Tennessee § 4-7-112 - Rules and regulations — Expenses of patrol.
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§ 4-7-112. Rules and regulations — Expenses of patrol.
The commissioner of safety is charged with the proper administration of this part, and may make such rules and regulations relating thereto as may be necessary. The expenses of carrying out this part, including the compensation of the members of the Tennessee highway patrol, and their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, shall be paid out of the motor vehicle fund; provided, that such expenses and compensation shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of such fund per annum; and provided further, that only the net amount of the motor vehicle fund shall be subject to allocation between the department of transportation and the various counties. Acts 1929 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 25, § 6; Code 1932, § 11464; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 44; impl. am. Acts 1939, ch. 11, §§ 10, 27; Acts 1939, ch. 174, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1945, ch. 28, §§ 1-3; C. Supp. 1950, § 11464; Acts 1951, ch. 256, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-711. Compiler's Notes. This section may be affected by § 9-1-116 , concerning entitlement to funds, absent appropriation. Cross-References. Payment of allowance into tax administration fund, § 67-1-104 . Law Reviews. An Examination of the Tennessee Law of Administrative Procedure (George Street Boone), 1 Vand. L. Rev. 339 (1948).
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Section 4-7-112 ("Rules and regulations — Expenses of patrol.") 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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