(a) The boundary line between this state and the state of Kentucky, as run by commissioners for this state and the state of Kentucky, appointed for the purpose of running and marking the same, runs as is set forth in detail in Acts 1821, chapter 44; 1857-1858, chapter 26; 1859-1860, chapter 79.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $50
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-2-104

  • 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.
  • Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) All the intervening marks and monuments made and set up by duly authorized boundary commissioners heretofore or hereafter appointed shall be the only lawful boundary between this state and the state of Kentucky, and all the lands lying and inhabitants residing south of that boundary line are, and shall be, subject to the laws and jurisdiction of this state.
(c) It is a Class C misdemeanor to alter, deface, disfigure, change, remove or destroy any of these marks or monuments.
(d) Land titles shall not be affected in any manner by the establishment of the state line described as the boundary between the two (2) states.
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