Terms Used In Tennessee Code 5-19-115

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Any of the provisions of this chapter notwithstanding, any municipality, utility or other special district shall retain existing rights to provide such garbage and rubbish collection services or disposal services, or both, to residents and taxpayers within its jurisdiction, including any territory annexed to such jurisdiction, and the existing rights of such instrumentalities to acquire disposal sites outside the limits of their jurisdictions shall not be impaired in any wise whatsoever.