Tennessee Code — 7
Browse 1,176 sections in division 7 of the Tennessee code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
Sections (showing up to 300)
- § 7-1-101. Definitions — Chapters 1-6.
- § 7-1-102. Legislative purpose and intent — Construction — Continuation of local functions and powers.
- § 7-1-103. Consolidation of functions.
- § 7-1-104. Creation of municipality or public service district after charter commission created.
- § 7-1-105. Civil districts.
- § 7-1-106. Excluded smaller city — Inclusion within metropolitan government.
- § 7-1-107. Effect on local government simplification statutes.
- § 7-1-108. Appointment of state officials to public utility boards.
- § 7-1-109. Elected officials may decline salaries.
- § 7-1-110. Change by ordinance of local governmental entities or functions established by private act.
- § 7-1-111. Electric power boards — Removal of members of certain utility boards — Salary increase.
- § 7-1-112. Consolidation with county wherein majority of municipal territory lies.
- § 7-2-101. Metropolitan government charter commission — Creation — Methods of selecting members.
- § 7-2-102. Election of members.
- § 7-2-103. Organization of charter commission — Officers and personnel — Compensation — Vacancies.
- § 7-2-104. Appropriation for charter commission — Disbursement — Cooperation from public officials.
- § 7-2-105. Preparation and filing of proposed charter — Publication.
- § 7-2-106. Referendum on proposed charter.
- § 7-2-107. Smaller cities — Inclusion in proposed consolidation — Referendum.
- § 7-2-108. Metropolitan charters — Contents — Removal of members of boards, commissions or authorities.
- § 7-3-101. Successor to rights and obligations of counties and cities.
- § 7-3-102. Federal and state aid.
- § 7-3-103. Reapportionment.
- § 7-3-104. Representation of county employees by employee organizations.
- § 7-3-105. Guaranteed payment plan for superseded retirement systems.
- § 7-3-201. Privilege taxes.
- § 7-3-202. Municipal stadium seat privilege tax.
- § 7-3-203. Billing for taxes — Installment payments.
- § 7-3-204. Municipal auditorium events — Privilege tax.
- § 7-3-301. Issuance of bonds.
- § 7-3-302. Public service districts.
- § 7-3-303. Alcoholic beverages.
- § 7-3-304. Zoning regulations.
- § 7-3-305. Authority to order demolition of certain unoccupied buildings.
- § 7-3-306. Competitive bidding.
- § 7-3-312. Certain state offenses enumerated — Exclusive jurisdiction in state courts — Restrictions on ordinances.
- § 7-3-313. Airport noise mitigation programs.
- § 7-3-314. Financial assistance to nonprofit organizations.
- § 7-3-315. Additional services that may be provided by water or sewer authority.
- § 7-3-316. Fees to be adjudged as part of costs — Disbursement of fees.
- § 7-3-401. Short title.
- § 7-3-402. Establishment of program.
- § 7-3-403. Deposit of wages — Charges for board.
- § 7-3-404. Disbursement of wages.
- § 7-3-405. Selection of inmate participants.
- § 7-3-501. Enforcement of ordinances, laws or regulations — Citations and warrants.
- § 7-3-502. Notice on citation or warrant.
- § 7-3-503. Service of citation or warrant.
- § 7-3-504. Service by mail.
- § 7-3-505. Failure to produce identification — Arrest — Release — Bond.
- § 7-3-506. Injunctions and restraining orders.
- § 7-3-507. Penalties.
- § 7-3-508. Powers deemed additional and supplemental.
- § 7-4-102. Authorization, nature and levy of tax — Convention centers.
- § 7-4-104. When tax collected and remitted — Compensation to operator for administrative expenses.
- § 7-4-105. Prohibited representations.
- § 7-4-106. Violations and penalties — Delinquent taxes.
- § 7-4-107. Records.
- § 7-4-108. Administration and enforcement — Taxpayer remedies.
- § 7-4-109. Tourist commission.
- § 7-4-110. Additional privilege tax.
- § 7-4-111. Tax additional to other taxes and fees.
- § 7-4-112. Applicability.
- § 7-4-201. Part definitions.
- § 7-4-203. Privilege tax on contracted vehicles leaving public airports.
- § 7-4-204. Delinquency — Interest and penalties.
- § 7-4-205. Wage rates and benefits for workers.
- § 7-4-206. Minority-owned businesses.
- § 7-5-101. Short title.
- § 7-5-102. Declaration of purpose and necessity — Exemption from taxation.
- § 7-5-103. Chapter definitions.
- § 7-5-104. Creation of metropolitan port authority.
- § 7-5-105. Board of commissioners.
