Customers petitioning the Board to initiate a contested case hearing under T.C.A. §§ 7-82-102 or 7-82- 307 must submit the petition to Board staff in a form and in sufficient detail that Board staff can reasonably verify the validity of signatures.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201, et seq., 7-82-102, 7-82-307, and 7-82-702. Administrative History: Original rule filed August 26, 1988; effective October 10, 1988. Chapter 1200-22-05 moved to 1740-01 by the Secretary of State under the authority of Public Chapter 86 of Acts of 2007. Repeal and new rule filed June 29, 2010; effective September 27, 2010. Repeal and new rules filed February 1, 2016; effective May 1, 2016. Transferred from chapter 1740-01 pursuant to Public Chapter 463 of 2023 effective July 1, 2023. Amendments filed May 5, 2025; effective August 3, 2025.