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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 1 - CODE COMMISSION (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-1-116) › Section 1-1-111 - Official status - Prima facie evidence of law - Citation

(a)
Upon appropriate certification of approval by the commission filed with the secretary of state as provided in §
1-1-110
, the compilation in each volume and supplement so certified shall be in force.
(b)
The text of the statutes, codes and code supplements (but not the annotations, footnotes and other editorial matter) appearing in the printed copies of the compilation, containing a copy of the commission's certificate of approval, shall constitute prima facie evidence of the statutory law of this state and be received, recognized, referred to and used in all courts, agencies, departments, offices of and proceedings in the state as the official compilation of the statutory law, and may be cited as Tennessee Code Annotated or by the abbreviation "T.C.A."
Acts 1953, ch. 80, § 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 1 - CODE COMMISSION (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-1-116) › Section 1-1-112 - Uncertified compilations not recognized

No compilation or codification of the statutes of Tennessee not bearing a copy of the certificate of approval of the code commission as provided in §
1-1-110
shall be recognized as an official compilation of the statutory law of Tennessee.
Acts 1953, ch. 80, § 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-112.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 1 - CODE COMMISSION (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-1-116) › Section 1-1-113 - Expenses - Costs of publication - Price

(a)
The commission shall be authorized to expend such funds as may be appropriated by the general assembly for the purpose of this chapter. Such expenditures shall be made upon certification by the chief justice to the proper fiscal officers.
(b)
The commission shall not be authorized to subsidize the publication of the code out of public funds, but shall require that the cost of publication be borne by the publisher, and the publisher shall be required to depend for compensation upon the proceeds of the sale of the publication.
(c)
In contracting for the price at which the Tennessee Code Annotated and its pocket supplements and replacement volumes shall be sold in Tennessee, the commission is directed to keep the price at the lowest figure which in its discretion is consistent with high editorial and publishing quality.
Acts 1953, ch. 80, § 8; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 1 - CODE COMMISSION (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-1-116) › Section 1-1-114 - Recommendations for statutory changes

The commission may prepare and submit to succeeding sessions of the general assembly its recommendations for the revision in substance and form or the repeal or amendment of certain statutes or any portion thereof, and submit bills for the accomplishment of such proposed revision, repeal or amendment.
Acts 1953, ch. 80, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-114.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 1 - CODE COMMISSION (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-1-116) › Section 1-1-115 - Preparation of additional indices

The commission may prepare or cause to be prepared indices to the laws of Tennessee, in addition to such indices as are prepared in accordance with §
1-1-105
, and in preparing such indices has the powers authorized by this chapter.
Acts 1982, ch. 649, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 1 - CODE COMMISSION (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-1-116) › Section 1-1-116 - Changing references from "tax assessor" to "assessor of property"

The code commission is directed to change all references to tax assessor in title 6, chapter 22, part 1; §
6-51-204
; title 6, chapter 55, part 6; title 7, chapter 32, part 1; §
7-64-102
; §
25-3-118
; §
43-34-104
; title 67; and title 69, chapter 6, part 1, wherever such references appear, to assessor of property as such sections are amended or volumes are replaced.
Acts 2008 , ch. 971, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 2 - ENACTMENT OF CODE (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-114) › Section 1-2-101 - Designation of code

(a)
This compilation of the laws of the state is to be designated as the "Tennessee Code" and the annotated edition of the code provided for by chapter 1 of this title shall be designated as "Tennessee Code Annotated". Citations to the Tennessee Code Annotated may incorporate the abbreviations "Tenn. Code Ann." or "T.C.A."
(b)
As used in acts and resolutions of the general assembly, "Tennessee Code", "Tennessee Code Annotated", "Tenn. Code Ann." or "T.C.A." shall, unless a contrary intention is manifest, be construed to refer to this enactment of the Tennessee Code, amendments and revisions of the Tennessee Code, and additions and supplements to the Tennessee Code.
Code 1858, § 40; Shan., § 57; Code 1932, §1; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §1-201; Acts 2008 , ch. 637, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 2 - ENACTMENT OF CODE (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-114) › Section 1-2-102 - Preservation of enrolled draft

