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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 17 - EMINENT DOMAIN BY PUBLIC AGENCIES (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-1005) › Part 10 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 29-17-1001 — 29-17-1005) › Section 29-17-1004 - Appraisal required in any condemnation proceeding

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in any condemnation proceeding in this state, an appraisal of the property must be obtained. The appraisal shall value the property considering its highest and best use, its use at the time of the taking, and any other uses to which the property is legally adaptable at the time of the taking. Any appraiser making an appraisal must possess the designation Member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI), or be an otherwise licensed and qualified appraiser under title 62, chapter 39.
Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 20.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-101 - Unlawful entry prohibited

No person shall enter upon any lands, tenements, or other possessions, and detain or hold the same, but where entry is given by law, and then only in a peaceable manner.
Code 1858, § 3341 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 14, § 1); Shan., § 5090; Code 1932, § 9244; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1601.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-102 - Forcible entry and detainer defined - Where action does not lie

(a)
A forcible entry and detainer is where a person, by force or with weapons, or by breaking open the doors, windows, or other parts of the house, whether any person be in it or not, or by any kind of violence whatsoever, enters upon land, tenement, or possession, in the occupation of another, and detains and holds the same; or by threatening to kill, maim, or beat the party in possession; or by such words, circumstances, or actions, as have a natural tendency to excite fear or apprehension of danger; or by putting out of doors or carrying away the goods of the party in possession; or by entering peaceably and then turning or keeping the party out of possession by force or threat or other circumstances of terror.
(b)
No action for forcible entry and detainer shall lie against any tenant who has paid all rent due for current occupancy of the premises and who is not in violation of any law nor otherwise in breach of the tenant's written lease, but this subsection (b) shall not apply in any manner to farm property, nor shall this subsection (b) be construed to alter or amend any valid lease agreement in effect on May 31, 1979.
Code 1858, § 3342 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 14, § 2); Shan., § 5091; Code 1932, § 9245; Acts 1979, ch. 421, §§ 1-3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1602.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-103 - Forcible detainer defined

A forcible detainer is where a person enters lawfully or peaceably, and holds unlawfully, and by any of the means enumerated in §
29-18-102
as constituting a forcible entry.
Code 1858, § 3343 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 14, § 3); Shan., § 5092; Code 1932, § 9246; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1603.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-104 - Unlawful detainer defined

Unlawful detainer is where the defendant enters by contract, either as tenant or as assignee of a tenant, or as personal representative of a tenant, or as subtenant, or by collusion with a tenant, and, in either case, willfully and without force, holds over the possession from the landlord, or the assignee of the remainder or reversion.
Code 1858, § 3344 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 14, § 5); Shan., § 5093; Code 1932, § 9247; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1604.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-105 - Scope of definitions

Sections
29-18-101
- 29-18-104 extend to and comprehend terms for years, and all estates, whether freehold or less than freehold.
Code 1858, § 3345 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 14, § 4); Shan., § 5094; Code 1932, § 9248; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1605.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-106 - Alternative actions

Where the action is to recover real property, ejectment, or forcible or unlawful entry or detainer may be brought.
Code 1858, § 2750; Shan., § 4441; Code 1932, § 8567; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1606.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-107 - Jurisdiction of general sessions judge

All cases of forcible entry and detainer, forcible detainer, and unlawful detainer, may be tried before any one (1) judge of the court of general sessions of the county in which the acts are committed, who shall decide the particular case, and all questions of law and fact arising.
Code 1858, § 3346 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 1); Acts 1879, ch. 23; Shan., § 5095; Code 1932, § 9249; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1607.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-108 - Original jurisdiction of circuit court

The action for the recovery of the possession of land, given in this chapter, may also be originally instituted in the circuit court, the same forms being substantially pursued as those prescribed, the process being issued by the clerk, the plaintiff first giving bond and security to answer costs and damages as provided in §
29-18-111
.
Code 1858, § 3366 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 8); Shan., §5115; Code 1932, § 9270; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1608.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-109 - Limitation of actions

