Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-34-117

  • 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.
  • Municipality: means any county or incorporated city or town of the state. See Tennessee Code 7-34-102

No requirements or provisions of this chapter shall be construed so as to deprive any municipality issuing bonds pursuant to this chapter of the exemption previously granted to municipalities from the jurisdiction of the Tennessee public utility commission.