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Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-326 (2026)

Interpretation of statute or rule de novo

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In interpreting a state statute or rule, a court presiding over the appeal of a judgment in a contested case shall not defer to a state agency's interpretation of the statute or rule and shall interpret the statute or rule de novo. After applying all customary tools of interpretation, the court shall resolve any remaining ambiguity against increased agency authority.

Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 883,s 1, eff. 4/14/2022.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2024–2025 · leading case: The Chattanooga-Hamilton Cnty. Hosp. Auth. v. Div. of TennCare (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025).
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The Chattanooga-Hamilton Cnty. Hosp. Auth. v. Div. of TennCare (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-326 . IV. DISCUSSION A.”
Jamesway Constr., Inc. v. David W. Salyers, P.E. (2024). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-326 . -3- IV. DISCUSSION A.”
Leslie Burke v. State of Tennessee Dep't of Child.'s Servs. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 4-5-326 (“In interpreting a state statute or rule, a court presiding over an appeal of a judgment in a contested case shall not defer to a state agency’s interpretation of the statute or rule and shall interpret the statute or rule de novo”); see also Sevier Cnty.”
Matthew Long v. Chattanooga Fire & Police Pension Fund (2025). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-326 (Supp. 2024) (requiring de novo review with no deference in judicial review of a state agency’s interpretation of a statute or rule in a contested case).”
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