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TN Code § 20-12-144 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 12 - Costs|§ 20-12-144. Collection of Fines or Costs in Default

  If any portion of the court costs or litigation taxes, or both, have not been paid within six (6) months after the adjudication of a civil case, the clerk of the court may retain an agent to collect or institute proceedings to collect the costs or taxes, or both.   If an agent is used, the clerk of the court shall use the county's normal competitive bidding procedures to select and retain the agent. The clerk of the court shall award the bid with the approval of the judge of the affected court.    The clerk may retain up to fifty percent (50%) of any portion of the court costs or litigation taxes, or both, which have not been paid within six (6) months after the adjudication of a civil case in accordance with any in-house collection procedure or, if an agent is used, for the collection agent, which may be allocated from each payment made on the amounts owing for such civil costs and taxes. The proceeds from any in-house collection shall be treated as other fees of the office.   On or after January 1, 2015, if an agent is used, the agent's collection fee shall be added to the total amount owed. The agent's collection fee shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of any amounts actually collected, which may be allocated from each payment made on the amounts owing for such civil costs and taxes.
TN Code § 20-13-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 13 - Actions by and Against State|§ 20-13-101. Power to Prosecute Suits

 The state shall commence and prosecute suits according to the laws of the land, as in cases between individuals, except that no security shall, in such case, be required.   Code 1858, § 2806 (deriv. Acts 1839-1840, ch. 139, § 2); Shan., § 4506; Code 1932, § 8633; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1701.
TN Code § 20-13-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 13 - Actions by and Against State|§ 20-13-102. Actions Against State Prohibited

  No court in the state shall have any power, jurisdiction or authority to entertain any suit against the state, or against any officer of the state acting by authority of the state, with a view to reach the state, its treasury, funds or property, and all such suits shall be dismissed as to the state or such officers, on motion, plea or demurrer of the law officer of the state, or counsel employed for the state.   No statutory or other provision authorizing the University of Tennessee and its board of trustees to sue and be sued shall constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity.
TN Code § 20-13-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 13 - Actions by and Against State|§ 20-13-103. Compromise and Settlement of Litigation

 The attorney general and reporter may compromise and settle, insofar as the state is concerned, any civil litigation to which the state may be a party, upon such terms as in the attorney general and reporter's opinion may seem to be in the best interest of the state, and may enter into such agreements in connection with the compromise and settlement as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. Written approval of the comptroller of the treasury and governor shall be required for any compromise and settlement greater than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). The attorney general and reporter shall submit a report quarterly to the comptroller of the treasury and governor of all compromises and settlements made without the written approval of the comptroller of the treasury and governor. The written approval of the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, the comptroller of the treasury and governor, shall be also required for the compromise and settlement of such civil litigation to which the state may be a party if the compromise and settlement will result in a significant increase in state expenditures, affect the bond rating of the state or result in a decision on a policy issue that may result in a significant increase in state expenditures.
TN Code § 20-13-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 13 - Actions by and Against State|§ 20-13-104. Order for Deposit in Treasury

 In all suits brought by the state, where it is made to appear, to the satisfaction of the chancellor or judge before whom the same is pending, that any funds, moneys, bonds, notes, coupons or securities are held by any person as agent, depository or trustee, either for the state or for any of the parties against whom the suit is pending, and the litigation involves the question as to which party is entitled to the ownership or possession of the fund, or the terms on which it shall be taken by the state, it shall be the duty of the court, judge or chancellor, in open court or at chambers, in term or in vacation, to order and direct that the fund be deposited in the treasury for safekeeping, which order the court, judge or chancellor shall proceed to enforce by process of attachment against the person, or by such other writ, process, orders or agency as may be adequate to the purpose.
TN Code § 20-13-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 13 - Actions by and Against State|§ 20-13-105. Appeal From Deposit Order

 No appeal shall lie from any deposit order until after it has been fully complied with, nor shall any supersedeas be granted therein until after the deposit order is fully complied with.
TN Code § 20-13-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 13 - Actions by and Against State|§ 20-13-106. Safekeeping of Deposited Securities

 The court, judge or chancellor shall make such order as the court, judge or chancellor deems necessary for the safekeeping or cancellation and redelivery or appropriation of the securities so deposited.
TN Code § 20-13-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 13 - Actions by and Against State|§ 20-13-107. Return of Deposited Property

