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Tennessee Code Title 59. Mines and Mining § 59-4-201

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) Before the issuance of certificates to any applicant, the applicant must give satisfactory evidence to the commissioner of labor and workforce development or the commissioner's authorized representative of the applicant's good conduct, honesty, capability, and sobriety, and shall pay the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative for the use and benefit of the state the following fees:

(A) For conducting the examination (to be paid when examination is held) twenty-five dollars ($25.00); and

(B) For issuance and registration of the certificates, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to be paid when issued.

(2) All fees collected by virtue of this section shall be reported and paid into the state treasury at the end of the month during which the collections are made by the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative, to be placed to the credit of the department of labor and workforce development.

(b) The commissioner or the commissioner’s designee may examine any applicant for a temporary certificate of qualifications, upon request, and if such applicant is found to be competent, the applicant may be issued a temporary permit to act as mine foreman thereunder until the next mine foreman examination is held, when the temporary permit shall expire. Only one (1) such temporary permit shall be issued to any applicant. As a condition for the issuance of a temporary permit, the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative is authorized to examine applicants to determine if they are qualified to test for methane with an approved detector.

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