§ 58-3-101 Privileges extended to World War II veterans
§ 58-3-102 Substitution of military service for occupational experience
§ 58-3-103 Removal of disability of minor veterans and spouses
§ 58-3-104 Information furnished to veterans
§ 58-3-105 Assistance in obtaining benefits
§ 58-3-106 Branch offices and field services
§ 58-3-107 Oaths administered by department employees
§ 58-3-108 Acceptance of aid by department
§ 58-3-109 County and municipal service offices
§ 58-3-110 Appropriations for local service offices
§ 58-3-111 Director of local service office
§ 58-3-112 Free admission to state parks one day a year
§ 58-3-113 Tennessee Fallen Heroes Medal
§ 58-3-114 Suicide prevention training

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 58 > Chapter 3 - Veterans' Rights in General

  • Abuse: means inflicting, or attempting to inflict, physical injury on an adult or minor by other than accidental means, placing an adult or minor in fear of physical harm, physical restraint, malicious damage to the personal property of the abused party, including inflicting, or attempting to inflict, physical injury on any animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by an adult or minor, or placing an adult or minor in fear of physical harm to any animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the adult or minor. See Tennessee Code 36-3-601
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • court: means any court of record with jurisdiction over domestic relations matters or the general sessions criminal court. See Tennessee Code 36-3-601
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Domestic abuse: means committing abuse against a victim, as defined in subdivision (5). See Tennessee Code 36-3-601
  • Petitioner: means the person alleging domestic abuse, stalking, sexual exploitation of a minor, sexual assault, or a human trafficking offense in a petition for an order for protection. See Tennessee Code 36-3-601
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Preferred response: means law enforcement officers shall arrest a person committing domestic abuse unless there is a clear and compelling reason not to arrest. See Tennessee Code 36-3-601
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Respondent: means the person alleged to have abused, stalked or sexually assaulted another in a petition for an order for protection. See Tennessee Code 36-3-601
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Sexual assault victim: means any person, regardless of the relationship with the perpetrator, who has been subjected to, threatened with, or placed in fear of any form of rape, as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 36-3-601
  • Stalking victim: means any person, regardless of the relationship with the perpetrator, who has been subjected to, threatened with, or placed in fear of the offense of stalking, as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 36-3-601
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Weapon: means a firearm or a device listed in §. See Tennessee Code 36-3-601