 Where moneys are deposited in the state treasury under the provisions of this chapter, the court shall have power, in the event the right to the moneys are adjudged against the state, to order the return of the moneys to the party entitled, and the moneys shall be paid out of the treasury without any delay, and in exclusion of all other claims whatever.
TN Code § 20-13-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 13 - Actions by and Against State|§ 20-13-108. Methods of Deposit and Withdrawal

 The funds or securities shall be placed in the state treasury, and drawn from the state treasury on warrants of the commissioner of finance and administration.
TN Code § 20-13-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 13 - Actions by and Against State|§ 20-13-109. Tax Recovery by Other States

 Any state of the United States or the political subdivisions of any state shall have the right to sue in the courts of this state to recover any tax that may be owing to it when the like right is accorded to this state and its political subdivisions by such state.
TN Code § 20-13-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 13 - Actions by and Against State|§ 20-13-110. Venue for Real Property Lien Action Against State

 Venue for any suit against the state relative to a lien on real property shall be in the county in which the property is located.
TN Code § 20-14-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 14 - Violence in the Workplace|§ 20-14-101. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Course of conduct” means a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts over a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose, including following or stalking an employee to or from the employee's place of work, entering the workplace of an employee, following an employee during hours of employment, telephone calls to an employee, and correspondence with an employee, including, but not limited to, the use of the public or private mails, interoffice mail, facsimile or computer e-mail;   “Credible threat of violence” means a knowing and willful statement or course of conduct that would cause a reasonable person to believe that the person is under threat of death or serious bodily injury and that is intended to, and that actually causes, a person to believe that the person is under threat of death or serious bodily injury;   “Employer” means any person or entity that employs one (1) or more employees and shall include the state and its political subdivisions and instrumentalities; and   [Deleted by 2011 amendment.]   “Unlawful violence” means assault, aggravated assault, stalking, intimidation, or extortion as prohibited by §§ 39-13-101, 39-13-102, 39-17-315, 39-17-309 and 39-14-112.
TN Code § 20-14-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 14 - Violence in the Workplace|§ 20-14-102. Temporary Restraining Order and Injunction

 Any employer or employee who has suffered unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence from any individual, or an organization that the individual is affiliated with, which can reasonably be construed to have been carried out at the workplace, may seek a temporary restraining order and an injunction prohibiting further unlawful violence or threats of violence by that individual, or the organization that individual is affiliated with, at the workplace. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing a court to issue a temporary restraining order or injunction prohibiting speech or other activities that are protected by the constitutions of this state or the United States.
TN Code § 20-14-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 14 - Violence in the Workplace|§ 20-14-103. Jurisdiction

  Except for proceedings involving a nonresident respondent, the court of competent jurisdiction of the county where the unlawful violence or credible threat of violence occurred shall have jurisdiction over all proceedings under this chapter.   For proceedings under this chapter involving a nonresident respondent, the court of competent jurisdiction where the petitioner's workplace is located shall have jurisdiction, where the act involving unlawful violence or a credible threat of unlawful violence meets the elements for personal jurisdiction provided for under § 20-2-223(a)(3) or (a)(4).
TN Code § 20-14-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 14 - Violence in the Workplace|§ 20-14-104. Petition — Affidavit — Duration of Temporary Restraining Order

 Upon filing a petition with the court for an injunction pursuant to this chapter, the petitioner may obtain a temporary restraining order if the petitioner also files an affidavit that, to the satisfaction of the court, shows reasonable proof that an employee or employer has suffered unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence by the respondent and that great or irreparable harm will result to an employee or an employer if the injunction is not granted. The affidavit shall further show that the petitioner has conducted a reasonable investigation into the underlying facts that are the subject of the petition. A temporary restraining order granted under this chapter shall remain in effect, at the court's discretion, for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) days, unless otherwise modified or terminated by the court.
TN Code § 20-14-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 14 - Violence in the Workplace|§ 20-14-105. Hearing on Petition — Response — Relevant Testimony — Duration of Injunction — Renewal of Injunction

