Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 37 > Chapter 2 - Placement of Juveniles

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Agency: means a child care agency, as defined in title 71, chapter 3, part 5, or in chapter 5, part 5 of this title, regardless of whether such agency is licensed or approved, and includes the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-2-402
• AMC National Registry: means the registry of state-registered AMCs and federally regulated AMCs maintained by the appraisal subcommittee. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Analysis assignment: means an analysis, opinion or conclusion prepared by a real estate appraiser that relates to the nature, quality or utility of identified real estate or identified real property. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
• Antibacterial solution: means any solution used to retard the growth of bacteria approved for application to human skin and includes all products so labeled. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Applicant: means a person seeking an initial or renewal registration pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 62-43-102
• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• Appraisal: means the act or process of developing an opinion of value of identified real estate. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
• Appraisal: means the act or process of developing an opinion of value of identified real estate. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
• Appraisal assignment: means an engagement for which an appraiser is employed or retained to act, or would be perceived by third parties or the public as acting, as a disinterested third party in rendering an unbiased analysis, opinion or conclusion relating to the nature, quality, value or utility of specified interests in, or aspects of, identified real estate. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
• Appraisal foundation: means the appraisal foundation incorporated as an Illinois not for profit corporation on November 30, 1987. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
• Appraisal management services: means one (1) or more of the following:
  (A) Recruiting, selecting, and retaining appraisers. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
• Appraisal report: means any communication, written or oral, of an opinion of value of identified real estate. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
• Appraiser: means an individual who holds a license under part 1 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
• Appraiser panel: means a network, list, or roster of appraisers approved by an AMC to perform appraisals as independent contractors for the AMC. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
• Apprenticeship: means a program that:
  (A) Meets the federal guidelines set out in 29 C. See Tennessee Code 62-76-201
• Approval: means written approval from the department of health indicating that the body piercing establishment has been inspected and meets all the terms of this part and the applicable rules. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Audit: means an engagement performed in accordance with the Statements on Auditing Standards (SAS). See Tennessee Code 62-43-102
• Authority: means a water and wastewater treatment authority created pursuant to this part. See Tennessee Code 68-221-1303
• Board: means an advisory review board appointed by a juvenile court judge, juvenile court judges, or the department of children's services as provided in this part. See Tennessee Code 37-2-402
• Board: means the board of commissioners of an authority. See Tennessee Code 68-221-1303
• Body piercing: includes ear piercing except when the ear piercing procedure is performed on the ear with an ear piercing gun. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Body piercing establishment: means any place, whether temporary or permanent, stationary or mobile, wherever situated, where body piercing is performed, including any area under the control of the operator. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• body piercing procedure: means the service performed or the procedure utilized for body piercing. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Bonds: includes notes, interim certificates or other obligations of an authority. See Tennessee Code 68-221-1303
• Business: means any entity that provides body piercing services or procedures for compensation. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Client: means any person who enters into a professional employer agreement with a professional employer organization. See Tennessee Code 62-43-102
• Client: means any person desiring to receive a tattoo. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• Co-employer: means either a professional employer organization or a client. See Tennessee Code 62-43-102
• Co-employment relationship: means a relationship which is intended to be an ongoing relationship rather than a temporary or project specific one, wherein the rights, duties, and obligations of an employer which arise out of an employment relationship have been shared and allocated between co-employers pursuant to a professional employer agreement and this chapter. See Tennessee Code 62-43-102
• Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Commission: means the real estate appraiser commission created by §. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
• Commission: means the real estate appraiser commission established pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance or the commissioner's designee. See Tennessee Code 62-36-103
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of health. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of health or the designee of the commissioner. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of health. See Tennessee Code 63-1-401
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Consumer credit: means credit offered or extended to a consumer primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Controlling person: means :
  (A) An owner, officer or director of a corporation, partnership, or other business entity seeking to offer appraisal management services in this state. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• County mayor: means and includes "county executive" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Court: means the juvenile court having jurisdiction over the person of the child, or, if no juvenile court has jurisdiction over the child, then the juvenile court in the county in which the child resides. See Tennessee Code 37-2-402
• Creating governmental entity: means any city, metropolitan government, county or utility district that creates an authority pursuant to this part. See Tennessee Code 68-221-1303
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Date of foster care placement: means the original date on which the child is physically placed in foster care. See Tennessee Code 37-2-402
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the department of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 62-36-103
• Department: means the department of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 62-43-102
• Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• Department: means the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-2-502
• Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Disinfectant: means a solution intended to destroy or inactivate specific viruses, bacteria or fungi on inanimate surfaces. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• Disinfecting: means a process that kills or destroys nearly all disease-producing microorganisms, with the exception of bacterial spores. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
• Dwelling: includes individual condominium units, cooperative units, mobile homes, and trailers, if used as a residence. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Executive officer: means the mayor, county mayor or other chief executive officer of any creating or participating governmental entity. See Tennessee Code 68-221-1303
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. ^{Source: OCC}
• Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Free health clinic: means a health care facility operated by a nonprofit private entity that does not receive payment for its services and does not impose any charges on the individuals to whom services are rendered. See Tennessee Code 63-1-201
• Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
• Geologist: means a person qualified by education and practical experience to engage in the practice of geology. See Tennessee Code 62-36-103
• Geology: means the science concerning the earth and its history, including:
  (A) The investigation, prediction of existence and location of:

  (i) Minerals. See Tennessee Code 62-36-103
• Germicidal solution: means any solution that destroys germs and is so labeled. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Governing body: means the chief legislative body of any creating or participating governmental entity. See Tennessee Code 68-221-1303
• Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. ^{Source: OCC}
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Industrial hygiene: means the science and art devoted to anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of environmental factors or stressors arising in or from the workplace that may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being or significant discomfort and inefficiency among workers. See Tennessee Code 62-40-101
• Industrial hygienist: means a person who possesses a baccalaureate degree issued by an accredited college or university in industrial hygiene engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, medicine or related physical and biological sciences and who, by virtue of special studies and training, has acquired competence in industrial hygiene. See Tennessee Code 62-40-101
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Judge: means a juvenile judge or the judge having jurisdiction over the person of the child. See Tennessee Code 37-2-402
• 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.
• Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• License: means the issuance of a license to perform tattooing to any individual, partnership, firm or corporation. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• License: means the issuance of a license to perform body piercing to an individual, partnership, firm, association or corporation. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Licensed professional geologist: means a person who is licensed as a geologist under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 62-36-103
• Licensing authority: means any state agency with the authority to impose training, education, or licensure fees to practice in a profession. See Tennessee Code 62-76-201
• Local governmental entity: means a governing body, board, commission, committee or department of a municipality or county. See Tennessee Code 62-43-102
• Medical practitioner: means a:
  (A) Physician licensed under chapter 6 or 9 of this title. See Tennessee Code 63-1-201
• Minor: means an individual under the age of eighteen (18). See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Minor: means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• operator: means a person who controls, operates, conducts or manages a body piercing establishment, whether or not the operator is actually engaging in body piercing. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Pain clinic guidelines: means systematically developed standards to assist healthcare providers and pain clinic certificate holders in making decisions concerning the appropriate medical care for chronic nonmalignant pain treatment, as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 63-1-401
• Parent: means the natural parent or legal guardian, except in cases when guardianship is held by an agency pursuant to a determination of abandonment or surrender of parental rights. See Tennessee Code 37-2-402
• Participating governmental entity: means any utility district, metropolitan government, city, town or county, which utility district, city, town or county, pursuant to a resolution of its governing body, has sold, leased, dedicated, donated or otherwise conveyed its water or wastewater treatment works, or both, or a portion of its water or wastewater treatment works, to the authority for operation by the authority in order to make the treatment works an operational part of its treatment works. See Tennessee Code 68-221-1303
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Patron: means a person requesting and receiving body piercing services. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• permanency plan: means a written plan for a child placed in foster care with the department of children's services or in the care of an agency as defined in subdivision (3) and as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 37-2-402
• Permit: means the issuance of a permit to a tattoo studio or establishment. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• permit: means the issuance of a written permit by the department to a body piercing establishment stating that the establishment, after inspection, was found to be in compliance with this part. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Person: means a natural person or an entity, including a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship, association, cooperative, estate, trust, or government unit. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
• Personal representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• Practice of geology: means providing geological services, except as specifically exempted by this chapter. See Tennessee Code 62-36-103
• Premises: means the physical location of an establishment that offers and performs body piercing services. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
• Professional employer agreement: means a written contract between a client and a professional employer organization that provides:
  (A) For the co-employment of covered employees. See Tennessee Code 62-43-102
• Professional employer organization group: means two (2) or more professional employer organizations that are majority owned or commonly controlled by the same entity, parent or controlling person. See Tennessee Code 62-43-102
• Professional employer services: means the service of entering into co-employment relationships under this chapter in which all or a majority of the employees providing services to a client, a division or work unit of a client are covered employees. See Tennessee Code 62-43-102
• Professional industrial hygienist: means a person who possesses a baccalaureate degree issued by an accredited college or university in industrial hygiene, engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, medicine or related physical and biological sciences and who has a minimum of three (3) years full-time industrial hygiene experience. See Tennessee Code 62-40-101
• Proof of age: means a driver license or other generally accepted means of identification that describes the individual as eighteen (18) years of age or older, contains a photograph or other likeness of the individual and appears on its face to be valid. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Real estate: means an identified parcel or tract of land, including improvements, if any. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
• Real estate appraisal activity: means the act or process of making an appraisal of real estate or real property and preparing an appraisal report. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
• Real estate appraiser: means a person who engages in real estate appraisal activity for a fee or other valuable consideration. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Real property: means one (1) or more defined interests, benefits and rights inherent in the ownership of real estate. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
• Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Registrant: means a professional employer organization registered under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 62-43-102
• Registration: means license or permit, as applicable. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Report: means a written report by an advisory review board as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 37-2-402
• Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
• Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Responsible charge of work: means accountable, independent control and direction by the use of initiative, skill and independent judgment of geological work or supervision of geological work. See Tennessee Code 62-36-103
• Review assignment: means an analysis, opinion or conclusion prepared by a real estate appraiser that forms an opinion as to the adequacy and appropriateness of a valuation appraisal or an analysis assignment. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
• Runaway: means any person under eighteen (18) years of age who is away from the home or residence of such person's parents or guardians without such parents' or guardians' consent. See Tennessee Code 37-2-502
