Tennessee Statutes

§ 4-1-404 — English - Official and legal language

Tennessee § 4-1-404

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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-404 (2026).

Text

English is hereby established as the official and legal language of Tennessee. All communications and publications, including ballots, produced by governmental entities in Tennessee shall be in English, and instruction in the public schools and colleges of Tennessee shall be conducted in English unless the nature of the course would require otherwise.

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Legislative History

Acts 1984, ch. 821, § 1.

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