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Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Government—general Provisions
§ 7-1-101. Definitions — Chapters 1 6 - As used in Chapters 1 6 of this title, unless...
§ 7-1-104. Creation of Municipality or Public Service District After Charter Commission Created - When a metropolitan government charter commission is created, as provided...
§ 7-1-105. Civil Districts - When a metropolitan government is created and established within a...
§ 7-1-106. Excluded Smaller City — Inclusion Within Metropolitan Government - Any smaller city that has been excluded from a metropolitan...
§ 7-1-107. Effect on Local Government Simplification Statutes - Nothing in Chapters 1 3 of this title shall be...
§ 7-1-108. Appointment of State Officials to Public Utility Boards - Notwithstanding any law, including any municipal or metropolitan charter to...
§ 7-1-109. Elected Officials May Decline Salaries - Any and all elected public officials in counties that have...
§ 7-1-110. Change by Ordinance of Local Governmental Entities or Functions Established by Private Act - Any city or county office, department, board, commission, agency or...
§ 7-1-112. Consolidation With County Wherein Majority of Municipal Territory Lies - not less than nor more than 19,650 19,725 26,400 26,500...
Chapter 2 - Metropolitan Government—adoption and Provisions of Charter
§ 7-2-101. Metropolitan Government Charter Commission — Creation — Methods of Selecting Members - The initial step in a consolidation under this chapter shall...
§ 7-2-105. Preparation and Filing of Proposed Charter — Publication - Any charter commission established under this chapter shall prepare and...
§ 7-2-106. Referendum on Proposed Charter - For Consolidation of and (Name of city) (Name of county)...
Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 7-3-101. Successor to Rights and Obligations of Counties and Cities - Any metropolitan government created and established pursuant to Chapters 1...
§ 7-3-104. Representation of County Employees by Employee Organizations - For any county with a metropolitan form of government that...
Part 2 - Taxes
§ 7-3-203. Billing for Taxes — Installment Payments - A metropolitan government, as defined in § 7-1-101, is hereby...
Part 3 - Enumerated Functions
§ 7-3-301. Issuance of Bonds - Any metropolitan government created and established pursuant to Chapters 1...
§ 7-3-302. Public Service Districts - Any metropolitan government created and established pursuant to Chapters 1...
§ 7-3-304. Zoning Regulations - The creation and establishment of a metropolitan government pursuant to...
§ 7-3-305. Authority to Order Demolition of Certain Unoccupied Buildings - In any county having a metropolitan form of government with...
§ 7-3-306. Competitive Bidding - Where the charter for a metropolitan government requires purchases in...
§ 7-3-315. Additional Services That May Be Provided by Water or Sewer Authority - A municipality-owned water or sewer utility, operating within the boundaries...
Part 4 - Metro Sheriffs' Restitution Act of 1978
§ 7-3-401. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-3-402. Establishment of Program - The sheriff of any county having a metropolitan form of...
§ 7-3-404. Disbursement of Wages - After initial payment of board, the wages and salaries of...
§ 7-3-405. Selection of Inmate Participants - Participating inmates shall be carefully screened and the committing courts...
Part 5 - Violation of Ordinances, Laws and Regulations
§ 7-3-501. Enforcement of Ordinances, Laws or Regulations — Citations and Warrants - When any person violates an ordinance, law or regulation of...
§ 7-3-502. Notice on Citation or Warrant - Each citation or civil warrant issued pursuant to this part...
§ 7-3-503. Service of Citation or Warrant - If the police or peace officer or employee of a...
§ 7-3-504. Service by Mail - Service by mail of a citation or civil warrant upon...
§ 7-3-505. Failure to Produce Identification — Arrest — Release — Bond - When any police or peace officer of a metropolitan government...
§ 7-3-506. Injunctions and Restraining Orders - Injunctions or restraining orders issued by any court of competent...
§ 7-3-507. Penalties - All metropolitan governments are empowered to set a penalty of...
§ 7-3-508. Powers Deemed Additional and Supplemental - The powers conferred by this part are in addition and...
Chapter 4 - Metropolitan Government—tourist Accommodation Tax
§ 7-4-105. Prohibited Representations - No operator of a hotel shall advertise or state in...
§ 7-4-107. Records - It is the duty of every operator liable for the...
§ 7-4-111. Tax Additional to Other Taxes and Fees - The tax levied in this chapter shall be in addition...
§ 7-4-112. Applicability - This chapter shall only apply to those counties having a...
Part 2 - The Convention Center Fund
§ 7-4-201. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
Chapter 5 - Metropolitan Governments' Port Authority Act
§ 7-5-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-5-102. Declaration of Purpose and Necessity — Exemption From Taxation - It is hereby declared that a clear need exists in...
§ 7-5-103. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 7-5-106. Officers and Other Employees - The board shall appoint a port authority manager who shall...
§ 7-5-107. General Powers - An authority has all powers necessary to accomplish the purposes...
§ 7-5-108. Real Property Interests - Any creating municipality, upon the written recommendation of the board,...
§ 7-5-110. Employees - Employees other than independent contractors of the authority shall be...
§ 7-5-111. Powers of Creating Municipalities - Any creating municipality has all of the necessary powers in...
§ 7-5-112. Dissolution — Disposition of Property - Whenever the governing body of the creating municipality by resolution...
Chapter 6 - Metropolitan Celebration Authority Act
§ 7-6-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-6-103. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-6-107. General Powers - An authority has all of the powers necessary to accomplish...
