Tennessee § 7-63-301 Traffic stops - Local resolutions or ordinances preventing lawful stops prohibited and void

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§ 7-63-301 — Traffic stops - Local resolutions or ordinances preventing lawful stops prohibited and void

Tennessee § 7-63-301

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-63-301 (2026).

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A local governmental entity or official shall not adopt or enact a resolution, ordinance, or policy that prohibits or limits the ability of a law enforcement agency to conduct traffic stops based on observation of or reasonable suspicion that the operator or a passenger in a vehicle has violated a local ordinance or state or federal law. A resolution, ordinance, or policy that is adopted in violation of this section is null and void.

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A local governmental entity or official shall not adopt or enact a resolution, ordinance, or policy that prohibits or limits the ability of a law enforcement agency to conduct traffic stops based on observation of or reasonable suspicion that the operator or a passenger in a vehicle has violated a local ordinance or state or federal law. A resolution, ordinance, or policy that is adopted in violation of this section is null and void.