Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-60-01-.12

Current through October 22, 2024
Section 0400-60-01-.12 - MISREPRESENTATIONS

The Office of Energy Programs may initiate an investigation of any material statement made in connection with any application. In the course of such an investigation the Office of Energy Programs may solicit and accept relevant information from any source, all of which shall be made a part of a permanent investigatory file. In the event the Office of Energy Programs finds cause to believe that a willful misrepresentation of a material fact has been made by applicant during the application process, it shall convene a contested case proceeding pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in T.C.A. Title 4, Chapter 5, to resolve the issue. Such proceedings shall be conducted by the Office of Energy Programs in accordance with the Uniform Rules of Procedure for Hearing Contested Cases Before State Administrative Agencies, Chapter 1360-04-01, Official Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Tennessee. At the conclusion of such proceedings a copy of the administrative record shall be forwarded to the Office of the Attorney General and Reporter for appropriate action.

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-60-01-.12

Original rules filed January 17, 2017; effective 4/17/2017. Rule renumbered from 0500-03-01.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-510 through 4-3-515, 4-5-201 et seq., 11-1-101, and Governor Haslam's Executive Order Number 25.