The uninterrupted occupation or quiet possession of the premises in controversy by the defendant, for the space of three (3) entire years together, immediately preceding the commencement of the action, is, if the estate of the defendant has not determined within that time, a bar to any proceeding under this chapter.
Code 1858, § 3347 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 14, § 20); Shan., § 5096; Code 1932, § 9250; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1609.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-110 - Death of parties

(a)
The heir or representative of the person who might have been plaintiff, if alive, may bring the suit after the potential plantiff's death.
(b)
If either party die during the pendency of the suit, it may be revived by or against the heirs or legal representatives of the decedent, in the same manner and to the same extent as real actions.
Code 1858, §§ 3368, 3369 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 113, § 1); Shan., §§ 5118, 5119; Code 1932, §§ 9273, 9274; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1610.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-111 - Plaintiff's bond

The party complaining is required, before the issuance of the writ, to give bond, with good security, to pay all costs and damages which shall accrue to the defendant for the wrongful prosecution of the suit.
Code 1858, § 3348 (deriv. Acts 1822, ch. 35, § 1); Shan., § 5097; Code 1932, § 9251; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1611.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-112 - Form of warrant

The warrant may be issued by a single general sessions judge in the following form:
State of Tennessee,
To the sheriff or any constable of such county:
____________________ County.
Whereas, complaint is made to me by A B, of a certain forcible and unlawful entry and detainer, made by C D, into and of a certain tract or lot of land, situated in the county aforementioned, and bounded [or known and described] as follows [insert boundaries and description], which land A B alleges A B is entitled to the possession of, and C D unlawfully detains from A B: We, therefore, command you to summon C D to appear before some judge of the court of general sessions, in and for such county, to answer the above complaint.
This ____________________ day of ____________________, 20____________________. E F, G.S.J.
Code 1858, § 3349 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 1); impl. am. Acts 1879, ch. 23, § 1; Shan., § 5098; Code 1932, §9252; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1612.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-113 - Notice to quit not required

No notice to quit need be given by the plaintiff to the defendant, other than the service of this warrant.
Code 1858, § 3351 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 2); Shan., §5100; Code 1932, § 9254; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1613.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-114 - Defects in proceedings

The warrant need not set forth the particular species of entry or detainer, and any defect therein, or in any of the proceedings, may be amended as other process and pleadings in court.
Code 1858, § 3350 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 5); Shan., §5099; Code 1932, § 9253; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1614.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-116 - Neglect to execute process

Any officer neglecting or refusing to execute any process, under this chapter, shall forfeit two hundred fifty dollars ($250) to the party aggrieved, to be recovered with costs before any tribunal having jurisdiction thereof.
Code 1858, § 3373; Shan., § 5123; Code 1932, § 9278; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1616.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-117 - Time of trial

The officer serving the warrant shall notify the defendant of the time and place of trial, the time not to be less than six (6) days from the date of service.
Code 1858, § 3352 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 2); Shan., §5101; Code 1932, § 9255; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1617.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-118 - Postponement of trial

The general sessions judge may, at the request of either party, and on good reason being assigned, postpone the trial to any time not exceeding seven (7) days. The postponement shall not be for a longer period of time unless agreed upon by the parties, no civil court is being conducted, or upon request of the plaintiff, the party making the application for postponement paying the costs. As used in this section, "civil court" includes diversionary courts created for special civil proceedings.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 755,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 869, s 1, eff. 4/14/2022.
Code 1858, § 3355 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 14, § 15); impl. am. Acts 1879, ch. 23, § 1; Shan., § 5104; Code 1932, § 9258; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §23-1618; Acts 2010 , ch. 809, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-119 - Manner of trial - Title not inquired into

