Tennessee § 43-8-315 Recovery by the department of costs of disciplinary hearings - Payment of penalties and costs - Failure to make payment

Tennessee Statutes

§ 43-8-315 — Recovery by the department of costs of disciplinary hearings - Payment of penalties and costs - Failure to make payment

Tennessee § 43-8-315

Title43

This text of Tennessee § 43-8-315 (Recovery by the department of costs of disciplinary hearings - Payment of penalties and costs - Failure to make payment) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Tennessee primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 43-8-315 (2026).

Text

(a)Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the department shall recover, in addition to civil penalties, the actual and reasonable costs of the hearing of any disciplinary action held in accordance with the contested case provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 3, in which sanctions of any kind are imposed on any person or entity required to be licensed, permitted, registered or otherwise authorized or regulated by the department or its respective divisions, boards, commissions or agencies. These costs shall include, but are not limited to, those incurred and assessed for the time of the prosecuting attorneys, expert witnesses, administrative judges, court reporters and any other persons involved in the prosecution and hearing o

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the department shall recover, in addition to civil penalties, the actual and reasonable costs of the hearing of any disciplinary action held in accordance with the contested case provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 3, in which sanctions of any kind are imposed on any person or entity required to be licensed, permitted, registered or otherwise authorized or regulated by the department or its respective divisions, boards, commissions or agencies. These costs shall include, but are not limited to, those incurred and assessed for the time of the prosecuting attorneys, expert witnesses, administrative judges, court reporters and any other persons involved in the prosecution and hearing of the action. (b) (1) All civil penalties and costs assessed pursuant to this part shall be paid within thirty (30) days after the date a final order is entered. (2) If the individual or entity disciplined fails to pay the civil penalty or costs assessed within thirty (30) days after the date a final order is entered, the department is entitled, as a matter of law, to a judgment directing the person to pay the civil penalties and costs to the department. Jurisdiction for recovery of civil penalties and costs shall be in the chancery court of Davidson County.