§ 7-6-110. Dissolution — Disposition of Property - Whenever the governing body of a creating municipality shall by...
§ 7-6-112. Construction — Chapter Controlling - This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes...
Chapter 7 - Metropolitan Hearing Officer Act of 1983
§ 7-7-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-7-103. Qualifications - The qualifications of a metropolitan hearing officer are as follows:
§ 7-7-104. Powers and Duties - The powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities of a metropolitan hearing...
Chapter 8 - Metropolitan Government—housing Trust Fund
§ 7-8-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-8-103. Disposition of Funds - Any loans or grants to applicants by the county, including...
§ 7-8-104. Design of Program — Rules and Regulations - The agency shall design and tailor the program according to...
§ 7-8-106. Use of Homebuyers' Revolving Loan Fund Pool Funds - The county may utilize any funds authorized by title 13,...
Chapter 21 - Charter Government Unification Act
§ 7-21-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-21-102. Applicability - This chapter shall apply to the consolidation and unification of...
§ 7-21-104. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-21-106. Creation of Charter Commission — Effect - When a charter commission shall be created pursuant to this...
§ 7-21-107. Smaller Cities — Election to Become Part of Unified Government - Any smaller city that has elected not to be initially...
Part 2 - Unified Government
§ 7-21-203. Information and Assistance From Public Officials - All public officials shall, upon request, furnish the charter commission...
§ 7-21-204. Meetings — Preparation and Filing of Proposed Charter — Action by Legislative Bodies — Publication of Proposed Charter - For the city (town) of surrendering its charter, terminating its...
§ 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 - For a Home Rule Unified Government Charter . Against a...
Part 3 - Utility Services -
Part 4 - Powers and Duties
§ 7-21-402. Legislative Branch — Redistricting - On or before December 31 of the first calendar year...
§ 7-21-404. Special Service Districts - The legislative branch of the unified government may establish and...
§ 7-21-405. Bonds - Any unified government created and established pursuant to this chapter...
§ 7-21-406. Alcoholic Beverages - The creation and establishment of unified government under this chapter...
§ 7-21-407. Zoning Regulations - The creation and establishment of a unified government under this...
§ 7-21-408. Applicability of Chapter - This chapter shall not apply to counties having a metropolitan...
Chapter 31 - Streets and Other Public Improvements
§ 7-31-102. Duty to Keep Board Functioning - It is the duty of all incorporated municipalities to keep...
§ 7-31-103. Notice of Tort Action Based on Condition of Streets - No suit shall be brought against any municipal corporation on...
§ 7-31-104. Establishment of Streets in Extension - When the limits of an incorporated municipality are enlarged by...
§ 7-31-105. Construction of Sidewalks Authorized - It is lawful for any person owning town lots, or...
§ 7-31-106. Unlawful Use of Sidewalks - When any sidewalks are constructed, every person who rides or...
§ 7-31-107. Condemnation for Streets - Wherever any municipal corporation shall seek to condemn lands to...
§ 7-31-108. Assessment of Damages by Freeholders - When the owner of the land through which any street,...
§ 7-31-109. Opening of Street on Payment of Damages - Upon payment of the compensation or damages that have been...
§ 7-31-110. Failure to Open Street on Condemnation - If any owner of land condemned refuses or fails to...
§ 7-31-111. Appeal From Order Opening Street - Any owner aggrieved by the opening of the public streets,...
§ 7-31-112. Damage From Change of Grade or Repair - When any owner of real estate in any municipality sustains...
Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment
§ 7-32-102. Ordinance for Improvement - When the legislative body of any municipality shall determine to...
§ 7-32-103. Filing of Documents - Details, drawings, plans, specifications, and estimates shall, when completed, be...
§ 7-32-104. Appointment of Time to Hear Objections - The ordinance shall appoint a time when the legislative body...
§ 7-32-105. Notice of Ordinance and Hearing of Objections - Notice of the adoption of an ordinance shall be given...
§ 7-32-106. Hearing of Objections — Final Action on Ordinance - At the time and place appointed, pursuant to § 7-32-105,...
§ 7-32-107. Undertaking Work — Construction Contract - Upon the confirmation of the ordinance, it shall be the...
§ 7-32-108. Security Required of Bidders - In case the work is let to the lowest and...
§ 7-32-109. Rejection of Bids — Rebidding - The legislative body has the power to reject any and...
§ 7-32-110. Contractor's Performance Bond - The successful bidder shall execute a bond to the city...
§ 7-32-111. Costs Borne by Railway - Should there be a street, electric, interurban or steam railroad...
§ 7-32-112. Replacement of Railway Rails - When any of the improvements authorized by this chapter have...
§ 7-32-113. Ascertainment of Railway's Intent - When any street, highway, avenue, or alley to be improved...
§ 7-32-114. Deduction of Cost Payable by Railway - If the company elects to have its portion of the...
§ 7-32-117. Apportionment of Cost of Intersection Improvements - Where intersections of any street, avenue, or other highway are...
§ 7-32-118. Property Owners Bearing Entire Cost - In the event a petition is presented to the legislative...
§ 7-32-119. Costs of Improvements - The cost of any improvement contemplated in this chapter shall...
§ 7-32-122. Filing Objections to Assessments - All persons whose property it is proposed to assess for...
§ 7-32-123. Hearing on Assessments and Objections - On the date named in the notice, or at any...
§ 7-32-127. New Assessment to Replace Assessment Set Aside - If in any court any final assessment made in pursuance...
§ 7-32-128. Correction of Errors - Any error, mistake of name, number of lot, amount, or...