(a)
The cause shall be tried at the time and place designated, by a single general sessions judge, without the intervention of a jury, and in all respects like other civil suits before the court of general sessions.
(b)
The general sessions judge will try every case upon its merits and ascertain whether the plaintiff or defendant is entitled to the possession of the premises agreeably to the laws governing such cases, and give judgment accordingly.
(c)
The estate, or merits of the title, shall not be inquired into.
Code 1858, §§ 3353, 3354; (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 14, §20 and Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, §§ 1, 2); impl. am. Acts 1879, ch. 23, § 1; Shan., §§ 5102, 5103; Code 1932, §§9256, 9257; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 23-1619, 23-1620; Acts 1991, ch. 273, § 40.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-120 - Trial in circuit court

(a)
Actions originally instituted in the circuit court will stand for trial at the first term after the pleadings are complete.
(b)
The jury, if it finds for the plaintiff, will ascertain the damages the plaintiff has sustained, including rent, and judgment shall be given accordingly.
Code 1858, § 3367 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, §§ 8, 9); Shan., § 5116; Code 1932, § 9271; modified; Acts 1972, ch. 565, §2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1621.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-121 - Subpoenas

The general sessions judge before whom the complaint is made, or the one before whom the cause is to be tried, may issue subpoenas for witnesses into any county of the state.
Code 1858, § 3356; impl. am. Acts 1879, ch. 23, § 1; Shan., § 5105; Code 1932, § 9259; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1622.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-122 - Fees

(a)
The general sessions judge is entitled to one dollar ($1.00) per day for trying cases of forcible entry and detainer, forcible detainer, or unlawful detainer.
(b)
The officer is entitled to two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for each defendant named in the original process, and one dollar ($1.00) for each witness summoned.
(c)
Each witness shall receive one dollar ($1.00) for each day's attendance.
Code 1858, § 3365 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 131, § 1); impl. am. Acts 1879, ch. 23, § 1; Shan., § 5114; mod. Code 1932, § 9269; Acts 1957, ch. 22, § 6; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1623.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-123 - Bond to confess judgment at termination of lease - Judgment and writ

(a)
Any person, granting a lease of lands, tenements, and hereditaments, may incorporate or take from the tenant a bond covenanting to deliver possession of the rented premises on the day specified therein as the end of the term of the lease, and further authorizing the party from whom the premises are rented, or any other person whose name may be mentioned as attorney, in case possession of the premises is not delivered in conformity with the provisions of the lease, to appear on any day of the term of any court having jurisdiction in such case, the term of such court to be expressly named, and the premises to be sufficiently described in the bond, and then and there, in the name of the party executing the bond, confess a judgment for possession of the rented premises.
(b)
Upon presentation of the bond, and satisfactory proof of its execution, the court shall enter judgment for possession and also for costs of the proceeding, in favor of the party granting the lease against the tenant thus unlawfully holding over.
(c)
The writ of possession shall have effect to dispossess any party in possession who holds as assignee or sublessee of the original tenant.
Acts 1869-1870, ch. 64, §§ 3-5; Shan., §§ 5124-5126; mod. Code 1932, §§ 9279-9281; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 23-1624, 23-1625.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-124 - Form of judgment for plaintiff

The judgment for the plaintiff should be endorsed on the warrant or annexed thereto, substantially to the following effect:
A B Judgment for the plaintiff, that plaintiff be restored to possession of
the
v. land described in the within warrant, and that a writ of possession
C D or restitution issue therefor, and also for the costs of suit. This
____________________ day of ____________________, 20____________________. E F, G.S.J.
Code 1858, § 3357 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 3); impl. am. Acts 1879, ch. 23, § 1; Shan., § 5106; Code 1932, §9260; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1626.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-125 - Monetary judgments for plaintiff

In all cases of forcible entry and detainer, forcible detainer, and unlawful detainer, the judge of the court of general sessions trying the cause shall be authorized and it shall be the judge's duty to ascertain the arrearage of rent, interest, and damages, if any, and render judgment therefor if the judge's judgment shall be that the plaintiff recover possession.
Acts 1903, ch. 42, § 1; Shan., § 5106a1; Code 1932, §9261; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1627.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-126 - Delay before execution

