Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 62 > Chapter 50 > Part 2 - Liability of Sports Officials

• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• 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: 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