§ 7-32-130. Entries in Assessment Book — Copies - The special assessment book referred to in § 7-32-129 shall...
§ 7-32-132. Warrant for and Payment of Assessments - The tax collector shall issue the tax collector's receivable warrant...
§ 7-32-135. Payment Date Without Installment Contract - In all cases where an agreement pursuant to § 7-32-134...
§ 7-32-137. Default in Installment Payments - If any property owner defaults in the payment of any...
§ 7-32-139. Purchase by City — Resale by City - Whenever such proceedings taken by any such city or town...
§ 7-32-140. Power to Borrow and Pay for Improvements - The municipalities affected by this chapter shall have the authority...
§ 7-32-141. Supplemental to Other Law - This chapter and chapter 33 of this title shall not...
§ 7-32-142. Construction of Chapter - This chapter, being necessary to secure and preserve public health,...
Chapter 33 - Improvement Bonds
§ 7-33-101. Power to Issue Bonds to Pay Improvement Costs - When the legislative body shall have ordered the construction of...
§ 7-33-114. Assessments Set Aside for Payment of Bonds - The legislative body of the municipality shall provide by ordinance...
§ 7-33-117. Collection of Assessments Notwithstanding Tax Levy - In case the municipality levies and collects ad valorem taxes...
§ 7-33-118. Assessments and Bonds Unaffected by Irregularities - Any failure on the part of any municipality to comply...
§ 7-33-119. Assessments Pledged for Payment of Bonds - The proceeds arising from the collection of assessments levied for...
§ 7-33-120. Segregation and Deposit of Assessment Collections - All proceeds arising from the collection of assessments levied for...
Part 2 - General Improvement Bonds
§ 7-33-201. General Improvement Bonds to Pay Costs Chargeable to City - For the purpose of raising funds with which to pay...
Part 3 - Improvements by Assessed Value
§ 7-33-301. Part Definitions - For the purpose of this part, unless the context otherwise...
§ 7-33-311. Additional Properties Benefiting From Improvement — Adjustments in Assessments - The governing body by resolution may authorize properties other than...
§ 7-33-312. Benefited Property Subject to Assessments - Benefited property owned by the municipality, a county, the state...
§ 7-33-313. Levy of Assessments — Time for Payment — Installments — Delinquency - Annual improvement assessments for each improvement shall be made by...
§ 7-33-314. Lien on Benefited Property - Each improvement assessment, with any penalty or interest incident to...
Chapter 34 - Revenue Bond Law
§ 7-34-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-34-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-34-105. Works Within Other Municipalities - No municipality shall construct public works wholly or partly within...
§ 7-34-106. Exemption From Utilities Regulation - It is unnecessary for a municipality proceeding under this chapter...
§ 7-34-107. Deposit of Revenues - All moneys of a municipality derived from a public works...
§ 7-34-108. Charges to Municipality or Department - Charges shall be made for any service rendered by a...
§ 7-34-112. Validity of Bonds - The bonds bearing the signatures of officers in office on...
§ 7-34-117. Exemption From Tennessee Public Utility Commission Jurisdiction - No requirements or provisions of this chapter shall be construed...
§ 7-34-118. Supplemental Nature of Chapter - The powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition...
Chapter 35 - Sewers and Waterworks
Part 1 - Eminent Domain
§ 7-35-101. Power of Eminent Domain - All municipal corporations are empowered to take and condemn lands,...
§ 7-35-102. Determination and Payment of Damages - The compensation for damages in such taking shall be paid...
Part 2 - Requirement of Sewer Connection
§ 7-35-201. Owners Required to Connect to Municipal Sewer — Maintenance of Sewer Connections — Combined Water and Sewer Charges — Security Deposit — Delinquencies - In order to protect the public health of persons residing...
Part 3 - Contracts Between Municipalities
§ 7-35-301. Contracts Authorized - Municipalities to which this part may apply are authorized to...
§ 7-35-302. Applicability of Part — Consolidated Systems - This part shall apply to municipalities that adjoin one another,...
§ 7-35-303. Construction Between Contracting Municipalities - When such municipalities do not adjoin but lie in such...
§ 7-35-304. Enforcement of Contracts - Any contract or contracts made by the municipalities under the...
Part 4 - Authority to Own and Operate System
§ 7-35-402. Purchase and Combining of Works - One (1) or more waterworks or sewerage systems, owned by...
§ 7-35-403. Condemnation or Purchase of Necessary Property - Any city or town proceeding under this part is authorized...
§ 7-35-404. Elements Included in Cost of Works - The costs of the works shall be deemed to include...
§ 7-35-407. Board of Commissioners — Provided — Jurisdiction — Creation — First Board - Any city or town acquiring a waterworks or sewerage system...
§ 7-35-408. Board of Commissioners — Appointment — Terms - Commissioners shall be appointed by majority vote of the governing...
§ 7-35-410. Removal of Commissioners - Any member of the board may be removed from office...
§ 7-35-411. Use of Existing Boards - The provisions of this part requiring any city or town...
§ 7-35-413. Records and Reports - The board shall keep a complete and accurate record of...
§ 7-35-415. Charges to Municipality - The reasonable cost and value of any service rendered to...
§ 7-35-416. Service Contracts - Any city or town operating a waterworks or sewerage system...
Chapter 36 - Municipal Energy Authority Act
§ 7-36-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-36-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter:
§ 7-36-108. Independent Operation of Utility System - Each system of the authority shall operate independently of the...