- § 7-5-106. Officers and other employees.
- § 7-5-107. General powers.
- § 7-5-108. Real property interests.
- § 7-5-109. Bonds.
- § 7-5-110. Employees.
- § 7-5-111. Powers of creating municipalities.
- § 7-5-112. Dissolution — Disposition of property.
- § 7-5-113. Supplemental nature of chapter.
- § 7-6-101. Short title.
- § 7-6-102. Legislative declaration and purpose — Exemption from taxation.
- § 7-6-103. Chapter definitions.
- § 7-6-104. Creation of a metropolitan celebration authority.
- § 7-6-105. Board of commissioners.
- § 7-6-106. Officers and employees.
- § 7-6-107. General powers.
- § 7-6-108. Bonds.
- § 7-6-109. Certain powers of creating municipality.
- § 7-6-110. Dissolution — Disposition of property.
- § 7-6-111. Supplemental nature of chapter.
- § 7-6-112. Construction — Chapter controlling.
- § 7-7-101. Short title.
- § 7-7-102. Appointment — Salary and benefits.
- § 7-7-103. Qualifications.
- § 7-7-104. Powers and duties.
- § 7-7-105. Hearings by administrative law judges in certain counties.
- § 7-8-101. Authorized.
- § 7-8-102. Chapter definitions.
- § 7-8-103. Disposition of funds.
- § 7-8-104. Design of program — Rules and regulations.
- § 7-8-105. Escrow account — Loan fund endowment — Contributions.
- § 7-8-106. Use of homebuyers' revolving loan fund pool funds.
- § 7-21-101. Short title.
- § 7-21-102. Applicability.
- § 7-21-103. Liberal construction — No effect on Metropolitan Government Act.
- § 7-21-104. Chapter definitions.
- § 7-21-105. Unified government permitted — When — Effect of unification.
- § 7-21-106. Creation of charter commission — Effect.
- § 7-21-107. Smaller cities — Election to become part of unified government.
- § 7-21-201. Charter commission — Creation — Procedure — Commissioners — Organizational meeting — Vacancies — Officers.
- § 7-21-202. Expenses of charter commission — Funding — Staff — Compensation of staff and members.
- § 7-21-203. Information and assistance from public officials.
- § 7-21-204. Meetings — Preparation and filing of proposed charter — Action by legislative bodies — Publication of proposed charter.
- § 7-21-205. Referendum election — Ballots — Notice — Canvassing of returns — When charter deemed ratified and adopted — Certification of returns — Publication of election results — Copies of adopted charters.
- § 7-21-206. Unified government — Name — Effective date — Executive, legislative and judicial powers — Required provisions of charter.
- § 7-21-301. Authority — Administration.
- § 7-21-302. Assumption of utility services provided within county — Procedure.
- § 7-21-303. Smaller cities — Utility services.
- § 7-21-401. Powers and duties — Right to receive government funds — Application of funds.
- § 7-21-402. Legislative branch — Redistricting.
- § 7-21-403. Taxing authority.
- § 7-21-404. Special service districts.
- § 7-21-405. Bonds.
- § 7-21-406. Alcoholic beverages.
- § 7-21-407. Zoning regulations.
- § 7-21-408. Applicability of chapter.
- § 7-31-101. Duty to maintain roads.
- § 7-31-102. Duty to keep board functioning.
- § 7-31-103. Notice of tort action based on condition of streets.
- § 7-31-104. Establishment of streets in extension.
- § 7-31-105. Construction of sidewalks authorized.
- § 7-31-106. Unlawful use of sidewalks.
- § 7-31-107. Condemnation for streets.
- § 7-31-108. Assessment of damages by freeholders.
- § 7-31-109. Opening of street on payment of damages.
- § 7-31-110. Failure to open street on condemnation.
- § 7-31-111. Appeal from order opening street.
- § 7-31-112. Damage from change of grade or repair.
- § 7-31-113. Maintenance guaranties in paving contracts.
- § 7-31-114. Installation of ramps at crosswalks.
- § 7-32-101. Chapter definitions — Powers of municipalities.
- § 7-32-102. Ordinance for improvement.
- § 7-32-103. Filing of documents.
- § 7-32-104. Appointment of time to hear objections.
- § 7-32-105. Notice of ordinance and hearing of objections.
- § 7-32-106. Hearing of objections — Final action on ordinance.
- § 7-32-107. Undertaking work — Construction contract.
- § 7-32-108. Security required of bidders.
- § 7-32-109. Rejection of bids — Rebidding.
- § 7-32-110. Contractor's performance bond.
- § 7-32-111. Costs borne by railway.
