# Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-103: Construction of chapter > Tennessee · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C5_S4-5-103 ## Section - **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-103 - **Heading:** Construction of chapter - **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 4-5-103 ## Text (a) (1) This chapter shall not be construed as in derogation of the common law, but as remedial legislation designed to clarify and bring uniformity to the procedure of state administrative agencies and judicial review of their determination and shall be applied accordingly. (2) Administrative agencies shall have no inherent or common law powers, and shall only exercise the powers conferred on them by statute or by the federal or state constitutions. (b) This chapter does not repeal § 65-2-110 , and where there is a conflict between this chapter and that section, that section shall control. In any other case of conflict between this chapter and any statute, whether general or specific, this chapter shall control; however, compliance with the procedures prescribed by this chapter does not obviate the necessity of complying with procedures prescribed by other provisions of this code. (c) Nothing in this chapter shall be held to modify or repeal the statutes with respect to payment of taxes under protest and suits for the recovery thereof. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 859,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016. Acts 1974, ch. 725, § 19; 1975, ch. 370, § 15; 1978, ch. 938, §§ 14, 15; T.C.A., §§ 4-525, 4-5-119; Acts 1982, ch. 874, §§ 2, 25, 26. (a) (1) This chapter shall not be construed as in derogation of the common law, but as remedial legislation designed to clarify and bring uniformity to the procedure of state administrative agencies and judicial review of their determination and shall be applied accordingly. (2) Administrative agencies shall have no inherent or common law powers, and shall only exercise the powers conferred on them by statute or by the federal or state constitutions. (1) This chapter shall not be construed as in derogation of the common law, but as remedial legislation designed to clarify and bring uniformity to the procedure of state administrative agencies and judicial review of their determination and shall be applied accordingly. (2) Administrative agencies shall have no inherent or common law powers, and shall only exercise the powers conferred on them by statute or by the federal or state constitutions. (b) This chapter does not repeal § 65-2-110 , and where there is a conflict between this chapter and that section, that section shall control. In any other case of conflict between this chapter and any statute, whether general or specific, this chapter shall control; however, compliance with the procedures prescribed by this chapter does not obviate the necessity of complying with procedures prescribed by other provisions of this code. (c) Nothing in this chapter shall be held to modify or repeal the statutes with respect to payment of taxes under protest and suits for the recovery thereof. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 859,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016. Acts 1974, ch. 725, § 19; 1975, ch. 370, § 15; 1978, ch. 938, §§ 14, 15; T.C.A., §§ 4-525, 4-5-119; Acts 1982, ch. 874, §§ 2, 25, 26. ## Nearby sections - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C5_S4-5-101.md) - [Tenn. 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