Terms Used In Tennessee Code 10-1-105

  • 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.
  • 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

The secretary of state, acting through the division of public libraries and archives, shall be responsible for the proper administration of this chapter, and shall establish policies to govern the administration of the state library system. The division shall have custody of and be responsible for the properties of the state library system, including properties that may be assigned to it in the future. The secretary of state is authorized to establish policies, rules, and regulations that may be necessary to govern the use of the properties and the use and disposition of materials under the secretary’s jurisdiction, including the circulation of books from the library.