- § 7-32-112. Replacement of railway rails.
- § 7-32-113. Ascertainment of railway's intent.
- § 7-32-114. Deduction of cost payable by railway.
- § 7-32-115. Apportionment by frontage among property owners.
- § 7-32-116. Limitation on aggregate amount of assessment.
- § 7-32-117. Apportionment of cost of intersection improvements.
- § 7-32-118. Property owners bearing entire cost.
- § 7-32-119. Costs of improvements.
- § 7-32-120. Water connections.
- § 7-32-121. Notice of apportionment completion and hearing on objections.
- § 7-32-122. Filing objections to assessments.
- § 7-32-123. Hearing on assessments and objections.
- § 7-32-124. Failure to object to assessments.
- § 7-32-125. Final action on assessments.
- § 7-32-126. Appeal on assessments.
- § 7-32-127. New assessment to replace assessment set aside.
- § 7-32-128. Correction of errors.
- § 7-32-129. Delivery of assessments to tax collector — Indexing of information.
- § 7-32-130. Entries in assessment book — Copies.
- § 7-32-131. Lien of assessment — Tax sale.
- § 7-32-132. Warrant for and payment of assessments.
- § 7-32-133. Date assessments due — Installment payments.
- § 7-32-134. Contract for installment payments.
- § 7-32-135. Payment date without installment contract.
- § 7-32-136. Prepayment of installments.
- § 7-32-137. Default in installment payments.
- § 7-32-138. Attachment on delinquency in payments — Sale of land.
- § 7-32-139. Purchase by city — Resale by city.
- § 7-32-140. Power to borrow and pay for improvements.
- § 7-32-141. Supplemental to other law.
- § 7-32-142. Construction of chapter.
- § 7-33-101. Power to issue bonds to pay improvement costs.
- § 7-33-114. Assessments set aside for payment of bonds.
- § 7-33-115. Tax levy to meet payments not met by assessments.
- § 7-33-116. Legislative provisions to assure funds for payment.
- § 7-33-117. Collection of assessments notwithstanding tax levy.
- § 7-33-118. Assessments and bonds unaffected by irregularities.
- § 7-33-119. Assessments pledged for payment of bonds.
- § 7-33-120. Segregation and deposit of assessment collections.
- § 7-33-121. Issuance of revenue bonds.
- § 7-33-201. General improvement bonds to pay costs chargeable to city.
- § 7-33-301. Part definitions.
- § 7-33-302. Improvements authorized — Authority supplemental — Abandonment of alternative procedures — Limitations — Financing of improvements.
- § 7-33-303. Resolution for improvement — Contents — Publication — Notice.
- § 7-33-304. Public hearing — Final action of municipality — Petition for certiorari.
- § 7-33-305. Construction bids — Amount of bond issue — Performance bond — When bids binding — Construction by municipality's own forces.
- § 7-33-311. Additional properties benefiting from improvement — Adjustments in assessments.
- § 7-33-312. Benefited property subject to assessments.
- § 7-33-313. Levy of assessments — Time for payment — Installments — Delinquency.
- § 7-33-314. Lien on benefited property.
- § 7-34-101. Short title.
- § 7-34-102. Chapter definitions.
- § 7-34-103. Declaration of policy.
- § 7-34-104. Powers of municipalities.
- § 7-34-105. Works within other municipalities.
- § 7-34-106. Exemption from utilities regulation.
- § 7-34-107. Deposit of revenues.
- § 7-34-108. Charges to municipality or department.
- § 7-34-109. Authorized projects — Bond issues — Resolutions — Interim certificates.
- § 7-34-110. Covenants in resolutions — Bondholders' remedies.
- § 7-34-111. Revenue anticipation notes — Bonds and notes not general obligations.
- § 7-34-112. Validity of bonds.
- § 7-34-113. Lien on public works revenue.
- § 7-34-114. Rates sufficient to support plant — Consumer use of auxiliary energy sources.
- § 7-34-115. Operation of utility systems — Disposition of revenue. [Effective until January 1, 2021. See the version effective on January 1, 2021.]
- § 7-34-116. Exemption from taxation.
- § 7-34-117. Exemption from Tennessee public utility commission jurisdiction.
- § 7-34-118. Supplemental nature of chapter.
- § 7-35-101. Power of eminent domain.
- § 7-35-102. Determination and payment of damages.
- § 7-35-201. Owners required to connect to municipal sewer — Maintenance of sewer connections — Combined water and sewer charges — Security deposit — Delinquencies.
- § 7-35-202. Action for unpaid sewer or wastewater utility fees or assessments.
- § 7-35-301. Contracts authorized.
