(a) In all counties in this state that have adopted a metropolitan form of government, or that may subsequently adopt a metropolitan form of government, the offenses enumerated in subsection (b) are declared to be state offenses, and any person arrested for violation of the offenses shall be tried for violation of state law in state courts, in which the jurisdiction shall be exclusive. Any ordinance presently enacted to regulate any of the enumerated offenses or to be later enacted is hereby declared to be void and of no effect.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-3-312

  • 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
(b) The enumerated offenses are as follows:

(1) Driving while intoxicated or drugged, as forbidden by § 55-10-401;
(2) Failing to stop after a traffic accident, as forbidden by title 55, chapter 10;
(3) Driving while license is suspended or revoked, as forbidden by § 55-50-504; and
(4) Drag racing, as defined and forbidden by § 55-10-501.
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