No execution or writ of possession shall issue against the defendant upon any judgment, under this chapter, until after the lapse of ten (10) days from the rendition of the judgment.
Code 1858, § 3361 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, §§ 4, 6; 1849-1850, ch. 131, § 3); Shan., § 5109; Code 1932, § 9264; Acts 1963, ch. 115, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1628.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-128 - Appeal

An appeal will also lie in suits commenced before general sessions judges, under this chapter, within the ten (10) days allowed by §
27-5-108
, as in other cases, the appellant, if the defendant, giving bond as required by law.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 755,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Code 1858, § 3360 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 74, § 1); Shan., §5108; Code 1932, § 9263; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1630; Acts 1989, ch. 20, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-129 - Certiorari and supersedeas to circuit court

The proceedings to such actions must not be removed to circuit court by writs of certiorari and supersedeas. In such proceedings, a party seeking de nova review may appeal in accordance with § 27-5-108, § 29-18-128, or § 29-18-130.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 755,s 3, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 1869-1870, ch. 64, § 2; Shan., § 5111; Code 1932, §9266; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1631.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-130 - Immediate execution of writ of possession - Bond, cash deposit, or letter of credit pending appeal

(a)
When judgment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in any action of forcible entry and detainer, forcible detainer, or unlawful detainer, brought before a judge of the court of general sessions, and a writ of possession is awarded, the same shall be executed and the plaintiff restored to the possession immediately.
(b)
(1)
If the defendant pray an appeal, then, in that case, the plaintiff shall execute bond, with good and sufficient security, in double the value of one (1) year's rent of the premises, conditioned to pay all costs and damages accruing from the wrongful enforcement of such writ, and to abide by and perform whatever judgment may be rendered by the appellate court in the final hearing of the cause.
(2)
(A)
If the defendant prays an appeal, then an appeal must not be allowed unless the defendant has executed bond, or posted either a cash deposit or irrevocable letter of credit from a regulated financial institution, or has provided two (2) good personal sureties with good and sufficient security in the amount of one (1) year's rent of the premises, conditioned to pay all costs and damages accruing from the failure of the appeal, including rent and interest on the judgment as provided for in this section, and has abided by and performed whatever judgment may be rendered by the appellate court in the final hearing of the cause.
(B)
The plaintiff is not required to post a bond to obtain possession if the defendant appeals without complying with this subdivision (b)(2). The plaintiff is entitled to interest on the judgment, which accrues from the date of the judgment if the defendant's appeal fails.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 755,s 4, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 817, s 1, eff. 4/8/2022.
Acts 1869-1870, ch. 64, § 1; 1871, ch. 65; impl. am. 1879, ch. 23, § 1; Shan., § 5110; mod. Code 1932, § 9265; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1632; Acts 1983, ch. 232, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-131 - Monetary judgment in circuit court

(a)
If the defendant obtain certiorari, and, upon trial in the circuit court, the jury find that the plaintiff is entitled to the possession of the land, the jury shall also ascertain the value of the rents during the time the plaintiff has been kept out of possession, and such other damages as the plaintiff is entitled to, and the court shall give judgment against the defendant and the defendant's sureties for the amount.
(b)
Should the cause be taken to the circuit court by the plaintiff, and a verdict be found in the plaintiff's favor, the jury shall, in like manner, ascertain the value of the rents, and the damages the jury may consider the plaintiff entitled to, and return the amount in its verdict, upon which the court shall give judgment accordingly.
Code 1858, §§ 3363, 3364 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 6); Shan., §§ 5112, 5113; Code 1932, §§ 9267, 9268; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1633.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-133 - Penalty for resuming possession

(a)
A person, once dispossessed by action, who again illegally possesses the premises, commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(b)
The only evidence, required or admitted on the trial of the criminal charge, is that the defendant was turned out of possession by action brought for the purpose, and that the defendant has again taken possession of the premises.
Code 1858, §§ 3370, 3371 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 63, § 3); Shan., §§ 5120, 5121; Code 1932, §§ 9275, 9276; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1635; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135) › Section 29-18-134 - Trespass action