- § 7-35-302. Applicability of part — Consolidated systems.
- § 7-35-303. Construction between contracting municipalities.
- § 7-35-304. Enforcement of contracts.
- § 7-35-401. Authority granted — Part definitions.
- § 7-35-402. Purchase and combining of works.
- § 7-35-403. Condemnation or purchase of necessary property.
- § 7-35-404. Elements included in cost of works.
- § 7-35-405. Payment of preliminary expense.
- § 7-35-406. Board of commissioners — Authorized — Governing body may perform duties of board — Jurisdiction over gas systems.
- § 7-35-407. Board of commissioners — Provided — Jurisdiction — Creation — First board.
- § 7-35-408. Board of commissioners — Appointment — Terms.
- § 7-35-409. Board of commissioners — Bond — Oath — Officers of board — Meetings — Compensation.
- § 7-35-410. Removal of commissioners.
- § 7-35-411. Use of existing boards.
- § 7-35-412. Powers and duties of board.
- § 7-35-413. Records and reports.
- § 7-35-414. Rates and charges — Minimum base rate charge considered a local tax.
- § 7-35-415. Charges to municipality.
- § 7-35-416. Service contracts.
- § 7-36-101. Short title.
- § 7-36-102. Chapter definitions.
- § 7-36-103. Formation of authority.
- § 7-36-104. Certificate of incorporation.
- § 7-36-105. Filing and approval of certificate of incorporation — Creation of authority — Corporate name.
- § 7-36-106. Amendment of certificate of incorporation.
- § 7-36-107. Powers of authority.
- § 7-36-108. Independent operation of utility system.
- § 7-36-109. Powers of board of directors.
- § 7-36-110. Appointment of directors — Chair and vice chair — Meetings — Removal from office.
- § 7-36-111. President.
- § 7-36-112. Policy governing purchases of services or property, leases and lease-purchases, and disposition of property — Power to dispose of electric plant.
- § 7-36-113. Issuance of bonds — Proceeds of sale of bonds.
- § 7-36-114. Resolution authorizing issuance or assumption of bonds — Repurchase of bonds — Temporary bonds — Contract or agreement facilitating issuance and sale of bonds.
- § 7-36-115. Power to secure bonds and to covenant as to bonds.
- § 7-36-116. Rights and remedies of bondholders.
- § 7-36-117. Bond not debt of state, municipality, or other political subdivision of state.
- § 7-36-118. Validity of bonds.
- § 7-36-119. Rates, fees, or other charges for services, facilities, and commodities.
- § 7-36-120. Pledge of, or lien on, revenues, fees, rents, tolls, or other charges.
- § 7-36-121. Tax exemption.
- § 7-36-122. Payments in lieu of taxes.
- § 7-36-123. Deposit of moneys.
- § 7-36-124. Investment of funds.
- § 7-36-125. Assets after cessation of existence of authority.
- § 7-36-126. Authority as political subdivision for purposes of regulation of public utilities.
- § 7-36-127. Board as governing body for purposes of Open Meetings Act.
- § 7-36-128. Authority as governmental entity for purposes of Governmental Tort Liability Act.
- § 7-36-129. Authority as public agency for purposes of Interlocal Cooperation Act.
- § 7-36-130. Authority as municipality, associated municipality, and governing body for purposes of Energy Acquisition Corporations Act.
- § 7-36-131. Powers conferred by chapter additional to other powers.
- § 7-36-132. Transfer from associated municipality to authority.
- § 7-37-101. Short title.
- § 7-37-102. Chapter definitions.
- § 7-37-103. Purpose of chapter.
- § 7-37-104. Powers of municipalities.
- § 7-37-105. Exemption from state regulation.
- § 7-37-106. Improvements and bonds authorized.
- § 7-37-107. Covenants permissible in bonds — Mortgage or deed of trust.
- § 7-37-108. Lien on rentals.
- § 7-37-109. Bonds not general obligation.
- § 7-37-110. Election — Questions submitted — Declaration of result.
- § 7-37-111. Sale of bonds.
- § 7-37-112. Interim financing — Certificates.
- § 7-37-113. Validity of bonds.
- § 7-37-114. Tax exemption of bonds.
- § 7-37-115. Rentals sufficient to pay bonds.
- § 7-37-116. Supplemental nature of chapter.
- § 7-38-101. Formation.
- § 7-38-102. Rules and regulations — Fines.
- § 7-38-103. Property.
- § 7-38-104. Exemption from military service.
- § 7-39-101. Short title — Legislative intent — Construction of chapter.
- § 7-39-102. Chapter definitions.
- § 7-39-103. Qualfications of incorporator or director of energy acquisition corporation.