Tennessee § 8-50-120 - Acceptance of identification documents to determine person's citizenship, immigration status, or residency.
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§ 8-50-120. Acceptance of identification documents to determine person's citizenship, immigration status, or residency.
An official or employee of this state or any political subdivision of this state shall not accept an identification document issued or created by any person, organization, county, city, or other local authority to determine a person's citizenship, immigration status, or residency, except where expressly authorized to be used for identification purposes by the general assembly or by federal law. A local government or law enforcement agency shall not authorize, by policy, resolution, or ordinance, the use of any document described in subsection (a) as a form of identification to be used to determine the citizenship, immigration status, or residency of any person. Any local government or law enforcement policy, resolution, or ordinance that conflicts with this section is unenforceable and must be repealed or rescinded by the appropriate authority. Acts 2018, ch. 1053, § 1. Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 1053, § 2. May 21, 2018.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-50-120 ("Acceptance of identification documents to determine person's citizenship, immigration status, or residency.") 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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