Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-5-204

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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

Where a municipality is not organized to care for its own streets and roads, the construction or maintenance shall be done by the state, either by contract or state forces.