The enrolled draft of the official Tennessee Code shall, upon the approval of this statute by the governor, be deposited in the office of the secretary of state, and shall be carefully preserved by that officer as the official code of this state, adopted and declared to be such.
Code 1932, § 27; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-202.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 2 - ENACTMENT OF CODE (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-114) › Section 1-2-103 - Effective date of code

All the provisions of the following titles, chapters and sections shall be in force on and after January 1, 1956.
Code 1932, § 26; C. Supp. 1950, § 26.1; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-203.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 2 - ENACTMENT OF CODE (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-114) › Section 1-2-104 - Repeal of public and general laws - Conflict with 1955 Acts

(a)
All public and general acts passed prior to the 1955 session of the general assembly, and all such acts the subjects of which are revised in this code, except those named in §
1-2-105
, subject to the limitations and with the exceptions herein expressed, are repealed.
(b)
In case of any conflict between chapter 70 of the Public Acts of 1953 or the acts of the 1955 session of the general assembly and this code, the former shall be controlling, and this regardless of respective dates of passage or approval.
Code 1858, § 41; Shan., § 58; Code 1932, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 2.1; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-204.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 2 - ENACTMENT OF CODE (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-114) › Section 1-2-105 - Laws not repealed

The following are not to be deemed repealed by the enactment of this code, or the failure to incorporate the statutes or provisions of statutes as a part of this code, unless repealed by necessary implication:
(1)
Local, special or private acts, or general or public acts of a temporary nature. "Local act" means one applicable to one (1) or more, but not all, subdivisions or parts of the state;
(2)
Provisions in general laws excepting particular localities or subdivisions from their operation;
(3)
Acts amendatory of general laws excepting such localities or political subdivisions of the state specifically from their operation;
(4)
Acts ceding territory and jurisdiction to the general government;
(5)
Acts fixing state or county boundaries;
(6)
Acts establishing or regulating special and local courts;
(7)
Acts fixing the times of holding courts, or providing for judges or chancellors holding any such, by special act;
(8)
Acts, which are not incorporated in this code, establishing, aiding or regulating state or state-aided parks, reservations or memorials;
(9)
Acts appropriating money or authorizing the issuance of bonds, or providing sinking funds, for special purposes;
(10)
Acts authorizing the construction of public buildings or works;
(11)
Acts authorizing officials to convey or mortgage property of the state, including grants of easements;
(12)
Curative or validating acts, or provisions in acts, though relating to a general law;
(13)
Acts of incorporation passed before the Constitution of 1870 became effective;
(14)
Acts incorporating grand lodges of fraternal orders, or societies, and creating or regulating charitable bodies, such as the Ladies' Hermitage Association;
(15)
Acts relating to turnpikes and turnpike corporations;
(16)
Provisions in general acts saving rights accrued or status fixed under previous acts or laws;
(17)
Occupant, entry and other land laws; and
(18)
Any act to provide for the revenue of the state and the counties and municipalities thereof, except as may be incorporated in this code.
Code 1932, § 3; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-205.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 2 - ENACTMENT OF CODE (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-114) › Section 1-2-106 - Special provisions preserved

None of the provisions of §§ 4, 5, 6, 6a, 6b, or 16 of chapter 165 of the Public Acts of 1937, nor of the second paragraph of § 15 of that chapter, nor of chapter 11 of the Public Acts of the Second Extraordinary Session of 1931, nor of chapter 103 of the Public Acts of 1933, nor of §§ 1 to 18, inclusive, 20 to 33, inclusive, 35, or 37 to 41, inclusive, of chapter 70 of the Public Acts of 1953, nor of the first sentence of § 19 of that chapter, shall be deemed repealed by the enactment of this code, or the incorporation of or failure to incorporate these chapters or sections or any part thereof in this code, unless repealed by necessary implication.
C. Supp. 1950, § 3.1; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-206.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 2 - ENACTMENT OF CODE (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-114) › Section 1-2-107 - Effect on statutes of limitations

Such repeal, as to any statute of limitations, under which the bar of a right of action or remedy is complete at the time the repeal takes effect, shall not be deemed a removal of such bar.
Code 1932, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-207.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 2 - ENACTMENT OF CODE (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-114) › Section 1-2-108 - Effect on criminal offenses