The judgment in a case of forcible entry and detainer shall be no bar to an action against the defendant for trespass.
Code 1858, § 3372 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 14, § 19); Shan., § 5122; Code 1932, § 9277; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1636.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 19 - GAMBLING CONTRACTS (§§ 29-19-101 — 29-19-106) › Section 29-19-101 - Void contracts

All contracts founded, in whole or in part, on a gambling or wagering consideration, shall be void to the extent of such consideration.
Code 1858, § 1769 (deriv. Acts 1799, ch. 8, § 1); Shan., § 3159; Code 1932, § 7812; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1701.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 19 - GAMBLING CONTRACTS (§§ 29-19-101 — 29-19-106) › Section 29-19-102 - Action barred

No money, or property of any kind, won by any species or mode of gambling, shall be recovered by action.
Code 1858, § 1770 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 38, § 1); Shan., § 3160; Code 1932, § 7813; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1702.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 19 - GAMBLING CONTRACTS (§§ 29-19-101 — 29-19-106) › Section 29-19-103 - Qui tam for bringing action

Any person who institutes an action for money or property, claimed under a contract founded on a gambling consideration, shall forfeit one hundred dollars ($100), recoverable in any court having cognizance; one half (1/2) to the person who shall sue therefor, the other one half (1/2) to the county in which action is brought.
Code 1858, § 1774 (deriv. Acts 1799, ch. 8, § 5); Shan., § 3164; Code 1932, § 7817; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1703.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 19 - GAMBLING CONTRACTS (§§ 29-19-101 — 29-19-106) › Section 29-19-104 - Action for property lost

Any person who has paid any money, or delivered anything of value, lost upon any game or wager, may recover such money, thing, or its value, by action commenced within ninety (90) days from the time of such payment or delivery.
Code 1858, § 1771 (deriv. Acts 1799, ch. 8, § 4); Shan., § 3161; Code 1932, § 7814; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1704.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 19 - GAMBLING CONTRACTS (§§ 29-19-101 — 29-19-106) › Section 29-19-105 - Action for use of family

Any other person may, after the expiration of the ninety (90) days, and within twelve (12) months thereafter, recover the amount of such money, thing, or its value, by action for the use of the spouse; or, if no spouse, the child or children; and, if no child or children, the next of kin of the loser.
Code 1858, § 1772; Shan., § 3162; Code 1932, § 7815; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1705.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 19 - GAMBLING CONTRACTS (§§ 29-19-101 — 29-19-106) › Section 29-19-106 - Action by creditor

After the expiration of the time prescribed in §
29-19-105
, and within twelve (12) months thereafter, any creditor of such losing party may, by garnishment or action, recover the amount of such money, thing, or its value, in satisfaction of so much of the creditor's debt.
Code 1858, § 1773; Shan., § 3163; Code 1932, § 7816; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1706.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-113) › Section 29-20-101 - Title

This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act."
Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 1; T.C.A., § 23-3301.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-113) › Section 29-20-103 - Application of chapter

(a)
(1)
Any governmental entity may exempt itself from this chapter by action of its legislative body if such action is taken by January 1, 1975; provided, that §§
7-31-103
,
7-31-112
,
7-51-202
(repealed) and 7-51-203, shall apply to any governmental entity exempting itself from this chapter.
(2)
Any governmental entity exempting itself from this chapter may by resolution of its governing body elect at any time to come under this chapter, provided, that this chapter would only apply to claims or actions arising after the effective date of such resolution.
(b)
After January 1, 1976, this chapter shall apply to all governmental entities as defined herein, provided that as to those governmental entities exempting themselves, as provided for in the preceding subsection, this chapter will only apply to claims or actions arising after January 1, 1976.
(c)
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to deprive any person of any cause of action or damages to which they are otherwise entitled arising under the federal Civil Rights Acts of 1871 and 1964, as amended.
Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 31; 1974, ch. 780, § 1; 1975, ch. 252, § 1; T.C.A., § 23-3303; Acts 1987, ch. 405, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-113) › Section 29-20-104 - Applicability of other laws

