Tennessee Statutes

Title 5 - Counties

Chapter 1 - General Provisions
- Part 1 - Counties Generally
- Part 2 - Charter Form of Government
- Part 3 - County Officials Certificate Training Program Act
Chapter 2 - Changes in BoundariesNew Counties
- 5-2-101 - New counties General requirements.
- 5-2-102 - New counties Notice of petition for creation.
- 5-2-103 - Memorial for division of county.
- 5-2-104 - Boundary changes Plats and surveys.
- 5-2-105 - Transferred areas Continuing liability.
- 5-2-106 - Transferred areas Voting rights.
- 5-2-107 - Transcription of records.
- 5-2-108 - New or altered counties Pending litigation.
- 5-2-109 - [Transferred.]
- 5-2-110 - Transfer of court records.
- 5-2-111 - Process on transferred records.
- 5-2-112 - Dissolution of new county Pending litigation.
- 5-2-113 - Dissolution of new county Fiduciaries.
- 5-2-114 - Location of boundaries Authority of state board of equalization.
- 5-2-115 - Location of boundaries Assessment of property Effects of county boundary changes Notification.
- 5-2-116 - Location of boundaries Purposes other than assessment.
- 5-2-117 - Location of boundaries Effect of determination.
Chapter 3 - Consolidation of Counties
- 5-3-101 - State consolidation committee.
- 5-3-102 - County consolidation committee.
- 5-3-103 - Joint committee Hearings and report.
- 5-3-104 - Referendum.
- 5-3-105 - Dissolution of county Effective date.
- 5-3-106 - Dissolution of county Transfer of functions, etc.
- 5-3-107 - Dissolution of county Rights and duties of county officers.
- 5-3-108 - Districts.
- 5-3-109 - Indebtedness and property.
- 5-3-110 - Transfer of court records.
- 5-3-111 - Voting Reapportionment.
- 5-3-112 - [Obsolete.]
- 5-3-113 - Debt reorganization Definition of terms.
- 5-3-114 - Debt reorganization Plan.
- 5-3-115 - Debt reorganization Laws relating to particular county.
- 5-3-116 - Debt reorganization Bond interest and maturity.
- 5-3-117 - Debt reorganization Bond format and additional terms.
- 5-3-118 - Debt reorganization Terms of bond sale or exchange.
- 5-3-119 - Debt reorganization Bond retirement Sinking fund.
- 5-3-120 - Debt reorganization Bonds tax exempt.
- 5-3-121 - Debt reorganization Payment of unfunded debt.
- 5-3-122 - State consolidation grants Funding.
- 5-3-123 - State consolidation grants Issuance.
- 5-3-124 - State consolidation grants Use and purpose.
- 5-3-125 - State consolidation grants Reimbursement.
Chapter 4 - Removal of County Seat
- 5-4-101 - Vote required for removal.
- 5-4-102 - Order of election.
- 5-4-103 - Balloting procedure.
- 5-4-104 - Counting of votes Removal.
- 5-4-105 - Sale of old courthouse.
Chapter 5 - County Legislative Bodies
- Part 1 - Substantive Provisions
- Part 2 - Transitional Provisions
Chapter 6 - County Mayors
- Part 1 - Substantive Provisions
- Part 2 - Transitional Provisions
Chapter 7 - County Buildings and Property
- 5-7-101 - County powers generally.
- 5-7-102 - Grants for use of county.
- 5-7-103 - Sites for offices.
- 5-7-104 - Required structures.
- 5-7-105 - Location of county buildings and courthouse, jail, workhouse and county highway department garage Interlocal agreements.
- 5-7-106 - Construction and maintenance costs Tax levy.
- 5-7-107 - Employment of superintendent.
- 5-7-108 - Courthouse Sheriff's power and duties.
- 5-7-109 - Flags.
- 5-7-110 - Jail specifications.
- 5-7-111 - Replacement of courthouse or jail Authorization.