No offense committed, and no penalty or forfeiture incurred, under any act hereby repealed, and before January 1, 1956, shall be affected by the repeal; except that when a punishment, penalty, or forfeiture is mitigated by the provisions herein contained, such provisions may be applied to the judgment pronounced after December 31, 1955.
Code 1858, § 45; Shan., § 59a3; Code 1932, § 8; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-208.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 2 - ENACTMENT OF CODE (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-114) › Section 1-2-109 - Prosecutions for offenses and penalties

No suit or prosecution, pending on January 1, 1956, for an offense committed, or for the recovery of a penalty or forfeiture incurred, shall be affected by the repeal, but the proceedings may be conformed to the provisions of this code as far as applicable.
Code 1858, § 46; Shan., § 59a4; Code 1932, § 9; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-209.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 2 - ENACTMENT OF CODE (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-114) › Section 1-2-110 - Continuation in effect of existing laws

The existing acts continue in force until January 1, 1956.
Code 1858, § 43; Shan., § 59a1; Code 1932, § 4; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-210.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 2 - ENACTMENT OF CODE (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-114) › Section 1-2-111 - Actions commenced - Rights accrued

No action or proceeding commenced before January 1, 1956, and no right accrued, is affected by this code, but such proceedings may be conformed to the requirements of the code as far as applicable.
Code 1858, § 44; Shan., § 59a2; Code 1932, § 5; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-211.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 2 - ENACTMENT OF CODE (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-114) › Section 1-2-112 - Litigation pending on effective date

Although a notice, recognizance, or process has been given, taken, or issued before January 1, 1956, it may, nevertheless, be taken or returnable to a day after such date, in like manner as if this code had been in effect before the notice, recognizance, or process was given, taken or issued. Nothing in this code shall operate to discontinue any cause or matter, civil or criminal, which shall be pending and undetermined in any court on December 31, 1955; but every such cause and matter shall be proceeded in, tried and determined in such court.
Code 1932, § 6; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-212.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 2 - ENACTMENT OF CODE (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-114) › Section 1-2-113 - Limitations applicable

Causes of action accruing before January 1, 1956, shall not be affected by any different limitations provided in the code, but shall be subject to existing limitations. If the limitation is uncertain, the longest time prescribed for the commencement of an action in any form for such cause shall be allowed.
Code 1858, § 47; Shan., § 59a5; mod. Code 1932, §10; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-213.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-101 - Repeals not retroactive

The repeal of a statute does not affect any right which accrued, any duty imposed, any penalty incurred, nor any proceeding commenced, under or by virtue of the statute repealed.
Code 1858, § 49; Shan., § 61; Code 1932, § 12; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-301.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-102 - Computation of time

The time within which any act provided by law is to be done shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday, and then it shall also be excluded.
Code 1858, § 48; Shan., § 60; Code 1932, § 11; Acts 1965, ch. 203, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-302.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-103 - Conflicts within code

If provisions of different titles or chapters of the code appear to contravene each other, the provisions of each title or chapter shall prevail as to all matters and questions growing out of the subject matter of that title or chapter.
Code 1932, § 13; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-303.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-104 - Tense - Gender - Number of words

(a)
Words used in this code in the past or present tense include the future, and the future tense includes the present.
(b)
Words importing the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter, except when the contrary intention is manifest.
(c)
Singular includes the plural and the plural the singular, except when the contrary intention is manifest.
Code 1858, § 50; Shan., § 62; mod. Code 1932, §14; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-304.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-106 - Words of joint authority

All words giving a joint authority to three (3) or more persons or officers, give such authority to a majority of such persons or officers, unless it is otherwise declared.
Code 1858, § 58; Shan., § 69; Code 1932, § 22; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-306.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-107 - Use of numerals

The Roman numerals and Arabic figures are to be taken as part of the English language, and are always sufficient to express dates and amounts, unless otherwise imperatively directed by law.
Code 1858, § 53; Shan., § 64a; Code 1932, § 17; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-307.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-108 - Code as continuation of existing law