§ 7-36-116. Rights and Remedies of Bondholders - In addition to all other rights and remedies, any holders...
§ 7-36-117. Bond Not Debt of State, Municipality, or Other Political Subdivision of State - No owner of any bonds issued under this chapter shall...
§ 7-36-118. Validity of Bonds - Bonds issued under this chapter bearing the signature of the...
§ 7-36-121. Tax Exemption - So long as the authority owns any of the systems,...
§ 7-36-122. Payments in Lieu of Taxes - The authority is authorized to pay or cause to be...
§ 7-36-123. Deposit of Moneys - All moneys of the authority, from whatever source derived, shall...
§ 7-36-124. Investment of Funds - All funds of the authority are authorized to be invested...
§ 7-36-125. Assets After Cessation of Existence of Authority - If the authority ceases to exist, or in the event...
§ 7-36-126. Authority as Political Subdivision for Purposes of Regulation of Public Utilities - The authority is and shall be considered a political subdivision...
§ 7-36-127. Board as Governing Body for Purposes of Open Meetings Act - The board shall be considered a governing body for purposes...
§ 7-36-128. Authority as Governmental Entity for Purposes of Governmental Tort Liability Act - The authority shall be considered a governmental entity for purposes...
§ 7-36-129. Authority as Public Agency for Purposes of Interlocal Cooperation Act - The authority shall be considered a public agency for purposes...
§ 7-36-130. Authority as Municipality, Associated Municipality, and Governing Body for Purposes of Energy Acquisition Corporations Act - The authority shall be considered a municipality for the purposes...
§ 7-36-131. Powers Conferred by Chapter Additional to Other Powers - The powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition,...
Chapter 37 - Industrial Building Revenue Bond Act of 1951
§ 7-37-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-37-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-37-103. Purpose of Chapter - It is determined and declared that the purpose of this...
§ 7-37-104. Powers of Municipalities - In addition to powers that it may now have, any...
§ 7-37-106. Improvements and Bonds Authorized - The construction, acquisition, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of any...
§ 7-37-108. Lien on Rentals - All bonds issued under this chapter shall have a lien...
§ 7-37-109. Bonds Not General Obligation - No holder or holders of any bonds issued under this...
§ 7-37-110. Election — Questions Submitted — Declaration of Result - Prior to the delivery of and payment for any bonds...
§ 7-37-111. Sale of Bonds - Bonds may be sold in such manner and upon such...
§ 7-37-112. Interim Financing — Certificates - Pending the preparation of the definitive bonds, interim receipts or...
§ 7-37-113. Validity of Bonds - Bonds bearing the signatures of officers in office on the...
§ 7-37-114. Tax Exemption of Bonds - All bonds and the income from the bonds issued pursuant...
§ 7-37-115. Rentals Sufficient to Pay Bonds - The governing body of a municipality issuing bonds pursuant to...
§ 7-37-116. Supplemental Nature of Chapter - The powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition...
Chapter 38 - Private Fire Companies
§ 7-38-101. Formation - Any number of persons, resident within a municipality, may form...
§ 7-38-102. Rules and Regulations — Fines - A company may make rules and regulations for their government,...
§ 7-38-103. Property - The company may also procure fire engines, buckets, hooks, ladders,...
§ 7-38-104. Exemption From Military Service - The members of these companies, and the fire companies of...
Chapter 39 - Energy Acquisition Corporations Act
§ 7-39-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-39-103. Qualfications of Incorporator or Director of Energy Acquisition Corporation - An incorporator or a director of an energy acquisition corporation...
Part 2 - Incorporation -
Part 3 - Operation and Powers
§ 7-39-302. Corporate Powers - Every energy acquisition corporation has the following powers, unless expressly...
§ 7-39-310. Nonprofit Corporation — Net Earnings - The corporation shall be a nonprofit corporation and no part...
§ 7-39-311. Exemption From Tennessee Public Utility Commission Jurisdiction - The exemption heretofore granted to municipalities from the jurisdiction of...
§ 7-39-312. Incorporation — Names — Board of Directors — Associated Municipalities - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or the Interlocal...
§ 7-39-314. Audits - Any corporation formed pursuant to this chapter shall be audited...
§ 7-39-315. Board of Directors Is a Governing Body - The board of directors of a corporation formed pursuant to...
§ 7-39-316. Power to Purchase Natural Gas or Electrical Power - Any municipality has the power, together with all powers incidental...
§ 7-39-317. Competitive Bidding Requirements Waived - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a corporation may enter...
§ 7-39-318. Restrictions or Limitations on Corporate Powers - Neither this chapter nor anything contained in this chapter shall...
Part 4 - Municipal Gas System Tax Equivalent Law of 1987
§ 7-39-401. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-39-402. Legislative Intent — Construction - The purpose of this part is to provide the complete...
§ 7-39-404. Tax Equivalents Authorized — Conditions - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary in this code or...
Chapter 40 - Border Region Retail Tourism Development District Act
§ 7-40-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-40-102. Purpose - The purpose of this chapter is to increase tourism and...
§ 7-40-103. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-40-105. Annual Adjustments - Annual adjustments to the sales and use tax revenues collected...
§ 7-40-107. Delegation to Industrial Development Corporation - An eligible municipality in which a district is located is...
§ 7-40-108. Indebtedness - Any bonds, notes, refunding bonds, or other indebtedness relative to...
§ 7-40-109. Issuance of Bonds - Prior to the issuance of any bonds to finance the...
