Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-9-102 — Chapter definitions
Tennessee § 40-9-102
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-9-102 (2026).
Text
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)"Executive authority" includes the governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state;
(2)"Governor" includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state; and (3) "State," referring to a state other than this state, refers to any other state or territory organized or unorganized of the United States.
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Legislative History
Acts 1951, ch. 240, § 1 (Williams, § 11935.1); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1002.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 40-9-102, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-9-102.