(a)
Sections
7-31-103
,
7-31-112
,
7-51-202
[repealed] and 7-51-203, and all other acts or statutes in conflict with this chapter shall only be applicable to governmental entities exercising their right not to come under this chapter as provided for by §
29-20-103
.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, §§
28-1-106
- 28-1-108 shall apply in causes of action arising pursuant to this chapter.
Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 30; 1980, ch. 828, § 1; T.C.A., § 23-3304.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-113) › Section 29-20-105 - Inverse condemnation not affected

This chapter shall not apply to any action in eminent domain initiated by a landowner under §§
29-16-123
and
29-16-124
nor be construed to impliedly repeal those statutes.
Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 5; T.C.A., § 23-3305.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-113) › Section 29-20-106 - Workers' compensation not affected

This chapter shall not apply to any action brought by an employee under the workers' compensation laws of Tennessee.
Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 6; impl. am. Acts 1980, ch. 534, § 1; T.C.A., § 23-3306.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-113) › Section 29-20-108 - Immunity of emergency communications district boards, state, counties, and municipalities and employees - Exceptions

(a)
Emergency communications district boards, established in §
7-86-105
, and the members of such board shall be immune from any claim, complaint or suit of any nature which relates to or arises from the conduct of the affairs of the board except in cases of gross negligence by such board or its members. The finding of the general assembly is that the service of such boards and the members thereof is so critical to the safety and welfare of the citizens of this state that such absolute and complete immunity is required for the free exercise of the duties of such boards by the members.
(b)
Such immunity shall also extend to employees of an emergency communications district, and county and municipal governments for the acts or omissions of employees that manage, supervise, or perform 911 emergency communications service as communicators or dispatchers; provided, that all such employees shall attain and maintain training requirements as may be required by state law.
(c)
An emergency call taker or public safety dispatcher who assists or instructs a caller or bystander on T-CPR is not liable for any civil damages or subject to a civil suit of any nature arising out of the assistance and instruction provided to the caller or bystander, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(d)
(1)
A caller or bystander may decline to receive T-CPR.
(2)
When a caller or bystander declines T-CPR, the emergency call taker or public safety dispatcher has no obligation to provide such instruction.
(e)
The emergency communication district, state, county, and municipality are not liable for any civil damages or subject to a civil suit of any nature for employees who answer 911 emergency calls and employees who are recently hired, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(f)
As used in this section, "T-CPR" means telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which is the dispatcher-assisted delivery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction by trained emergency call takers or public safety dispatchers to callers or bystanders for events requiring CPR, such as out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 575, Secs.s2, s3 eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 795, s 9, eff. 1/1/2015.
Acts 1985, ch. 144, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-113) › Section 29-20-109 - Immunity of local education agency employees from asbestos-related liability

Local education agency employees, including board members, superintendents, teachers and non-professional staff members, shall be absolutely immune from liability for acts and omissions within the scope of the employee's office arising from the detection, management or removal of asbestos from buildings and other structures owned or controlled by the local education agency when the local education agency has complied with the United States environmental protection agency regulations relative to asbestos in schools; provided, that such immunity shall not apply if the acts or omissions of the employee were grossly negligent, willful, malicious, criminal or were done for personal gain.
Acts 1986, ch. 772, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-113) › Section 29-20-111 - No employee liability for attempts to maintain order in judicial proceedings

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any other law to the contrary, no claim may be brought, or any judgment entered against an employee of local government, who is acting in good faith and within the scope of employment, arising from the employee's negligent act or omission in attempting to control another person's disorderly conduct or violent behavior that delays or disrupts, or threatens to delay or disrupt, a courtroom proceeding or that jeopardizes the safety of a judge, judicial employee, attorney, litigant, witness, or spectator who is present for a judicial proceeding.
Acts 2002, ch. 839, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-113) › Section 29-20-113 - Award of attorneys' fees and costs to state and local government employees sued in individual capacity

