Tennessee § 7-86-129 - Purchasing by emergency communications districts.
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§ 7-86-129. Purchasing by emergency communications districts.
Any emergency communications district may purchase equipment under the same terms of a legal bid initiated by any other district. Any emergency communications district may purchase directly from a vendor the same goods and equipment at the same price and under the same terms as provided in a contract for such equipment entered into by any other district. Any emergency communications district that purchases goods and equipment under this subsection (b) shall directly handle payment, refunds, returns, and any other communications or requirements involved in the purchase of the equipment without involving the district that originated the contract. The originating district shall have no liability or responsibility for any purchases made by another district under a contract that the originating district negotiated and consummated. Acts 2011, ch. 117, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-86-129 ("Purchasing by emergency communications districts.") 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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