For the purposes of construction, the provisions of this code insofar as they are substantially the same as existing law relating to the same subject matter shall be construed as continuations of and substitutes for the previously existing law repealed by §
1-2-104
. It is not the purpose of this code to change the effect of any such existing law.
T.C.A., § 1-308.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-109 - Section headings and histories

Headings to sections in this code and the references at the end of such sections giving the source or history of the respective sections shall not be construed as part of the law.
T.C.A., § 1-309.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-110 - Severability of code

It is hereby declared that the sections, clauses, sentences and parts of the Tennessee Code are severable, are not matters of mutual essential inducement, and any of them shall be exscinded if the code would otherwise be unconstitutional or ineffective. If any one (1) or more sections, clauses, sentences or parts shall for any reason be questioned in any court, and shall be adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the specific provision or provisions so held unconstitutional or invalid, and the inapplicability or invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or part in any one (1) or more instances shall not be taken to affect or prejudice in any way its applicability or validity in any other instance.
C. Supp. 1950, § 27.3; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-310.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-111 - Certified mail

Certified mail may be used instead of registered mail whenever the law requires a notice to be given by registered mail.
Acts 1957, ch. 38, § 1; T.C.A., § 1-311.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-112 - "Legal blindness" and "total blindness" - Definition

(a)
In all statutes, rules and regulations enacted and/or promulgated by the state, its departments, agencies and institutions, wherein the term "total blindness," that is, unable to distinguish between light and dark, is used or referred to, hereinafter, the term "legal blindness" meaning a person having not more than 20/200 with correcting glasses but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees (20°) shall be used.
(b)
Such blindness shall be certified by a duly licensed ophthalmologist, and/or optometrist.
(c)
In statutes enacted and/or rules and regulations promulgated prior to and in effect on March 17, 1961, the use of the term "total blindness" shall be construed to mean "legal blindness."
Acts 1961, ch. 278, § 1; T.C.A., § 1-312.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-113 - Eighteen-year-olds - Legal responsibility - Tobacco, smoking hemp, or vapor products and alcoholic beverage restrictions on persons under twenty-one (21)

(a)
Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, any person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older shall have the same rights, duties, and responsibilities as a person who is twenty-one (21) years of age, except as provided in subsection (b) relative to the rights to purchase, possess, transport, and consume any tobacco, smoking hemp, or vapor products as those terms are defined in title 39 or alcoholic beverages, wine, or beer as those terms are defined in title 57.
(b)
Notwithstanding subsection (a), it is unlawful for any person under twenty-one (21) years of age to purchase, possess, transport or consume tobacco, smoking hemp, or vapor products, alcoholic beverages, wine, or beer, with the following exceptions:
(1)
Any person eighteen (18) years of age or older may transport, possess, sell, or dispense tobacco, smoking hemp, or vapor products, alcoholic beverages, wine, or beer in the course of such person's employment; and
(2)
Section
39-17-705(1)
shall not be affected by any provision of subsection (b), it being the intent of the general assembly that such provisions remain lawful and in full force and effect. Any such priest or minister may utilize and administer alcohol or wine at a communion service, bat mitzvah, bar mitzvah, or other similar religious service or ceremony, in accordance with the practices of such denomination or sect.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 732, s 2, eff. 1/1/2021.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 732, s 1, eff. 1/1/2021.
Acts 1971, ch. 162, § 3; 1979, ch. 413, § 2; T.C.A., §1-313; Acts 1984, ch. 1006, §§ 2, 9, 13-16; 1985, ch. 375, §§ 1-4; 1987, ch. 95, § 1; 1996, ch. 675, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-114 - Eighteen-year-olds - Professional responsibility

Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, any person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older shall not be prohibited from entering into any profession or from performing any services on the basis of such person's minority.
Acts 1971, ch. 161, § 3; T.C.A., § 1-314.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-115 - Effect of law reducing age limit

