Tennessee § 7-51-804 - Effective date of ordinances.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 7-51-804 — Effective date of ordinances., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-51-804. Effective date of ordinances.
No ordinance required to be filed with the commissioner of transportation shall be effective as to the operation of any train until fifteen (15) days after the service of a copy of such ordinance upon the registered agent of the railroad operating such train. As to any railroad failing to furnish to the commissioner the name and address of its registered agent for service of process, any ordinance affecting the operation of the trains of such railroad shall become effective upon receipt of the certified copy thereof by the commissioner. Acts 1983, ch. 54, § 5; 1995, ch. 305, §§ 77, 78.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-51-804 ("Effective date of ordinances.") 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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