Tennessee § 7-59-317 - Notices to affected local governments.
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§ 7-59-317. Notices to affected local governments.
A holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority shall provide affected local governments with notices as provided in this section, which notices shall include at a minimum: Notice of filing of an application for a state-issued certificate of franchise authority, contemporaneously with the filing of the application; Notice of offering service for purchase in an affected county or municipality, ten (10) days prior to providing service; Notice of filing of an amendment to its application or its previously granted state-issued certificate of franchise authority, contemporaneously with the filing of the amendment with the department; Notice of its intent to transfer its state-issued certificate of franchise authority to a successor in interest at least ten (10) days prior to the consummation of the transaction; and Notice of termination of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority, contemporaneously with the filing of the notice with the department. Acts 2008, ch. 932, § 18.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-59-317 ("Notices to affected local governments.") 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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