§ 7-40-110. Incentives and Financial Support - A municipality may, including through an industrial development corporation, limit,...
§ 7-40-111. Exercise All Powers and Rights — Standing — Remedies - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the municipality and the...
§ 7-40-112. Application of Chapter to Certain Border Region Retail Tourism Development Districts - This chapter shall only apply to border region retail tourism...
§ 7-40-113. Application of Chapter to Certain Costs - The benefits of this chapter shall apply to any cost...
Chapter 41 - Regional Retail Tourism Development District Act
§ 7-41-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-41-102. Purpose of Chapter - The purpose of this chapter is to increase tourism and...
§ 7-41-103. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-41-105. Annual Adjustments to Sales and Use Tax Revenues Collected in District - The department of revenue shall make annual adjustments to the...
§ 7-41-107. Delegation to Industrial Development Corporation - An eligible municipality in which a district is located is...
§ 7-41-108. Bonds, Notes, Refunding Bonds, or Other Indebtedness Relative to Cost of Economic Development Project - Any bonds, notes, refunding bonds, or other indebtedness relative to...
§ 7-41-109. Debt Amortization Schedule for Bonds - Prior to the issuance of any bonds to finance the...
§ 7-41-110. Limitations, Conditions, or Provision of Incentives or Financial Support in District - A municipality may, including through an industrial development corporation, limit,...
§ 7-41-111. Exercise of Powers and Rights Granted by Chapter - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the municipality and the...
Chapter 51 - Miscellaneous Governmental and Proprietary Functions
Part 1 - Emergency Government Relocation
§ 7-51-101. Emergency Location of Local Government - Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of...
§ 7-51-102. Power to Act at Emergency Location - During the period when the public business is being conducted...
§ 7-51-103. Provisions Control Other Laws - This part shall control and be supreme in the event...
Part 2 - Employee Compensation and Indemnification
§ 7-51-203. Liability Insurance for Employee Protection - All municipal corporations or other political subdivisions of the state...
Part 3 - Minimum Compensation for Local Officials
§ 7-51-302. Minimum Salary of Council Members in Certain Municipalities - The minimum salary payable to city and metropolitan council members...
Part 4 - Utility Service Extension, Collection Agreements -
Part 5 - Appropriations to Safety Councils
§ 7-51-501. Appropriations to Safety Councils - Any county or municipality in this state may make appropriations...
Part 6 - Private Clubs
§ 7-51-601. “Private Club” Defined - As used in this part, “private club” means a club...
§ 7-51-603. Sexual Offenders and Violent Sexual Offenders Excluded From Membership - A private club shall not extend membership or offer access...
§ 7-51-605. Part Not Applicable to “Adult-Oriented Establishments” - Nothing in this part shall apply to an adult-oriented establishment...
Part 7 - Motor Vehicles—junkyards, Fees -
Part 8 - Ordinances Affecting Railroad Operations
§ 7-51-801. Filing With Commissioner of Transportation - All incorporated cities and towns, as well as any areas...
§ 7-51-802. Service of Ordinances on Railroads - Upon receipt of copies of all such ordinances, the commissioner...
§ 7-51-803. Railroad's Agent for Service of Process - Every railroad operating trains within the state shall notify the...
Part 9 - Contracts, Leases and Lease-Purchase Agreements
§ 7-51-901. Part Definitions - Whenever used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-51-902. Capital Improvement Property - Any municipality is authorized to enter into, with any contracting...
§ 7-51-903. Long-Term Contracts - Except as otherwise authorized or provided by law, municipalities are...
§ 7-51-906. Proprietary Contracts Unaffected - This part shall not affect the powers of any municipality...
§ 7-51-907. Sewage Treatment Works and Public Water Systems - Pursuant to the terms of this part, any municipality is...
§ 7-51-908. Contracts Concerning Education - Municipalities, counties, or school systems may contract among themselves for...
§ 7-51-909. Tax Exemption for Capital Improvement Property - Any contract, lease or lease-purchase agreement with respect to capital...
§ 7-51-910. Contracts for Purchase of Natural Gas, Propane Gas or Electric Power - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any contract for the...
§ 7-51-911. Contracts for Purchase of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel - Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a municipality may,...
Part 10 - Tennessee Passenger Transportation Services Act
§ 7-51-1001. Short Title - This part shall be known and cited as the “Tennessee...
§ 7-51-1002. Governmental Entity — Defined - As used in this part, “governmental entity” means any political...
§ 7-51-1006. Exemption - This part shall not apply to any governmental entity of...
Part 11 - Adult-Oriented Establishment Registration Act of 1998
§ 7-51-1101. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-51-1102. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-51-1106. License to Operate — Qualifications - To receive a license to operate an adult-oriented establishment, an...
§ 7-51-1112. Hours Open for Inspection - The public portion of all adult-oriented establishments shall be open...
§ 7-51-1115. Entertainers or Escorts — Permits — Required - No person shall be an entertainer, employee, or escort in...
§ 7-51-1120. Local Approval Required - This part shall be local in effect and shall become...
Part 12 - Demolition of Historic Structures
§ 7-51-1201. Restrictions on Demolition of Residential Structures — Approval of Demolition - No owner may demolish any residential structure that meets all...
§ 7-51-1203. Approval Not Granted — Condemnation or Purchase - If approval is not granted, the county or municipality shall...
§ 7-51-1204. Applicability of Part - This part shall apply in any county having a population...
Part 13 - Civil Service Notice -
Part 14 - Adult-Oriented Establishments
§ 7-51-1401. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-51-1403. Physical Design of Premises - No person shall own, operate, manage, rent, lease or exercise...
