Tennessee § 39-17-1325 - Immunity for failure to adopt policy that prohibits weapons on premises.
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§ 39-17-1325. Immunity for failure to adopt policy that prohibits weapons on premises.
A person, business, or other entity that owns, controls, or manages property and has the authority to prohibit weapons on that property by posting, pursuant to § 39-17-1359, shall be immune from civil liability with respect to any claim based on such person's, business's, or other entity's failure to adopt a policy that prohibits weapons on the property by posting pursuant to § 39-17-1359. Immunity under subsection (a) does not apply to a person, business, or other entity whose conduct or failure to act is the result of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. Acts 2016, ch. 947, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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