Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-5-302

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of transportation. See Tennessee Code 54-5-103
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. 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

No person, firm, corporation or municipality shall construct any entrance into a highway in the state highway system without first having agreed to construct the highway in accordance with rules and regulations of the commissioner.