Tennessee Statutes
§ 29-20-304 — Approval or denial of claim - Period for answering claim, action or suit
Tennessee § 29-20-304
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-20-304 (2026).
Text
(a)A governmental entity or employee shall have sixty (60) days in which to answer or otherwise respond to any claim, action, or suit brought pursuant to this chapter.
(b)A claim shall be deemed to have been denied if at the end of the sixty-day period the governmental entity or its insurance carrier has failed to approve or deny the claim.
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Related
Mardoche Olivier v. City of Clarksville
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2017)
Legislative History
Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 14; T.C.A., § 23-3316; Acts 1987, ch. 405, § 8.
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Receivers pending litigation§ 29-1-104
Receiver's bond§ 29-1-106
Judges granting extraordinary process§ 29-1-107
Statement as to first application§ 29-1-108
Application after refusal§ 29-1-109
Endorsement of refusal§ 29-1-110
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Chapter definitions§ 29-10-103
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Tennessee § 29-20-304, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/29-20-304.