45-8-206 - Authority and powers of commissioner. - Tennessee Statutes

45-8-206. Authority and powers of commissioner.

(a)  The commissioner shall administer this part and shall have supervision responsibility for all BIDCOs incorporated under the laws of this state.

(b)  The commissioner may issue orders and promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.

(c)  Whenever the commissioner issues an order or license under this part, the commissioner may impose conditions that are deemed necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this part.

(d)  Every final order, decision or license action of the commissioner under subsections (b) and (c) is subject to administrative review under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.

(e)  In the event a person does not comply with an order issued pursuant to subsections (b) and (c), the commissioner may petition a chancery court having jurisdiction to seek injunctive relief to compel compliance with the order. The power is conferred and the duty is imposed upon the several chancery courts, in all proper cases, to award injunctive relief; provided, that the order issued by the commissioner shall not be reviewable in a proceeding initiated under this subsection (e).

[Acts 1989, ch. 124, § 6.]