§ 7-51-1404. Penalty - A first offense for a violation of this part is...
§ 7-51-1405. Hours of Operation for Live, Stage Adult Entertainment - The opening and closing time limitations placed on adult-oriented establishments...
§ 7-51-1406. Local Laws Not Preempted - Nothing in this part shall preempt an ordinance, regulation, restriction...
Part 15 - Employees' Political Freedoms
§ 7-51-1501. Rights Guaranteed to Local Government Employees - Notwithstanding any county, municipal, metropolitan, or other local governmental charter...
§ 7-51-1502. Rights Under § 5-5-102 - The rights granted to county employees under § 5-5-102(c)(1) are...
§ 7-51-1503. Time Off for Political Activities Limited - Any time off from work used by the employee for...
Part 16 - Natural Disaster Relief -
Part 17 - Leave Policy for Arrested Employees
§ 7-51-1701. Leave Policy for Arrested Employee — Restoring Back Pay - If a municipality or county has or implements a personnel...
Part 18 - Equal Access to Intrastate Commerce Act -
Part 19 - Grants for Development of Blighted Properties
§ 7-51-1903. Submission of Grant Program to Attorney General and Reporter for Review and Approval - Prior to offering any grants under a program developed by...
Part 20 - State Exclusive Regulator of Auxiliary Food and Drink Containers
§ 7-51-2001. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:
Part 21 - . Connection or Reconnection of Utility Services Based on Type or Source of Energy Prohibited
§ 7-51-2101. Part Definitions - As used in this part:
§ 7-51-2103. Conflict With Federal Law - If this part conflicts with federal law requirements pertaining to...
Chapter 52 - Municipal Electric Plants
Part 1 - Municipal Electric Plant Law of 1935
§ 7-52-101. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-52-102. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-52-104. Rights-of-Way Over Public Lands - Any municipality may use any right-of-way, easement, or other similar...
§ 7-52-105. Eminent Domain - Any municipality proceeding under this part is authorized and empowered...
§ 7-52-109. Bond and Oath of Board Members - Each member shall give such bond, if any, as may...
§ 7-52-112. Removal of Board Members - Any member of the board may be removed from office...
§ 7-52-116. Charges to Municipality - The supervisory body shall charge the municipality and all departments...
§ 7-52-133. Supplemental Nature of Law - The powers conferred by this part shall be in addition...
Part 2 - Agreements With Governmental Agencies
§ 7-52-201. Agreements With Governmental Agencies - Any municipal corporation, county, city or town, called “municipality” in...
§ 7-52-202. Agreement Power as Supplemental - Nothing contained in this part shall be construed as a...
§ 7-52-203. Law as Remedial - This part is remedial in nature and any power, authority...
Part 3 - Municipal Electric System Tax Equivalent Law of 1987
§ 7-52-301. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-52-304. Tax Equivalents Authorized — Conditions and Limitations - Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary appearing in § 7-34-115...
§ 7-52-305. Execution of Amendatory Contracts - If the Tennessee Valley authority tenders to a municipality, as...
§ 7-52-306. Contracts for Distribution of Tax Equivalent Amounts - Any municipality acting in its capacity as a taxing jurisdiction...
§ 7-52-307. Payments to Taxing Jurisdictions - The municipality's governing body, in the resolution provided for in...
§ 7-52-308. Operations in Adjacent States - In the event a municipality conducts electric system operations outside...
§ 7-52-309. Distribution by Private Act or Home Rule or Metropolitan Government Charter - Notwithstanding § 7-52-307, in the event any tax equivalent distribution...
§ 7-52-310. Repeal of Conflicting Provisions - Except as otherwise expressly provided in this part, all acts...
Part 4 - Telecommunications Services
§ 7-52-401. Authority in Relation to Telecommunications Equipment and Services - Every municipality operating an electric plant, whether pursuant to this...
§ 7-52-402. Subsidies — Municipal Costs - A municipality providing any of the services authorized by §...
§ 7-52-404. Tax Equivalent Payments - A municipality providing any of the services authorized by §...
§ 7-52-405. Allocation of Costs by Municipalities - For regulatory purposes, a municipality shall allocate to the costs...
§ 7-52-407. Supersession of Conflicting Laws - This part and § 7-52-102(10) or § 7-52-117(d), as amended...
Part 5 - Separate Retirement Systems
§ 7-52-501. Municipal Electric Plants Authorized to Maintain Prior Retirement System - Every municipality operating a utility system that includes an electric...
§ 7-52-502. Preemption of Conflicting Laws - This part supersedes any conflicting provisions of general law, private...
Part 6 - Cable Television, Internet and Related Services
§ 7-52-602. Business Plan — Public Notice and Hearing — Referendum - To provide the services authorized under this part, the governing...
§ 7-52-605. Powers and Obligations of Service Providers - To the extent that it provides any of the services...
§ 7-52-607. Financing Powers of Service Providers - Any municipality authorized by this part to provide any of...
§ 7-52-608. Conflicting Law or Provisions - This part supersedes any conflicting provisions of general law, private...
§ 7-52-609. Civil Actions - A franchisee under chapter 59 of this title operating in...
§ 7-52-610. Liability of Service Providers - A division established by a municipal electric system to deliver...
§ 7-52-611. Customer Right to Action for Damages - A customer of a municipal electric system shall have a...
