Tennessee § 8-4-404 - Display of sign concerning toll-free hotline.
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§ 8-4-404. Display of sign concerning toll-free hotline.
Throughout the period in which a state agency or community grant agency receives public funds, the entity shall display in a prominent place, a sign at least eleven inches (11") in height and seventeen inches (17") in width stating: NOTICE:THIS AGENCY IS A RECIPIENT OF TAXPAYER FUNDING. IF YOU OBSERVE AN AGENCY DIRECTOR OR EMPLOYEE ENGAGING IN ANY ACTIVITY WHICH YOU CONSIDER TO BE ILLEGAL, IMPROPER, OR WASTEFUL, PLEASE CALL THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S TOLL-FREE HOTLINE: 1-800-232-5454 No state agency or community grant agency shall edit the written text of such notice. Acts 1985, ch. 186, § 2; T.C.A. § 8-4-402 ; Acts 2006, ch. 972, § 2; 2010, ch. 784, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Former § 8-4-404 (Acts 1985, ch. 186, § 4), concerning confidentiality of information and an annual summary of calls, was transferred to § 8-4-407 in 2006.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-4-404 ("Display of sign concerning toll-free hotline.") 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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