Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-101 (2026)

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This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Administrative Procedures Act."

Acts 1974, ch. 725, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-507.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 186 cases (23 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: Abdur'Rahman v. Bredesen, 181 S.W.3d 292 (Tenn. 2005).
Abdur'Rahman v. Bredesen, 181 S.W.3d 292 (Tenn. 2005). · cites it 4× “The petitioner alleged that the lethal injection protocol, which involves the use of sodium pentothal, pan-curonium bromide (“Pavulon”), and potassium chloride, violated the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, see Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-101 et seq. (1998 & Supp.”
Univ. of Tennessee v. Elliott, 478 U.S. 788 (1986). · cites it 2× “Respondent requested a hearing under the Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-101 et seq. (1985), to contest his proposed termination.”
Paul T. Davis v. State of Tennessee, 261 S.W.3d 16 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “at *2 (citing Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-101 , et. seq.). -2- To support his argument, the Petitioner attached copies of his two judgments of conviction for aggravated sexual battery.”
Bishop v. Conley, 894 S.W.2d 294 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1994). · cites it 4× “T.C.A. §§ 4-5-101 to -324. As the Tennessee Supreme Court made clear in Slagle v.”
Bobby Watts, M.D. v. John H. Burkhart, M.D., 854 F.2d 839 (6th Cir. 1988). · cites it 2× “The court concluded that the remedies available to Watts under the Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 4-5-101 et seq., were sufficient to satisfy due process.”
S. Ry. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization, 682 S.W.2d 196 (Tenn. 1984). · cites it 2× “Review is pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, T.C.A. § 4-5-101 et seq., and is conducted without a jury and confined to the record if no procedural irregularities are alleged.”
Fletcher Whaley Long v. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, 435 S.W.3d 174 (Tenn. 2014). · cites it 2× “Richardson pertains to agencies governed by the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 4-5-101 to - 404 (2011 & Supp.”
Joseph Edward Rich, M.D. v. Tennessee Bd. of Med. Examiners, 350 S.W.3d 919 (Tenn. 2011). · cites it 2× “§ 9 The Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act is codified at Tennessee Code Annotated sections 4-5-101 to 4-5-325 (2005). Section 4-5-322(a)(1) governs the judicial review of the decision of a state agency such as the Board, providing that “[a] person who is aggrieved…”
McClellan v. Bd. of Regents of the State Univ., 921 S.W.2d 684 (Tenn. 1996). · cites it 2× “McClellan included the following statement: “The hearing will be conducted in accordance with the Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, T.C.A. § 4-5-101, et seq.” Upon request, a hearing was conducted.”
Wolcotts Fin. Servs., Inc. v. McReynolds, 807 S.W.2d 708 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “* * ⅝ 5fc Sfc SjS Any such hearing, preliminary proceeding or discovery shall be governed by the Administrative Procedures Act ( Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-101 , et seq.) The administrative record contains the first page of an “Answer of Respondents to Complaint and Notice.”
Danny A. Stewart v. Derrick D. Schofield, Comm'r, Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 368 S.W.3d 457 (Tenn. 2012). “§§ 4-5-101 to -325 (2011). Under the UAPA, an inmate must request a declaratory order from TDOC before filing a declaratory action in court.”
Clay Cty. Manor v. State, D. of Health, 849 S.W.2d 755 (Tenn. 1993). · cites it 2× “This is an appeal from an agency action pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, T.C.A. § 4-5-101 et seq., involving the authority of the Commissioner of Health (“Commissioner”), the chief executive officer of the Department of Health, Defendant-Appellant, to…”
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