- 5-7-112 - [Repealed.]
- 5-7-113 - [Repealed.]
- 5-7-114 - Replacement of courthouse or jail Deed conveying old site.
- 5-7-115 - [Repealed.]
- 5-7-116 - Leasing.
- 5-7-117 - County operating water utility system Transfer of system to utility district Procedure.
- 5-7-118 - County security officers Standards Police powers.
Chapter 8 - Receipt and Management of Funds
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Bank Accounts
- Part 3 - Investment in Bonds or Notes
- Part 4 - Unclaimed Funds
- Part 5 - Accounting System and Reports
- Part 6 - Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 9 - Appropriation and Disbursement of Funds
- Part 1 - Authorized Appropriations Generally
- Part 2 - Advertising and Tourist Promotion
- Part 3 - Procedures
- Part 4 - Agency Expenditures
Chapter 10 - Bonds and Notes.  [Repealed.]
- Part 1 - General Provisions [Repealed]
- Part 2 - Retirement of State-Reimbursable Bonds [Repealed]
- Part 3 - Refunding of Railroad Indebtedness [Repealed]
- Part 4 - Public Works Projects [Repealed]
- Part 5 - Capital Outlay and Anticipation Notes [Repealed]
- Part 6 - Cremation of Bonds and Coupons [Repealed]
- Part 7 - General Obligation Bonds Miscellaneous Provisions [Repealed]
Chapter 11 - Post-war Public Works Projects.  [Repealed]
- 5-11-101 - 5-11-126. [Repealed.]
Chapter 12 - County Budgeting Laws
- Part 1 - County Budgeting Law of 1957
- Part 2 - Local Option Budgeting Law of 1993
Chapter 13 - County Fiscal Procedure Law of 1957
- 5-13-101 - Short title.
- 5-13-102 - Local approval.
- 5-13-103 - Director of accounts and budgets Appointment Compensation Staff.
- 5-13-104 - Fiscal procedure system.
- 5-13-105 - Director of accounts and budgets Accounting duties generally.
- 5-13-106 - Receipt of funds.
- 5-13-107 - Disbursement of funds.
- 5-13-108 - Agency reports and information.
- 5-13-109 - Violations Penalties.
- 5-13-110 - Application to schools, etc.
- 5-13-111 - Construction of chapter.
Chapter 14 - County Purchasing
- Part 1 - County Purchasing Law of 1957
- Part 2 - County Purchasing Law of 1983
Chapter 15 - County Manager Form of Government.  [Repealed]
- Part 1 - General Provisions [Repealed]
- Part 2 - County Council [Repealed]
- Part 3 - County Manager and Other Officers [Repealed]
- Part 4 - Budget and Capital Program [Repealed]
- Part 5 - Appropriations and Expenditures [Repealed]
Chapter 16 - Urban Type Public Facilities
- 5-16-101 - Power granted to counties Chapter definitions.
- 5-16-102 - Resolution of authorization.
- 5-16-103 - Board of public utilities. [For contingent amendment, see the Compiler
- 5-16-104 - Superintendent Appointment Compensation Powers exercised on behalf of county.
- 5-16-105 - Superintendent Powers and duties.
- 5-16-106 - Bonds.
- 5-16-107 - Intergovernmental cooperation.
- 5-16-108 - Sewerage facilities Mandatory connection and use.
- 5-16-109 - Service charges Rules and regulations.
- 5-16-110 - Municipal annexation or incorporation Effect on facilities.
- 5-16-111 - Service near city or town Restrictions.
- 5-16-112 - Plan of services.
Chapter 17 - County-wide Fire Departments
- 5-17-101 - Formation.
- 5-17-102 - Powers and duties.
- 5-17-103 - County fire chief.
- 5-17-104 - Budget.
- 5-17-105 - Fire tax districts.
- 5-17-106 - Fire tax Levy.
- 5-17-107 - Fire tax Inclusion in property tax.
- 5-17-108 - Service supplementary.
