Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-8-215

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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

The commissioner may, in the commissioner’s discretion, institute suit in the name of the state of Tennessee, in any court of competent jurisdiction for the collection of the tax imposed by this part in the event the tax is not paid when due. Such suit shall be for the amount of the tax due, with penalty and interest provided in this part.