Tennessee Statutes
§ 16-18-301 — Short title - Construction of terms
Tennessee·Title 16
(a)This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Municipal Court Reform Act of 2004." (b) As used in this part:
(1)"Any law to the contrary" includes, but is not limited to, any conflicting provision of any general statute, local law, private act, charter provision, municipal law or municipal ordinance; and (2) "Municipal court" includes the city, town, mayor's, recorder's or municipal court, or other similarly functioning court, however designated, for any city, town, municipality or metropolitan government, whether the court exists pursuant to general statute, local law, private act, charter provision, municipal law, municipal ordinance or other legal authorization.
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Legislative History
Acts 2004, ch. 914, § 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 16-1-101
Vesting of judicial power§ 16-1-102
Powers of court§ 16-1-103
Contempt§ 16-1-104
Conflicts in use of courtroom§ 16-1-106
Minutes§ 16-1-107
Power to sell land§ 16-1-108
Vesting title by decree or clerk's deed§ 16-1-109
Registration of decree or clerk's deed§ 16-1-110
Implied covenants in sales of land§ 16-1-111
Use of papers filed in federal courts§ 16-1-115
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