(a)
Notwithstanding §
20-12-119(c)(5)(A)
, if a claim is filed with a Tennessee or federal court, the Tennessee claims commission, board of claims, or any other judicial body established by the state or by a governmental entity of the state, against an employee of the state or of a governmental entity of the state in the person's individual capacity, and the claim arises from actions or omissions of the employee acting in an official capacity or under color of law, and that employee prevails in the proceeding as provided in this section, then the court or other judicial body on motion shall award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred by the employee in defending the claim filed against the employee.
(b)
For purposes of this section, the employee shall be the prevailing party if:
(1)
The employee successfully defends the claim alleging individual liability; or
(2)
The claim of individual liability is dismissed with or without prejudice after forty-five (45) days have elapsed after an answer or other responsive pleading is filed in which the employee asserts the employee was not acting within the employee's individual capacity at the time of the matters stated in the complaint.
(c)
The inclusion of an additional claim against the employee in official capacity in the same proceeding shall not preclude the employee from obtaining the remedies provided in this section that are related to the claim against the employee in individual capacity.
(d)
Attorneys' fees and costs shall be paid to the state, or a governmental entity of the state, if either the state or the governmental entity represents, or retains and agrees to pay for counsel to represent, the employee sued in an individual capacity. If the state has not made such agreement, the attorneys' fees and costs shall be paid to the employee, or to counsel representing the employee. Attorneys' fees shall be calculated at a reasonable rate paid to attorneys of similar experience in private practice in the county where the proceeding is initiated.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 848, s 1, eff. 6/1/2016.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 2 - REMOVAL OF IMMUNITY (§§ 29-20-201 — 29-20-210) › Section 29-20-201 - General rule of immunity from suit - Exception

(a)
Except as may be otherwise provided in this chapter, all governmental entities shall be immune from suit for any injury which may result from the activities of such governmental entities wherein such governmental entities are engaged in the exercise and discharge of any of their functions, governmental or proprietary.
(b)
(1)
The general assembly finds and declares that the services of governmental entity boards, commissions, authorities and other governing agencies are critical to the efficient conduct and management of the public affairs of the citizens of this state. Complete and absolute immunity is required for the free exercise and discharge of the duties of such boards, commissions, authorities and other governing agencies. Members of boards, commissions, authorities, and other governing agencies must be permitted to operate without concern for the possibility of litigation arising from the faithful discharge of their duties.
(2)
All members of boards, commissions, agencies, authorities, and other governing bodies of any governmental entity, created by public or private act, whether compensated or not, shall be immune from suit arising from the conduct of the affairs of such board, commission, agency, authority, or other governing body. Such immunity from suit shall be removed when such conduct amounts to willful, wanton, or gross negligence.
(c)
When immunity is removed by this chapter any claim for damages must be brought in strict compliance with the terms of this chapter.
(d)
Notwithstanding this chapter or any other law to the contrary, a governmental entity that places and properly maintains a clearly visible and adequate flood warning sign or barricade at a flooded road area shall be immune from suit for any injury resulting from a violation of §
55-10-205(c)
. The immunity from suit shall be removed when the governmental entity's conduct amounts to willful, wanton, or gross negligence. It shall be deemed gross negligence if an authorized government employee signaled the motor vehicle operator that it was safe to drive past the sign or barricade and the operator or any passengers in the operator's motor vehicle were injured or killed in the flooded road area due to the employee's signaling the motor vehicle to drive past the sign or barricade.
Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 3; T.C.A., § 23-3307; Acts 1986, ch. 726, §§ 1, 2; 2008 , ch. 986, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 2 - REMOVAL OF IMMUNITY (§§ 29-20-201 — 29-20-210) › Section 29-20-202 - Removal of immunity for injury from negligent operation of motor vehicles - Exceptions

(a)
Immunity from suit of all governmental entities is removed for injuries resulting from the negligent operation by any employee of a motor vehicle or other equipment while in the scope of employment.
(b)
This section shall not act as a repeal of §
55-8-101
, §
55-8-108
, or §
55-8-132
, and the immunities provided by these sections are hereby expressly continued.
Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 7; T.C.A., § 23-3308.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 2 - REMOVAL OF IMMUNITY (§§ 29-20-201 — 29-20-210) › Section 29-20-203 - Removal of immunity for injury from unsafe streets and highways - Notice required - Limitation of action for action related to trolley or light rail system

