Tennessee § 5-1-201 - Purpose — Construction.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 5-1-201 — Purpose — Construction., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-1-201. Purpose — Construction.
It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent and purpose of this part to provide for the right to charter for counties as an alternate form of county government. This part shall be liberally construed as a utilization of the constitutional power granted by amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee, article VII, § 1 approved at an election on March 7, 1978. Acts 1979, ch. 402, § 1; T.C.A., § 5-121. Cross-References. Local enterprise zones, title 13, ch. 28, part 2. Attorney General Opinions. Transfer of duties of Knox County circuit court clerk, OAG 00-041, 2000 Tenn. AG LEXIS 41 (3/13/00). Altering term of county assessor. OAG 11-38, 2011 Tenn. AG LEXIS 40 (4/26/11). Officers under county charter. OAG 12-103, 2012 Tenn. AG LEXIS 106 (11/2/12). Members of a county legislative body can establish partisan caucuses for the purpose of outlining and meeting party objectives and goals but meetings of a partisan caucus of a county legislative body may be subject to the Open Meetings Act. OAG 14-96, 2014 Tenn. AG LEXIS 99 (10/30/14).
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 5-1-201 cover?
Section 5-1-201 ("Purpose — Construction.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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