Terms Used In Tennessee Code 29-37-106

  • Fees and other expenses: means those reasonable attorney's fees and expert witness fees as determined by the court plus reasonable expenses and court costs, but does not include any portion of an attorney's fees or salary paid by a unit of local, state, or federal government for the attorney's services in the case. See Tennessee Code 29-37-103
  • Local government: means an incorporated municipality or county or subdivision of either. See Tennessee Code 29-37-103
  • Small business: means a business entity that is:
    (i) A natural person who is licensed by one (1) or more state agencies or boards and whose claim under this chapter arises from such licensing, but the person shall not have a net worth of more than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) at the time the civil action is filed. See Tennessee Code 29-37-103
  • State agency: means any entity of the state as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 29-37-103

If the court finds that the small business‘ claim for fees and other expenses under this chapter was made in bad faith or was frivolous or was made for the sole basis of harassment, the court may impose a fine on the small business of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) which will go to the state agency or local government involved in the action.

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