Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-50-203

  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • sports official: means any person who serves as referee, umpire, linesperson or in any similar capacity in supervising or administering a sports event and who is registered as a member of a local, state, regional or national organization that provides training and educational opportunities for sports officials. See Tennessee Code 62-50-201

Nothing in this part grants civil immunity to a sports official who intentionally or by gross negligence inflicts injury or damage to a person or entity.