§ 6-54-145 — Municipal notice requirements

(a) A municipality shall display in the city hall or other building that houses the municipality's seat of local government, a sign at least eleven inches (11") in height and seventeen inches (17") in width stating: PURSUANT TO TENNESSEE CODE ANNOTATED, § 33-2-405 , IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, OR CORPORATION TO OWN OR OPERATE A SERVICE OR FACILITY THAT PROVIDES ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 33 OF THE TENNESSEE CODE ANNOTATED WITHOUT HAVING OBTAINED A LICENSE. A VIOLATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR. EACH DAY OF OPERATION WITHOUT A LICENSE CONSTITUTES A SEPARATE OFFENSE. REPORT ANY SUSPECTED UNLICENSED ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT SERVICES TO THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES' OFFICE OF LICENSURE BY DIALING [WEST TENNESSEE LICENSURE OFFICE PHONE NUMBER; MIDDLE TENNESSEE LICENSURE OFFICE PHONE NUMBER; OR EAST TENNESSEE LICENSURE OFFICE PHONE NUMBER, AS APPLICABLE TO THE LOCATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY]. (b) If a municipality maintains a website, then the notice required under subsection (a) must be placed prominently on the municipality's website. (c) As used in this section, "municipality" means an incorporated city or town, or a county with a metropolitan form of government.

Legislative History

Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 309, s 2, eff. 7/1/2022. Acts 2018 , ch. 879, § 2.