The provisions of chapter 612 of the Public Acts of 1972, reducing the age limitations from twenty-one (21) years of age to eighteen (18) years of age in [former] §§
23-1-102
[repealed], 23-1-107, [former] 34-1-106 [repealed], [former] 34-2-201 [repealed], [former] 34-3-412 [repealed], [former] 35-7-102 [repealed], 36-1-102, 36-1-105 and 57-4-203 and the definition of "minor" in §
1-3-105
shall not be considered as repealing or otherwise limiting the provisions of §§
1-3-113
and
1-3-114
.
Acts 1972, ch. 612, § 10; T.C.A., § 1-315.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-116 - Population figures

(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b), references in this code to the federal censuses of population or brackets based on such censuses shall be deemed references to or based on the population figures contained in Volume 13 of this code, or its replacement volume which are reproduced from publications of the United States bureau of the census as specified below, and shall not be affected by revisions, corrections, or alterations to such population figures by the United States bureau of the census subsequent to the publication of these publications:
(1)
Census of 1900 and Census of 1910: Bureau of the census. Thirteenth Census of the United States. Taken in the Year 1910. Volume 1. Population. General Report and Analysis, pp. 118, 119;
(2)
Census of 1920 and Census of 1930: Bureau of the census. Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930. Volume 1. Population. Distribution of Inhabitants, pp. 1033, 1034;
(3)
Census of 1940 and Census of 1950: Bureau of the census. A Report of the Seventeenth Decennial Census of the United States. Census of Population: 1950. Volume 1. Number of Inhabitants, pp. 42-10, 42-11;
(4)
Census of 1960 and Census of 1970: U.S. bureau of the census. U.S. Census of Population: 1970. Number of Inhabitants. Final Report of PC(1)-A44 Tennessee, pp. 44-15, 44-16;
(5)
Census of 1980: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1980 Census of Population and Housing: Tennessee, PHC80-V-44. April 1, 1980;
(6)
Census of 1990: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1990 Census of Population: Tennessee, 1990 CP-1-44;
(7)
Census of 2000: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Census of Population and Housing: Tennessee, 2000 PHC-1-44;
(8)
Census of 2010: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2010 Census of Population and Housing: Tennessee, 2010 CPH-1-44; and
(9)
Census of 2020: The official 2020 Census Redistricting Summary File (P.L. 94-171) for the State of Tennessee, published by the U.S. Census Bureau on the bureau's website.
(b)
Subsection (a) does not apply to the provisions of title 3, chapter 1, relative to legislative reapportionment; §
8-24-101
, relative to the classification of counties for the purpose of determining the compensation of county officers and clerks of court; §
16-15-5001
, relative to the classification of counties for the purpose of determining the compensation of judges; to any provision of the code in which a population figure may be adjusted by a local or state conducted supplemental census; or to any instance where an intent contrary to this section is evidenced.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 650, Secs.s1, s2, s3 eff. 3/15/2022.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 581, Secs.s 1, s 2eff. 3/16/2018.
Acts 1985, ch. 134, § 2; 1989, ch. 107, § 1.
See
https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171 /Tennessee/.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-117 - Korean War

(a)
All references in Tennessee Code Annotated to "Korean Conflict" are hereby amended to read "Korean War."
(b)
All references to "Korean Conflict" included within the official publications, communications, memoranda, letters, public records, legal documents and all other official records of the State of Tennessee shall be deemed to read "Korean War" on April 13, 2000.
Acts 2000, ch. 656, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-118 - Recognition of high school diplomas from church-related schools and home schools

(a)
Notwithstanding any rule, regulation or other law to the contrary, a high school diploma awarded by a school as defined by §
49-50-801
or §
49-6-3050
in recognition of completion of secondary educational requirements shall be considered by all departments, agencies, commissions or other such entities of state and local government as having all the rights and privileges of a high school diploma awarded by a public school system.
(b)
This section shall not apply to state lottery proceeds as provided in title 49, chapter 4, part 9.
Acts 2009, ch. 329, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-119 - Express language required to create or confer a private right of action