Chapter 53 - Industrial Development Corporations
§ 7-53-101. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 7-53-103. Dissolution — Disposition of Property - Whenever the board of directors of the corporation shall by...
§ 7-53-105. Provisions Cumulative - Neither this chapter nor anything contained in this chapter shall...
Part 2 - Incorporation
§ 7-53-201. Application for Incorporation — Qualifications of Applicants — Certificate - Whenever any number of natural persons, not less than three...
§ 7-53-203. Approval of Certificate by Secretary of State — Recording - When executed and acknowledged in conformity with § 7-53-202, the...
§ 7-53-204. Amendment of Certificate - The certificate of incorporation may at any time and from...
§ 7-53-301. Board of Directors - The corporation shall have a board of directors in which...
§ 7-53-306. Municipal Liability — Submission to Voters — Remedies of Bondholders - The municipality shall not, in any event, be liable for...
§ 7-53-309. Bonds as Legal Investments and Lawful Security - Bonds issued under the authority of this chapter and secured...
§ 7-53-310. Acquisition and Transfer of Project Sites - Any municipality may acquire a project site by gift, purchase,...
§ 7-53-311. Lease or Lease-Purchase Agreement With Municipality Authorized — Tax Levy - Any city, county or metropolitan government is authorized to enter...
§ 7-53-315. Authority for Municipality to Aid or Provide Assistance for Certain Projects - Notwithstanding §§ 7-53-306 and 7-53-307, in any municipality in which...
Chapter 54 - Energy Production Facilities
§ 7-54-101. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-54-102. Construction, Purchase, Improvement and Operation Authorized - A municipality has the power to construct, own, operate, or...
§ 7-54-107. Competitive Bidding Laws — Exemptions - All contracts for the construction, operation or maintenance of an...
§ 7-54-109. Supplemental Provisions - This chapter shall be in addition and supplemental to any...
§ 7-54-111. Solid Waste Recovery Disposal Systems — Participation by Not-for-Profit Corporations - Any not-for-profit corporation authorized by the laws of Tennessee to...
§ 7-54-112. Meetings of Board — Conflicts of Interest - The members of the board of directors of a not-for-profit...
§ 7-54-114. Director as Employee Prohibited - No member of the board of directors of a not-for-profit...
Chapter 55 - Industrial Building Bond Act of 1955
§ 7-55-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-55-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-55-103. Powers of Municipality — Restrictions and Limitations - In addition to powers that it may otherwise have in...
§ 7-55-104. Construction of Industrial Buildings — Bonds - The construction, acquisition, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of any...
§ 7-55-107. Submission to Voters — Election - The governing body of any municipality desiring to enter into...
§ 7-55-109. Validity in Bond Issues — Recital - Bonds bearing the signatures of officers in office on the...
§ 7-55-110. Lien on Rentals - All bonds issued under this chapter shall have a lien...
§ 7-55-111. Securing Bonds — Enforcement by Bondholders — Tax Levy — Restrictions - In order to secure the payment of any of the...
§ 7-55-112. Collection and Revision of Rent — Separation of Funds - The governing body of a municipality issuing bonds pursuant to...
§ 7-55-113. Exemption From Taxation - All bonds issued pursuant to this chapter and the income...
§ 7-55-114. Bonds as Investments - Bonds issued under the authority of this chapter and secured...
§ 7-55-115. Joint Exercise of Powers - Counties and municipalities may exercise jointly the powers and authorities...
§ 7-55-116. Powers Supplemental - The powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition...
Chapter 56 - Transportation Systems
§ 7-56-103. Federal and State Aid — Contracts to Operate — Employment of Personnel - Any such municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county,...
§ 7-56-104. Bonds or Notes - Any municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, or...
§ 7-56-105. Interlocal and Intergovernmental Cooperation — Joint Agreements - Any municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, or...
§ 7-56-106. Eminent Domain — Injunction - Any municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, pursuant...
§ 7-56-107. Subsidy of Public or Private Transportation Companies - Any municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, incorporated...
§ 7-56-108. Part Deemed Part of Municipal Charter - This part shall form a part of the charters of...
Part 2 - Rail Service
§ 7-56-202. Nature of Powers - The acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of such properties and...
§ 7-56-204. Employment of Assistance and Advisors - The directors shall be authorized to employ and fix the...
§ 7-56-205. Powers and Duties of Directors - The directors have the following duties and powers, and in...
§ 7-56-206. Administration of Properties and Facilities - Except as otherwise expressly provided in this part, the directors...
§ 7-56-207. Condemnation - The authority is hereby authorized and empowered to condemn, in...
§ 7-56-212. Use of Rights-of-Way and Easements - The authority may use any property, right-of-way, easement or other...
Chapter 57 - Metropolitan Hospital Authority Act
§ 7-57-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-57-103. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-57-104. Duty of the Authority and Trustees of the Authority - The authority and its trustees shall be under a statutory...
§ 7-57-105. Dissolution — Disposition of Property - Whenever the governing body or bodies of the creating municipality...
§ 7-57-106. Supplemental Nature of Chapter - The powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition...
§ 7-57-107. Liberal Construction - This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes...
Part 2 - Organization and Officers
§ 7-57-202. Change of Name - An authority created and existing pursuant to this chapter may,...
§ 7-57-204. Pecuniary Interest of Trustees or Employees in Hospital Facilities or Contracts - No trustee or employee of an authority shall, during such...
§ 7-57-301. Powers of Authority - An authority shall constitute a public body and a body...
