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Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-17-109

Local government right to injunctive relief

Acts 2018, ch. 825, § 9.

(1) The local legislative body may seek injunctive relief or institute other appropriate actions or proceedings in the chancery court of: The local government in which any violation of § 65-17-104 or of the local legislation occurred; or

(2) The local government in which the person responsible for the violation resides or has the person's principal place of business to ensure compliance with this chapter.

(3) The chancery court may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining the violation of § 65-17-104 or of the local legislation. The institution of an injunctive action and of the proceedings under this section is in addition to, and not in lieu of, all civil penalties and other remedies prescribed in titles 5 and 6 for permit violations and violations of local legislation.

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.