 Within ten (10) days of the filing of the petition under this chapter or as soon as practical thereafter, but in no case later than thirty (30) days after the filing of the petition, a hearing shall be held on the petition for the injunction. In the event a hearing cannot be scheduled within the county where the case is pending within the thirty-day period, it shall be scheduled and heard as soon as possible. The respondent may file a response that explains, excuses, justifies, or denies the alleged unlawful violence or credible threat of violence or may file a cross-complaint under this chapter. At the hearing, the judge shall receive any testimony that is relevant and may make an independent inquiry. If the judge finds by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent engaged in unlawful violence or made a credible threat of violence, an injunction shall be issued prohibiting further unlawful violence or threats of violence at the workplace or while the employee or employer is acting within the course and scope of employment. An injunction issued pursuant to this chapter shall have a duration of not more than three (3) years. At any time within the three-month period before the expiration of the injunction, the petitioner may apply for a renewal of the injunction by filing a new petition for an injunction pursuant to this chapter.
TN Code § 20-14-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 14 - Violence in the Workplace|§ 20-14-106. Service of Petition, Temporary Restraining Order, and Notice of Hearing

 Upon the filing of a petition for an injunction under this chapter, the respondent shall be personally served with a copy of the petition, temporary restraining order, if any, and notice of hearing on the petition.
TN Code § 20-14-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 14 - Violence in the Workplace|§ 20-14-107. Delivery of Orders to Law Enforcement Agencies — Availability of Information to Law Enforcement Officers

 The court shall order the petitioner or the attorney for the petitioner to deliver a copy of each temporary restraining order or injunction, or modification or termination of the temporary restraining order or injunction, granted under this chapter, by the close of the business day on which the order was granted, to the law enforcement agencies within the court's discretion as are requested by the petitioner. Each appropriate law enforcement agency shall make available information as to the existence and current status of these orders to law enforcement officers responding to the scene of reported unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence.
TN Code § 20-14-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 14 - Violence in the Workplace|§ 20-14-108. Construction of Chapter

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as expanding, diminishing, altering or modifying the duty, if any, of an employer to provide a safe workplace for employees and other persons. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit an employer or employee from pursuing any other civil or criminal remedy provided by law.
TN Code § 20-15-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 15 - Policy on Granting Comity to Foreign Law, Legal Code or System|§ 20-15-101. Chapter Definition

 As used in this chapter, “foreign law, legal code, or system” means any law, legal code, or system of a jurisdiction outside of any state or territory of the United States, including, but not limited to, international organizations and tribunals, and applied by that jurisdiction's courts, administrative bodies, or other formal or informal tribunals.
TN Code § 20-15-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 15 - Policy on Granting Comity to Foreign Law, Legal Code or System|§ 20-15-102. Public Policy

 It is the public policy of this state that the primary factor which a court, administrative agency, arbitrator, mediator or other entity or person acting under the authority of state law shall consider in granting comity to a decision rendered under any foreign law, legal code or system against a natural person in this state is whether the decision rendered either violated or would violate any right of the natural person in this state guaranteed by the Tennessee Constitution or the United States Constitution or any statute or decision under those constitutions.
TN Code § 20-15-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 15 - Policy on Granting Comity to Foreign Law, Legal Code or System|§ 20-15-103. Primary Factor in Interpretation, Enforcement or Application of Agreement Providing for Choice of Foreign Law, Legal Code or System Is Preservation of Constitutional Rights

  If any contract, arbitration agreement or other agreement provides for the choice of a foreign law, legal code or system to govern its interpretation or the resolution of any claim or dispute and if the enforcement or interpretation of the contract, arbitration agreement or other agreement applying that choice of law provision either resulted or would result in a violation of any right guaranteed by the Tennessee Constitution or the United States Constitution, then it is the public policy of this state that the primary factor in interpretation, enforcement or application of the contract, arbitration agreement or other agreement shall be preservation of the constitutional rights of the natural person in this state against whom enforcement is sought, unless otherwise directed by state statute.   Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to limit the right of a natural person of this state to voluntarily restrict or limit their own constitutional rights by contract or specific waiver consistent with constitutional principles; however, the language of any such contract or other waiver shall be strictly construed in favor of preserving the constitutional rights of the natural person in this state.
TN Code § 20-15-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 15 - Policy on Granting Comity to Foreign Law, Legal Code or System|§ 20-15-104. Choice of Venue or Forum

