Tennessee § 29-3-102 - Jurisdiction to abate.

§ 29-3-102. Jurisdiction to abate.

The jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the chancery, circuit, and criminal courts and any court designated as an environmental court pursuant to Chapter 426 of the Public Acts of 1991, Chapter 212 of the Public Acts of 1993 or Chapter 667 of the Public Acts of 2002 to abate the public nuisances defined in § 29-3-101 , upon petition in the name of the state, upon relation of the attorney general and reporter, or any district attorney general, or any city or county attorney, or without the concurrence of any such officers, upon the relation of ten (10) or more citizens and freeholders of the county wherein such nuisances may exist, in the manner herein provided. Acts 1913 (2nd Ex. Sess.), ch. 2, § 2; Shan., § 5164a2; Code 1932, § 9325; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-302; modified; 2000, ch. 720, § 1; Acts 2014, ch. 789, § 1. Amendments. The 2014 amendment inserted “, Chapter 212 of the Public Acts of 1993 or Chapter 667 of the Public Acts of 2002”. Effective Dates. Acts 2014, ch. 789, § 2. April 24, 2014. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 8. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 11 Tenn. Juris., Equity, § 34; 16 Tenn. Juris., Intoxicating Liquors, § 27; 20 Tenn. Juris., Nuisances, §§ 21, 28. Law Reviews. Criminal Law and Procedure — 1960 Tennessee Survey (Robert E. Kendrick), 13 Vand. L. Rev. 1059. Equity — 1957 Tennessee Survey (Thomas F. Green, Jr.), 10 Vand. L. Rev. 1095. The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281. The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241. The Tennessee Court System — Criminal Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 319. The Tennessee Court System — Prosecution, 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 477. Attorney General Opinions. A county attorney may bring an action under T.C.A. § 29-3-102 to abate a nuisance. OAG 01-166 (11/15/01). Even though no state statute expressly declares parking an unregistered car on private property to be a nuisance subject to abatement or any other penalty, depending on the facts and circumstances, such practice could constitute a nuisance, and, in addition, it could violate local land use, environmental, or zoning ordinances. OAG 04-172 (12/17/04). Cited: State v. Champion Int'l Corp., 709 S.W.2d 569, 1986 Tenn. LEXIS 830 (Tenn. 1986); T & W Enterprises, Inc. v. Casey, 715 S.W.2d 356, 1986 Tenn. App. LEXIS 3092 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1986); Cooper v. Parrish, 20 F. Supp. 2d 1204, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14223 (W.D. Tenn. 1998).