• Runaway house: means any house or institution giving sanctuary or housing to any person under eighteen (18) years of age, who is away from the home or residence of such person's parents or guardians without such parents' or guardians' consent. See Tennessee Code 37-2-502
• Sanctuary: means a house, institution or other organization providing housing or accommodations to runaways as set forth in this part. See Tennessee Code 37-2-502
• Sanitary: means clean and free of agents of infection. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Single use: means an item is used one (1) time on one (1) client and then is properly disposed of by appropriate measures. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• Small operations: means an applicant or registrant with less than fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) in annualized wages. See Tennessee Code 62-43-102
• Special volunteer license: means a license awarded to a medical practitioner whose sole practice is rendering professional services without remuneration in a free health clinic at a specified site or setting. See Tennessee Code 63-1-201
• Specialized services: means those appraisal services that do not fall within the definition of appraisal assignment. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
• 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
• State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 68-221-1303
• 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
• State agency: means a state board, agency, or commission attached to the division of regulatory boards, as listed in §. See Tennessee Code 62-76-201
• State certified real estate appraiser: means a person who develops and communicates real estate appraisals and who holds a current, valid certificate issued to the person for either general or residential real estate under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
• State licensed real estate appraiser: means a person who holds a current, valid real estate appraiser license issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
• States: means the fifty (50) states, the District of Columbia and the territories of Guam, Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Sterilization: means holding in an autoclave for fifteen (15) minutes, at fifteen pounds (15 lbs. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• Sterilization: means holding in an autoclave for fifteen (15) minutes at fifteen (15) pounds of pressure and at a temperature of two hundred and fifty degrees Fahrenheit (250°. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Sterilize: means a process by which all forms of microbial life, including bacteria, viruses, spores, and fungi, are destroyed. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Subordinate: means any person who assists a licensed professional geologist in the practice of geology without assuming the responsible charge of work. See Tennessee Code 62-36-103
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Tattoo: means any method of placing designs, letters, figures, symbols, cosmetics or any other marks under the skin of a person with ink or color by the aid of needles or instruments. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• Tattoo artist: means any person, regardless of age, who engages in the practice/service of tattooing regardless of the type of tattoo or area to be tattooed. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• Tattoo operator: means any person who controls, operates, conducts or manages any tattoo studio, whether actually engaging in tattooing or not. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• Tattoo studio: means any room or space where tattooing is practiced or where the service of tattooing is conducted. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• technician: means a person at least eighteen (18) years of age who engages in the practice or service of body piercing, regardless of the type of body ornament utilized or the body area to be pierced. See Tennessee Code 62-38-301
• Temporary help services: means services consisting of a person:
  (A) Recruiting and hiring its own employees. See Tennessee Code 62-43-102
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• token support: means that the support, under the circumstances of the individual case, is insignificant given the parent's means. See Tennessee Code 37-2-402
• token visitation: means that the visitation, under the circumstances of the individual case, constitutes nothing more than perfunctory visitation or visitation of such an infrequent nature or of such short duration as to merely establish minimal or insubstantial contact with the child. See Tennessee Code 37-2-402
• Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• Treatment guidelines: means systematically developed statements to assist healthcare providers in making patient decisions concerning appropriate medical care for specific clinical circumstances and settings. See Tennessee Code 63-1-401
• Treatment works: means any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the state's waters, or any devices and systems used in the treatment and distribution of water, including intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, sewage collection systems, water storage facilities, water transmission lines, pumping, power and other equipment, and their appurtenances, extensions, improvements, remodeling, additions and alterations thereof. See Tennessee Code 68-221-1303
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Truth in Lending Act: The Truth in Lending Act is a federal law that requires lenders to provide standardized information so that borrowers can compare loan terms. In general, lenders must provide information on ^{Source: OCC}
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Universal precautions: means that all blood and body fluids are treated as to contain all bloodborne pathogens and taking proper precautions to prevent the spread of any bloodborne pathogens. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
• USPAP: means the appraisal standards promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
• Valuation appraisal: refers to an analysis, opinion or conclusion prepared by a real estate appraiser that estimates the value of an identified parcel of real estate or identified real property at a particular point in time. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
• Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
• Voir dire: The process by which judges and lawyers select a petit jury from among those eligible to serve, by questioning them to determine knowledge of the facts of the case and a willingness to decide the case only on the evidence presented in court. "Voir dire" is a phrase meaning "to speak the truth."
• Working capital: means the excess of current assets over current liabilities as determined by generally accepted accounting principles. See Tennessee Code 62-43-102
• written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105