(a)
In order for legislation enacted by the general assembly to create or confer a private right of action, the legislation must contain express language creating or conferring the right.
(b)
In the absence of the express language required by subsection (a), no court of this state, licensing board or administrative agency shall construe or interpret a statute to impliedly create or confer a private right of action except as otherwise provided in this section.
(c)
Nothing in this section shall be construed in any way to impair the ability of a court to:
(1)
Recognize a private right of action that was recognized before July 1, 2012, by the courts of this state as arising under a statute, unless the statute is amended after July 1, 2012, to expressly bar the private right of action;
(2)
Create or confer a private right of action in the absence of a controlling statute on each cause of action contained in the complaint if such action is based on the common law;
(3)
Utilize the doctrine of negligence per se; or
(4)
Recognize a private right of action commenced by a state or local governmental entity to collect any fees owed for a governmental service or to recover such fees from a party that is obligated to bill and collect fees owed others for a governmental service.
(d)
Nothing in this section shall be construed in any way to impair the ability of a state or local regulatory or licensing agency to enforce rules pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, if such rules were duly enacted through the rulemaking authority granted to any such agency by statute.
Acts 2012, ch. 759, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-121 - Cause of action under chapter

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a cause of action shall exist under this chapter for any affected person who seeks declaratory or injunctive relief in any action brought regarding the legality or constitutionality of a governmental action. A cause of action shall not exist under this chapter to seek damages.
Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 621,s 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-122 - References to committees of general assembly that no longer exist

References in this code to committees of the general assembly that no longer exist due to rule change of either the senate or house of representatives are deemed to be references to the committee that has jurisdiction of the subject matter pursuant to the rules of the appropriate chamber.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 2, eff. 5/10/2019.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 1 - CODE AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-3-123) › Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-101 — 1-3-123) › Section 1-3-123 - Appointment and qualification of state governmental members - Removal of members - State governmental entity defined

(a)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary:
(1)
An appointed member of a board, commission, or other governing body for a state governmental entity serves in such capacity until the expiration of the term to which the member was appointed and until the member's successor is duly appointed and qualified. This service requirement is in accordance with Article VII, Section 5 of the constitution of the state of Tennessee and common law.
(2)
An appointed member of a board, commission, or other governing body for a state governmental entity may be removed by the member's appointing authority with or without cause. A vacancy created by the removal of a member is filled by the appointing authority in the same manner as the original appointment.
(b)
As used in this section, "state governmental entity" means an entity listed In title 4, chapter 29, part 2.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 316, s 1, eff. 4/28/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-101 - Short title

This title may be cited as the "Election Code."
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-101.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-102 - Purpose

The purpose of this title is to regulate the conduct of all elections by the people so that:
(1)
The freedom and purity of the ballot are secured;
(2)
Voters are required to vote in the election precincts in which they reside, except as otherwise expressly permitted;
(3)
Internal improvement is promoted by providing a comprehensive and uniform procedure for elections; and
(4)
Maximum participation by all citizens in the electoral process is encouraged.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-102.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-103 - Scope of title

All elections for public office, for candidacy for public office, and on questions submitted to the people shall be conducted under this title.
Acts 1972 ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-103.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-105 - Voting eligibility

Only qualified voters who are registered under this title may vote at elections in Tennessee.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-105.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-106 - Absence from work allowed for voting

(a)
Any person entitled to vote in an election held in this state may be absent from any service or employment on the day of the election for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed three (3) hours, necessary to vote during the time the polls are open in the county where the person is a resident.
(b)
A voter who is absent from work to vote in compliance with this section may not be subjected to any penalty or reduction in pay for such absence.
(c)
If the tour of duty of an employee begins three (3) or more hours after the opening of the polls or ends three (3) or more hours before the closing of the polls of the county where the employee is a resident, the employee may not take time off under this section.
(d)
The employer may specify the hours during which the employee may be absent. Application for such absence shall be made to the employer before twelve o'clock (12:00) noon of the day before the election.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-106.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-107 - Signer of petition - Address required

