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Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-31-101

Duty to maintain roads

Acts 1859-1860, ch. 72, §§ 1, 2; Shan., §§ 1989, 1990; mod

(1) It is the duty of all incorporated municipalities, when a public highway passes through the corporation, or to any public place within the incorporated municipality, to keep the road in good repair. Nothing in this subsection (a) shall be construed to apply to any railroads or their rights-of-way.

(2) It is the duty of the grand jury to make presentments as for misdemeanor against the mayor and governing body of any incorporated municipality that violate this section.

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.