Tennessee Law

Tennessee residents are subject to Tennessee kingdom and U.S. federal legal guidelines. Federal legal guidelines apply in Tennessee as they do across all 50 states. In addition to the U.S. Constitution, that's the best regulation of the U.S., federal legal guidelines include statutes which are periodically codified inside the U.S. Code. Federal laws also include selections by means of courts that interpret federal legal guidelines. Finally, federal laws include rules issued through federal administrative companies to put into effect federal legal guidelines. You can discover federal laws and related sources with the aid of traveling the federal law phase of the USLaw.Site website.

The state of Tennessee also has its personal state legal guidelines. Tennessee country laws consist of the Tennessee Constitution, legal guidelines exceeded via the Tennessee legislature and periodically codified within the Tennessee Code, and selections through courts that interpret Tennessee legal guidelines.

The modern Tennessee Constitution dates from 1870 and is the 1/3 model of this file. Its preamble strains the authority of this Constitution to the authentic Tennessee Constitution, which become followed in 1796. Section three of Article XI offers the two procedures for amending the Constitution. First, an modification proposed within the legislature will seem on a poll if it's far accepted with the aid of a simple majority of every chamber of the legislature, and then permitted again in the subsequent legislative consultation by a two-thirds majority of each chamber. In addition, the legislature can location a proposal on a ballot to name a constitutional convention to amend or otherwise change the Constitution. A convention cannot be held greater often than once in six years.

The Tennessee Code carries the laws handed through the Tennessee legislature. These legal guidelines and the provisions of the Tennessee Constitution are frequently interpreted by way of the Tennessee Supreme Court and the Tennessee intermediate appellate courts. These are the Tennessee Court of Appeals, which reviews appeals in civil instances, and the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals. Three federal district courts in Tennessee also problem selections which could have an effect on Tennessee residents. These are the Eastern, Middle, and Western District Courts of Tennessee. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals holds the authority to check selections through federal district courts in Tennessee. Sometimes the U.S. Supreme Court can also evaluate a case that has been appealed from the Sixth Circuit or from the Tennessee Supreme Court.

Tennessee Constitution

Tennessee Code

• 2019 Tennessee Code
• 2018 Tennessee Code
• 2017 Tennessee Code
• 2016 Tennessee Code
• 2015 Tennessee Code
• 2014 Tennessee Code
• 2012 Tennessee Code
• 2010 Tennessee Code

Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee

Tennessee Case Law

• Tennessee Supreme Court Decisions
• Tennessee Court of Appeals Decisions
• Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Decisions
• Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers Compensation Appeals Panel Decisions

Federal Courts - Tennessee

• US Supreme Court
• Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Tennessee Federal District Courts
• Tennessee Eastern District Court
• Tennessee Middle District Court
• Tennessee Western District Court

Tennessee State Resources