(a)
Any person signing a petition required under this title, whether for nomination of a candidate, for a referendum or for any other purpose, shall include the address of such person's residence. The signer of a petition must include the address of such person's residence as shown on such person's voter registration card in order for that person's signature to be counted; provided, that if the address shown on the petition is within the precinct in which the person is registered but is not the address shown on the registration card, the signature shall be valid and shall be counted. In the event that the signer of a petition includes information on a nominating petition that exceeds the information contained on such person's voter registration card, the signature shall be counted if there is no conflict between them. If no street address is shown on the signer's voter registration card, that person's signature and address as shown on such person's voter registration card shall be sufficient. However, a street address shall be sufficient, and no apartment number shall be required.
(b)
Any person who signed a permanent registration card shall sign any petition signed under this title; provided, that any person who printed such person's name on such person's permanent registration card shall print the name on any petition signed under this title. However, failure to comply with the foregoing shall not operate to disqualify any nominating signature or candidate's signature.
(c)
A person's regular signature shall be accepted just as such person's legal signature would be accepted. For example, for the purposes of this section "Joe Public" shall be accepted just as "Joseph Q. Public" would be accepted.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-106; Acts 1981, ch. 478, § 2; 1988, ch. 933, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-108 - Filing of required documents

(a)
When any document is required to be filed by a date or time prescribed by this title, it shall be received by the officer or body with which it is to be filed by the date or time prescribed.
(b)
The document shall be prominently marked with the time and date of filing and a receipt showing the same information shall be given to the person filing the document.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-108.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-109 - Copies of documents - Certification

(a)
Whenever copies or duplicates of documents, other than tally sheets and similar election return papers, are required, they shall be legible and may be made by any copying method, including photocopying, which is commonly used in business in this state for permanent records.
(b)
If copies or duplicates have to be certified, they shall be certified as true copies of the original either by a person who signed the original or by the person who made the copies. The person who certifies the copies or duplicates shall indicate the capacity in which such person is certifying.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-109.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-110 - Publication of notice by commission or board

When a commission or board established under this title is required to publish any notice in a newspaper of general circulation:
(1)
It shall publish the notice, if possible, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which notice is to be given;
(2)
It shall publish the notice in as many newspapers of general circulation as may be necessary to give notice effectively to the qualified voters of the area in which notice is to be given; and
(3)
Notices that require the same time frame for publication may be combined for publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-110; Acts 2004, ch. 480, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-111 - Oath of administrators of election laws

Each person charged with the administration of any part of the election laws of this state shall, before entering upon the performance of such duties, take the following oath:
"I do solemnly swear (affirm) that I will support the Constitution and laws of the United States and the Constitution and laws of the State of Tennessee, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of my office."
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-112 - Restrictions on commission or board membership or service as campaign manager or treasurer or election official

(a)
(1)
An elected official or an employee of a municipal, county, state, or federal governmental body or agency shall not serve as a member of a county election commission.
(2)
A member of a county election commission shall not serve as the campaign manager or treasurer of any candidate's political campaign in a local, state, or federal election during the commissioner's term of office. A violation of this subdivision (a)(2) subjects the member to immediate removal from office by a majority vote of the state election commission. This subdivision (a)(2) does not prohibit a member of the county election commission from providing uncompensated advice on a one-on-one basis to a candidate or party officer, nor does it prohibit providing a financial contribution to a candidate or party organization.
(3)
A candidate in an election shall not act in connection with that election as a member of any board or commission established under this title or as an election official.
(4)
This section does not disqualify an employee of a county or city school system who does not work directly under the supervision of an elected official from serving as a member of the county election commission.
(b)
The following persons shall not serve as election officials:
(1)
An employee of a county or city who works directly under the supervision of an elected official who is on the ballot;
(2)
The spouse, parent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, child, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of a candidate or declared write-in candidate to be voted for at the election in that precinct or district. This subdivision (b)(2) disqualifies a person whose relationship to the candidate is the result of birth, marriage, or adoption. This subdivision (b)(2) does not disqualify a person from serving as an election official if the candidate to whom the person is related is an unopposed candidate. For purposes of this subdivision (b)(2), an "unopposed candidate" includes an individual whose nomination to an office at a primary election is unopposed by any other candidate within the same political party; or
(3)
A member of a reserve unit of the United States army, air force, marine corps or navy, or a member of the national guard who is on active duty.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 880, s 1, eff. 4/14/2022.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 655, s 3, eff. 4/2/2020.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 146, Secs.s 1, s 2, s 3eff. 4/12/2013.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1978, ch. 538, § 1; 1979, ch. 304, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-112; Acts 1981, ch. 106, § 1; 1984, ch. 664, § 1; 2005, ch. 163, §5; 2008 , ch. 1051, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-113 - Meetings of boards and commissions

