Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069
Section 68-221-106 - Review of order to correct - Procedure - Injunctive relief(a) Any person against whom an order is issued may secure a review of the necessity for or reasonableness of any order of the department by filing with the department a sworn petition, setting forth the grounds and reasons for such person's objections and asking for a hearing of the matter involved.(b) The department shall thereupon fix the time and place for such hearing and shall notify the petitioner thereof. At such hearing, the petitioner, and any other interested party, may appear, present witnesses, and submit evidence. Following such hearing, the final order of determination of the department shall be conclusive; provided, that such final order of determination may be reviewed in any court of competent jurisdiction upon petition therefor, filed within fifteen (15) days after such final order of determination has been issued. All such hearings shall be held in the county where the waterworks and/or sewerage system affected is located and, if such system is located within any incorporated town, then such hearing shall be held at a public place in such town, and the hearing shall be a public hearing.(c) The chancery court of the county wherein such system is located shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of all review proceedings instituted under the authority and provisions of this part, whether such proceedings shall be instituted by the department, the waterworks system, the sewerage system or any company, corporation, municipality or individual authorized to institute such review proceedings.(d) The commissioner may cause to be instituted a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief to prevent violation of any order issued pursuant to § 68-221-105, or to prevent violation of any provision of this part, or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this part.Acts 1945, ch. 52, § 6; C. Supp. 1950, § 5826.6; Acts 1972, ch. 445, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 53-2006, 68-13-106.