Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-102-107

  • 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.
  • 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

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any person who is certified by the state to conduct fire safety inspections and/or to enforce building codes within a local government jurisdiction may perform those activities, within the limits of such person’s certification, for any other local government that may request such services from such persons.