsuitable for a particular position;\n(4) Has been dismissed for cause from state service;\n(5) Has made a false statement of a material fact; or\n(6) Committed or attempted to commit a fraud or deception in connection with submitting an application or attempting to secure an appointment to state service.\n(b) Any person whose name is removed from a pool of candidates for any reason shall be notified.","path":["TN Code","Title 8","Chapter 30"],"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":"5873b7fa35250f3788ff1ebfb56492e48ed6312d30b40b0de82cbeb78104c7b6","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-30-303","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-30-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}