(a)
(1)
Boards and commissions established under this title shall meet on the call of their chair, or if there is no chair, of the oldest member of the body in age.
(2)
All meetings shall be open and subject to title 8, chapter 44.
(3)
With respect to meetings regularly scheduled by county election commissions or county primary boards, the public notice requirement of this section may be met by permanently posting in the commission office a conspicuous meeting notice. All notices shall state the time, place and purpose for which the meeting is called.
(4)
Official minutes of all meetings shall be kept in permanent form and shall include the vote of each member on all issues passed upon. Minutes shall be available to the public for examination at reasonable times.
(b)
A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for any board or commission established under this title. Action shall be taken by vote of the majority of the members of the board or commission present. Any action taken at a meeting which does not meet the requirements of this section is voidable at the request of any person who is adversely affected by the action.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1978, ch. 754, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-113; Acts 1980, ch. 609, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-114 - Requisites for political parties

No political party may have nominees on a ballot or exercise any of the rights of political parties under this title until its officers have filed on its behalf with the secretary of state and with the coordinator of elections:
(1)
An affidavit under oath that it does not advocate the overthrow of local, state or national government by force or violence and that it is not affiliated with any organization which does advocate such a policy; and
(2)
A copy of the rules under which the party and its subdivisions operate. Copies of amendments or additions to the rules shall be filed with the secretary of state and with the coordinator of elections within thirty (30) days after they are adopted and shall be of no effect until ten (10) days after they are filed.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-114.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-115 - Computation of time

The computation of time within which to do any act required by this title shall be in accordance with §
1-3-102
.
Acts 1979, ch. 306, § 4; T.C.A., § 2-115; Acts 1980, ch. 609, § 3; 1991, ch. 273, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-116 - Removal of campaign advertising

(a)
After the conclusion of a primary, general, or special election, candidates in such election shall be responsible for the removal of any signs, posters, or placards advocating their candidacy, which have been placed on highway rights-of-way or other publicly owned property. The removal of such materials shall be accomplished within a reasonable period of time following the election, not to exceed three (3) weeks.
(b)
Any candidate in a primary election who will also be a candidate in a general or special election following that primary shall not be required to remove any signs advocating such candidate's candidacy until after the conclusion of the general or special election.
(c)
This section shall not be construed as being penal in nature. There shall be no punitive measures taken against a candidate or workers if all signs are not removed.
Acts 1983, ch. 197, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-117 - Newspaper of general circulation

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, in any municipality in any county having a metropolitan form of government and a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, and in any municipality incorporated pursuant to title 6, chapter 18, having a population of not less than eleven thousand two hundred (11,200) nor more than eleven thousand three hundred (11,300), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, which lies within both a county having a metropolitan form of government and a population in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census and a county having a population of not less than one hundred three thousand one hundred (103,100) nor more than one hundred three thousand four hundred (103,400), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, for the purposes of this chapter a "newspaper of general circulation" includes a publication bearing a title or name, regularly issued at least as frequently as once a week for a definite price, having a third-class mailing privilege, being not less than four (4) pages, published continuously during the immediately preceding one-year period, which is published for the dissemination of news of general interest to the community which it serves, and is circulated generally in the municipality in which it is published and in which notice is to be given.
Acts 1993, ch. 507, § 1; 1994, ch. 898, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-118 - Consolidated report on the Help America Vote Act requirements and payments

The secretary of state shall file a copy of the previous year's consolidated report on the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Title I, § 101 (
42 U.S.C. § 15301
), funds and Title II, § 251 (
42 U.S.C. § 15401
), requirements and payments to the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and house of representatives, the fiscal review committee and the office of legislative budget analysis by February 1 of each year.
Acts 2010 , ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-119 - Monitoring of elections by U.N. representative

Any representative of the United Nations appearing without a treaty ratified by the United States senate stating that the United Nations can monitor elections in this state, shall not monitor elections in this state.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 807, s 1, eff. 4/25/2014.