Tennessee § 7-65-115 - Exemption from taxation.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 7-65-115 — Exemption from taxation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-65-115. Exemption from taxation.
The authority is hereby declared to be performing a public function in behalf of the municipality with respect to which the authority is organized and to be a public instrumentality of such municipality. Accordingly, the authority and all properties at any time owned by the authority and the income from the properties, and all bonds issued by the authority and the income from the bonds shall be exempt from all taxation in the state. Also, for purposes of the Tennessee Securities Act of 1980, compiled in title 48, chapter 1, part 1, bonds issued by the authority shall be deemed to be securities issued by a public instrumentality or a political subdivision of the state. Acts 1980, ch. 826, § 15.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-65-115 ("Exemption from taxation.") 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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