§ 7-57-302. Exercise of Powers Through Agents — Corporate Agents - An authority may exercise any or all of the powers...
§ 7-57-303. Implied Powers — Limitations - In addition to all of the other powers conferred upon...
§ 7-57-304. Additional Powers - With the approval of the governing bodies of the creating...
§ 7-57-305. Acquisition and Transfer of Real Property Interests - Any creating or participating municipality may acquire any interest in...
§ 7-57-306. Zoning and Building Laws - All hospital projects and facilities of an authority shall be...
§ 7-57-307. Tax Exemption — Exceptions — Tax Equivalents - The authority shall be exempt from the payment of any...
§ 7-57-308. Powers of Creating or Participating Municipalities - Any creating municipality and any participating municipality has all necessary...
§ 7-57-309. Operation of Property - Any property, real or personal, conveyed or leased to an...
Part 4 - Financial Matters
§ 7-57-401. Annual Report by Trustees — Budgets, Preparation, Hearings and Approvals - The board of trustees of each authority created under this...
§ 7-57-402. Annual Audit - Any hospital authority created by and under this chapter shall...
§ 7-57-403. Publication of Audits - All final audits as provided for in § 7-57-402 shall...
§ 7-57-404. Failure to Conduct Audit — Court Order — Contempt - In the event any hospital authority shall fail or refuse...
Part 5 - Private Act Metropolitan Hospital Authorities
§ 7-57-504. Implied Powers — Construction - In addition to all of the powers conferred upon it...
Part 6 - Private Act Hospital Authority Act of 1996
§ 7-57-601. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-57-602. “Private Act Hospital Authority” Defined - For the purpose of this part, “private act hospital authority”...
§ 7-57-603. Rights and Powers of Authority — Procurement - A private act hospital authority, as defined in this part,...
§ 7-57-604. Sale of Hospital — Referendum - With respect to the sale of hospital property, this part...
Chapter 58 - Resource Recovery and Solid Waste Disposal
§ 7-58-102. Authority to Participate - The counties, cities, and towns of Tennessee are hereby authorized...
§ 7-58-105. Out-of-State Hauling — Regulations Applying to Inbound Waste - Wherever the location of processing plants shall require local governments...
§ 7-58-106. Property Rights in Waste - The solid wastes involved shall become the lawful property of...
§ 7-58-107. Construction and Operation of Transfer Stations - The participating local governments may agree to, build and operate...
§ 7-58-108. Assistance of Department - The department is authorized to assist any operator or potential...
§ 7-58-109. Construction — Supplementary Nature of Chapter - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit local...
§ 7-58-110. Construction — Activities Not Prohibited - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit private...
Chapter 59 - Cable Television
Part 1 - Cable Television Act of 1977
§ 7-59-101. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-59-103. Above and Below Ground Cables — Permits - Any cable television company, cable service provider or video service...
§ 7-59-104. Relocation of Cables and Apparatus — Damage to Public Property - Whenever the agency charged with the maintenance of such public...
§ 7-59-106. Fees Payable by Companies Operating Under Grandfather Clauses - Any cable television company that shall receive the benefits of...
§ 7-59-107. Customer Complaints — Records - Any cable television company, cable service provider or video service...
Part 2 - Overlapping Franchises
§ 7-59-201. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-59-203. More Favorable Terms Prohibited - No municipality or county shall grant any overlapping franchises for...
§ 7-59-206. Existing Franchises - All cable service franchises in existence on July 1, 1988,...
§ 7-59-207. Renewal of Franchises - Nothing in this part shall be construed to alter or...
§ 7-59-208. Franchise Requests - This part shall not affect any franchise request filed in...
Part 3 - Competitive Cable and Video Services Act
§ 7-59-301. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-59-302. Scope of Part — Construction - This part creates a fair franchising process for cable and...
§ 7-59-303. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-59-309. Notice of Authorized and Activated Public, Educational, and Governmental Access Channels — Additional Channels — Operation and Content — Access Support Fees - Not earlier than two (2) years following July 1, 2008,...
§ 7-59-317. Notices to Affected Local Governments - A holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority shall...
Chapter 60 - Tennessee Home Mortgage Act
§ 7-60-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 7-60-103. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 7-60-104. Powers Conferred as Additional and Supplemental — Limitations Imposed — Effect - The powers conferred by this chapter are in addition and...
Part 2 - Operation and Powers
§ 7-60-204. Procedure for Adoption of Resolutions - All action required or authorized to be taken under this...
§ 7-60-205. Recital of Issuance Pursuant to Chapter - Any resolution authorizing bonds or notes under this chapter may...
§ 7-60-206. Interim Certificates — Temporary Obligations - Pending the preparation or delivery of the definitive bonds or...
§ 7-60-207. Validity of Bonds or Notes - The validity of the authorization and issuance of the bonds...
§ 7-60-211. Exemption From Taxation - It is hereby determined that the powers conferred upon counties...
§ 7-60-212. Agreement With Bond and Noteholders - The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the...
§ 7-60-213. Filings With State Funding Board - Any county issuing bonds under authority of this chapter shall...
§ 7-60-215. Tax Exemption for Participating County - All home mortgages and notes or other obligations of lending...
Chapter 61 - Ambulance Services
§ 7-61-101. “Ambulance Service” Defined - For the purpose of this chapter, “ambulance service” means the...
§ 7-61-102. Provided by County or City as a Public Service - The governing body of any county or city of the...
§ 7-61-103. Provision of Private or Nonprofit Ambulance Service — Regulations - The governing body of any county or city may license,...