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Tennessee is a "shall issue" state for citizens and lawful permanent residents who are 18 years or older. Concealed and Enhanced permits are issued. Enhanced permits are issued to those who complete a training course. Permitless carry took effect on July 1, 2021. Permit required for open carry? N/A: No: T.C.A. § 39-17-1307 T.C.A. § 39-17-1308
2021 Tennessee Code :: Title 4 - State Government :: Chapter 21 - Human Rights :: Part 2 - Human Rights Commission :: § 4-21-201. Commission Created — Members; Tennessee Code Commission, Tennessee Code Commission (January 1, 1998). Tennessee Code Annotated Official Edition 2a Titles 4,5 (2a ed.). Lexis Law Publishing. ISBN 978-0327051480
Many laws and rules hinder addiction treatment in Tennessee. Tennessee has the second highest overdose death rate per-capita (CDC data from 2021). Despite the record number of overdose deaths ...
The Alcohol laws of Tennessee are distinct in that they vary considerably by county. Local government jurisdictions (counties & municipalities) in Tennessee by default are dry and do not allow the sales of liquor or wine. These governments must amend the laws to allow for liquor-by-the-drink sales and retail package stores.
The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that the state's sodomy statute was unconstitutional in 1996 in the case of Campbell v. Sundquist. [4]In November 2023, the city of Murfreesboro within Rutherford County, Tennessee formally removed "homosexuality" from its local ordinance that criminalizes it [5] [6] after being ordered to do so by U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw on ...
A Tennessee Disability Coalition report blasts state policymakers for laws that are likely harming thousands of the state’s most vulnerable students. Tennessee laws, not students, are root of ...
The Tennessee Constitution states that after a bill has been rejected by the General Assembly, no bill with the same substance can be passed into law during the same session. The Tennessee Constitution states that each bill must be passed on three separate days in both houses. In order for a new bill to pass it requires a constitutional majority.
As a result, kids could end up in adult prison without committing anothercrime, said Zoe Jamail, policy coordinator at Disability Rights Tennessee. Instead, the text of the law allows children to ...