Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-20-305

Action in circuit court generally — General sessions court in certain counties

Known as the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act

The act spans §§ 29-20-101 to 29-20-408 (44 sections).

Applied in 17 court decisions — leading case Doe a v. Coffee County Board of Education (1992)

Most recently applied in Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company v. Memphis Light, Gas, and Water (December 2018)

Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 15; T.C.A., § 23-3317; Acts 1981, ch. 527, § 3; 2011, ch. 180, § 1.

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(1) If the claim is denied, a claimant may institute an action in the circuit court against the governmental entity in those circumstances where immunity from suit has been removed as provided for in this chapter; provided, that in counties having a population of more than eight hundred fifty thousand (850,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, an action under this section may also be instituted in the general sessions court.

(2) The action must be commenced within twelve (12) months after the cause of action arises.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.