  If any contract, arbitration agreement or other agreement provides for the choice of venue or forum outside any state or territory of the United States and if the enforcement or interpretation of the contract, arbitration agreement or other agreement applying that choice of venue or forum provision either resulted or would result in a violation of any right of a natural person in this state guaranteed by the Tennessee Constitution or the United States Constitution, then it is the public policy of this state that, in interpreting or construing the contract or arbitration agreement or other agreement, the primary factor to be considered is whether it can be interpreted or construed to preserve the constitutional rights of the natural person in this state against whom enforcement is sought.   If a natural person of this state, subject to personal jurisdiction in this state, seeks to maintain litigation, arbitration, agency or similarly binding proceedings in this state and if the courts of this state find that granting a claim of forum non conveniens or a related claim violates or would likely violate the constitutional rights of the non-claimant in the foreign forum with respect to the matter in dispute, then it is the public policy of this state that the claim shall be denied.
TN Code § 20-15-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 15 - Policy on Granting Comity to Foreign Law, Legal Code or System|§ 20-15-105. Application to Various Forms of Business Association

 Without prejudice to any other legal right, this chapter shall not apply to a corporation, partnership or other form of business association.
TN Code § 20-15-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 15 - Policy on Granting Comity to Foreign Law, Legal Code or System|§ 20-15-106. Application to Foreseeable Violations of Constitutional Rights From Foreign Law, Legal Code or System

 The public policies expressed in this chapter shall apply only to actual or foreseeable violations of the constitutional rights of a natural person in this state from a foreign law, legal code or system.
TN Code § 20-16-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 16 - Summary Judgment|§ 20-16-101. Burden of Proof in Summary Judgment Motions

 In motions for summary judgment in any civil action in Tennessee, the moving party who does not bear the burden of proof at trial shall prevail on its motion for summary judgment if it:   Submits affirmative evidence that negates an essential element of the nonmoving party's claim; or   Demonstrates to the court that the nonmoving party's evidence is insufficient to establish an essential element of the nonmoving party's claim.
TN Code § 20-17-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 17 - Tennessee Public Participation Act|§ 20-17-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Public Participation Act.”
TN Code § 20-17-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 17 - Tennessee Public Participation Act|§ 20-17-102. Purpose of Chapter

 The purpose of this chapter is to encourage and safeguard the constitutional rights of persons to petition, to speak freely, to associate freely, and to participate in government to the fullest extent permitted by law and, at the same time, protect the rights of persons to file meritorious lawsuits for demonstrable injury. This chapter is consistent with and necessary to implement the rights protected by Constitution of Tennessee, Article I, §§ 19 and 23,  as well as by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, and shall be construed broadly to effectuate its purposes and intent.
TN Code § 20-17-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 20 - Civil Procedure|Chapter 17 - Tennessee Public Participation Act|§ 20-17-103. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   “Communication” means the making or submitting of a statement or document in any form or medium, including oral, written, audiovisual, or electronic;   “Exercise of the right of association” means exercise of the constitutional right to join together to take collective action on a matter of public concern that falls within the protection of the United States Constitution or the Tennessee Constitution;   “Exercise of the right of free speech” means a communication made in connection with a matter of public concern or religious expression that falls within the protection of the United States Constitution or the Tennessee Constitution;   “Exercise of the right to petition” means a communication that falls within the protection of the United States Constitution or the Tennessee Constitution and:  Is intended to encourage consideration or review of an issue by a federal, state, or local legislative, executive, judicial, or other governmental body; or   Is intended to enlist public participation in an effort to effect consideration of an issue by a federal, state, or local legislative, executive, judicial, or other governmental body;     “Legal action” means a claim, cause of action, petition, cross-claim, or counterclaim or any request for legal or equitable relief initiated against a private party;   “Matter of public concern” includes an issue related to:  Health or safety;   Environmental, economic, or community well-being;   The government;   A public official or public figure;   A good, product, or service in the marketplace;   A literary, musical, artistic, political, theatrical, or audiovisual work; or   Any other matter deemed by a court to involve a matter of public concern; and     “Party” does not include a governmental entity, agency, or employee.