(a)
Immunity from suit of a governmental entity is removed for any injury caused by a defective, unsafe, or dangerous condition of any street, alley, sidewalk or highway, owned and controlled by such governmental entity. "Street" or "highway" includes traffic control devices thereon.
(b)
This section shall not apply unless constructive and/or actual notice to the governmental entity of such condition be alleged and proved in addition to the procedural notice required by §
29-20-302
[repealed].
(c)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all actions, arbitrations, or other binding dispute resolution proceedings to recover damages for any deficiency in the design, planning, supervision, observation of construction, or construction of a trolley or light rail system, for injury to property, real or personal, arising out of any such deficiency, or for injury to the person or for wrongful death arising out of any such deficiency, must be brought against any governmental entity that owns, operates, or controls the trolley or light rail system within four (4) years after substantial completion of an improvement.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 506, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 8; T.C.A., § 23-3309; Acts 1983, ch. 199, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 2 - REMOVAL OF IMMUNITY (§§ 29-20-201 — 29-20-210) › Section 29-20-204 - Removal of immunity for injury from dangerous structures - Exception - Notice required

(a)
Immunity from suit of a governmental entity is removed for any injury caused by the dangerous or defective condition of any public building, structure, dam, reservoir or other public improvement owned and controlled by such governmental entity.
(b)
Immunity is not removed for latent defective conditions, nor shall this section apply unless constructive and/or actual notice to the governmental entity of such condition be alleged and proved in addition to the procedural notice required by §
29-20-302
[repealed].
Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 9; T.C.A., § 23-3310.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 2 - REMOVAL OF IMMUNITY (§§ 29-20-201 — 29-20-210) › Section 29-20-206 - Construction of chapter as to liability - Effect of removal of immunity

Nothing contained in this chapter, unless specifically provided, shall be construed as an admission or denial of liability or responsibility insofar as governmental entities are concerned. Wherein immunity from suit is removed by this chapter, consent to be sued is granted and liability of the governmental entity shall be determined as if the governmental entity were a private person.
Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 4; T.C.A., § 23-3312.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 2 - REMOVAL OF IMMUNITY (§§ 29-20-201 — 29-20-210) › Section 29-20-207 - Liability for injury arising out of the provision of emergency services

Except as may otherwise be provided in the agreement, when any governmental entity is found liable under this part for any injury arising out of the provision of emergency services rendered under a written mutual aid agreement, automatic response agreement, operational agreement, or any other agreement specifically entered into between or among the parties, relating to the providing of emergency services under §§
5-1-113
,
5-16-107
,
6-54-601
, the Interlocal Cooperation Act, compiled in title 12, chapter 9, or other applicable law, the governmental entity benefiting from the provision of the services under the agreement may pay any judgment or award against the provider, subject to the limits of liability set forth in §
29-20-403
.
Acts 2005, ch. 264, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 2 - REMOVAL OF IMMUNITY (§§ 29-20-201 — 29-20-210) › Section 29-20-208 - Governmental immunity waived for claims against any governmental entity under Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA)

Immunity from suit of any governmental entity, or any agency, authority, board, branch, commission, division, entity, subdivision, or department of state government, or any autonomous state agency, authority, board, commission, council, department, office, or institution of higher education, is removed for the purpose of claims against and relief from a governmental entity under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA),
38 U.S.C. §§ 4301
-
4334
.
Acts 2014 , ch. 574, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 20 - GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY (§§ 29-20-101 — 29-20-408) › Part 2 - REMOVAL OF IMMUNITY (§§ 29-20-201 — 29-20-210) › Section 29-20-209 - Removal of immunity from suit by party adversely affected by local regulation of firearms

Immunity from suit of all governmental entities is removed for causes of action brought under §
39-17-1314(g)-(i)
.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 467, s 2, eff. 7/1/2017.