Chapter 18 - County Historian
- 5-18-101 - In general.
Chapter 19 - Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal Services
- 5-19-101 - Power granted to counties.
- 5-19-102 - Chapter definitions.
- 5-19-103 - Resolution authorizing services.
- 5-19-104 - County board of sanitation.
- 5-19-105 - Supervision generally Office of superintendent.
- 5-19-106 - Intergovernmental cooperation.
- 5-19-107 - Powers of counties.
- 5-19-108 - Tax levy.
- 5-19-109 - Service districts.
- 5-19-110 - Superintendent Powers and duties.
- 5-19-111 - Bonds.
- 5-19-112 - Plan of services.
- 5-19-113 - Inspection of facilities.
- 5-19-114 - Investigations of facilities.
- 5-19-115 - Governmental entities' rights preserved.
- 5-19-116 - Householders' rights preserved.
Chapter 20 - Adoption of Prepared Building, Plumbing and Gas Codes by Reference
- 5-20-101 - Chapter definitions.
- 5-20-102 - Adoption by reference authorized.
- 5-20-103 - Administration of code.
- 5-20-104 - Enforcement of code.
- 5-20-105 - Code violations Penalties.
- 5-20-106 - Applicability.
Chapter 21 - Local Option Financial Management System
- 5-21-101 - Short title.
- 5-21-102 - Chapter definitions.
- 5-21-103 - Finance department General provisions County hospitals and nursing homes Exclusion from coverage of chapter.
- 5-21-104 - Financial management committee General provisions.
- 5-21-105 - Special committees General provisions.
- 5-21-106 - Director Appointment and compensation.
- 5-21-107 - Director Duties.
- 5-21-108 - Director Deputy.
- 5-21-109 - Director Bond.
- 5-21-110 - Budget Preparation and committee review.
- 5-21-111 - Budget Hearings Supporting documents County action.
- 5-21-112 - Appropriations Later modifications Impounding.
- 5-21-113 - Expenditures Minor adjustments.
- 5-21-114 - Monthly reports.
- 5-21-115 - Accounting system Preaudit of invoices, etc.
- 5-21-116 - Disbursement warrants.
- 5-21-117 - Payroll account.
- 5-21-118 - Director as purchasing agent Optional purchasing department.
- 5-21-119 - Purchasing system.
- 5-21-120 - Bidding.
- 5-21-121 - Conflicts of interest.
- 5-21-122 - Committee members Compensation.
- 5-21-123 - County employees unaffected.
- 5-21-124 - Education department Withdrawal from system.
- 5-21-125 - Violations Penalties.
- 5-21-126 - Adoption of system.
- 5-21-127 - Implementation of system.
- 5-21-128 - Suspension of private or local acts.
- 5-21-129 - Revocation of adoption.
- 5-21-130 - Sale of surplus, obsolete or unusable county-owned furniture on Internet website.
Chapter 22 - County Budget Law of 1990  [Repealed]
- 5-22-101 - 5-22-116. [Repealed.]
Chapter 23 - Written Personnel Policies
- 5-23-101 - Legislative intent.
- 5-23-102 - Chapter definitions.
- 5-23-103 - Adoption of base personnel policies.
- 5-23-104 - Required provisions.
- 5-23-105 - Retainer of attorney.
- 5-23-106 - Modification of policy.
- 5-23-107 - Duties of county officials and department heads.
- 5-23-108 - Existing authority to be retained by officials.
- 5-23-109 - Actions by counties against official or employee in derogation of chapter.
- 5-23-110 - Mandamus to compel compliance.
- 5-23-111 - Compliance with Title VI.
- 5-23-112 - Applicability.
Chapter 24 - Electronic Commerce Act  [Repealed]
- 5-24-101 - [Repealed.]
- 5-24-102 - [Repealed.]
- 5-24-103 - [Repealed.]
- 5-24-104 - [Repealed.]
- 5-24-105 - [Repealed.]