Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-21-204

  • Commission: means the Tennessee human rights commission. See Tennessee Code 4-21-102
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

The office of the attorney general and reporter shall make a complaint form available on the office’s website for persons alleged to have been aggrieved by the commission pursuant to the commission’s authority under this chapter. The office of the attorney general and reporter shall also supply an individual with a written copy of the complaint form via the United States postal service upon request. The office shall facilitate the submission of complaint forms via the internet. If a complaint is filed via the internet, then the complaint is deemed to be signed so long as the name of the filer is indicated in the complaint. Anonymous complaints cannot be accepted by the office for investigative purposes.