Terms Used In Tennessee Code 1-2-102

  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

The enrolled draft of the official Tennessee Code shall, upon the approval of this statute by the governor, be deposited in the office of the secretary of state, and shall be carefully preserved by that officer as the official code of this state, adopted and declared to be such.