Tennessee § 12-3-1202 - Purchase of secondhand articles or equipment by municipalities or counties.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 12-3-1202 — Purchase of secondhand articles or equipment by municipalities or counties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-3-1202. Purchase of secondhand articles or equipment by municipalities or counties.
Notwithstanding any charter, private act, or general law requirements, any municipality or any county may purchase used or secondhand articles consisting of goods, equipment, materials, supplies, or commodities from any federal, state, or local governmental unit or agency without public advertisement and competitive soliciting. Notwithstanding any charter, private act, or general law requirements, any municipality or any county may purchase used or secondhand articles consisting of goods, equipment, materials, supplies, or commodities from any private individual or entity without public advertisement and competitive soliciting as long as the purchasing government documents the general range of value of the purchased item through a listing in a nationally recognized publication or through an appraisal by a licensed appraiser, and the price is not more than five percent (5%) higher than the highest value of the documented range. Acts 1984, ch. 765, § 7; 2007, ch. 383, § 1; 2010, ch. 955, § 1; T.C.A. § 12-3-1003 ; Acts 2013, ch. 403, § 69. Compiler's Notes. For the disposition of sections in title 12, ch. 3, as amended by Acts 2013, ch. 403, effective July 1, 2013, please see the table of disposition in § 12-3-101 . Former title 12, ch. 3, part 12, §§ 12-3-1201 , 12-3-1202 , concerning the purchase of computers and other electronic devices, was transferred to § 12-3-1211 , and former title 12, ch. 3, part 10, §§ 12-3-1001 — 12-7-1012 , was transferred to this part by Acts 2013, ch. 403, §§ 68-70, effective July 1, 2013.
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Section 12-3-1202 ("Purchase of secondhand articles or equipment by municipalities or counties.") 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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