46 chapters · 1,301 sections in this title.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-4-702 Advocate within the office of the comptroller of the treasury — Authority — Choice of advocate
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(a) There shall be a small business advocate within the office of the comptroller of the treasury to answer questions and provide information to residents of this state who are starting a small business or who already own a small business. (b) The small business advocate is autho…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-4-703 Contact person within each department and agency with regulatory authority
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(a) Each department and agency in state government that has any regulatory authority over business activity shall appoint a person from existing executive service personnel who shall serve as a contact person for the small business advocate when the advocate has an issue or quest…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-4-704 Duties of advocate
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(1) The small business advocate shall:(1) Work with each state agency and department with regulatory authority over businesses to ensure that small business owners who receive or are subject to an audit, on-site inspection, compliance assistance effort, or other enforcement-relat…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-4-705 Annual report to general assembly on enforcement activities
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The small business advocate shall report annually to the commerce and labor committee of the senate and the commerce committee of the house of representatives regarding evaluating the enforcement activities of department and agency personnel, including a rating of the responsiven…