§ 1-1-112. Uncertified Compilations Not Recognized
No compilation or codification of the statutes of Tennessee not bearing a copy of the certificate of approval of the code commission as provided in § 1-1-110 shall be recognized as an official compilation of the statutory law of Tennessee.
§ 1-1-101. Composition of Commission — Vacancies
There is created a Tennessee code commission of five (5) members composed of the chief justice of the supreme court, the attorney general and reporter, a director of the office of legal services for the general assembly, and two (2) other members appointed by the chief justice. In the event of a vacancy for any […]
§ 1-1-102. Chair — Executive Secretary
The chief justice shall serve as chair of the commission. The revisor of statutes within the office of legal services for the general assembly shall serve as executive secretary of the commission.
§ 1-1-103. Staff Services for Commission
The office of legal services for the general assembly shall provide all staff services for the commission.
§ 1-1-104. Successor to 1953 Commission
The Tennessee code commission, created by § 1-1-101, shall be the immediate successor to the commission created by Chapter 80 of the Public Acts of 1953.
§ 1-1-105. Publication of Tennessee Code Annotated
The Tennessee code commission is hereby authorized and directed to formulate and supervise the execution of plans for the compilation, arrangement, classification, annotation, editing, indexing, printing, binding, publication, sale, distribution and the performance of all other acts necessary for the publication of an official compilation of the statutes, codes and session laws of the state […]
§ 1-1-106. Powers of Commission — Contracts
The Tennessee code commission has full power and authority on behalf of the state of Tennessee to perform all acts and to negotiate and enter into all contracts necessary for and expedient to the successful production and publication of a revised compilation of the statutory laws of Tennessee, including the power and authority to enter […]
§ 1-1-107. Specifications in Contract — Price of Supplements and Replacement Volumes
Any contract with a law book publisher for the purposes referred to in §§ 1-1-105 and 1-1-106 shall prescribe the specifications for the publication of the revised compilation, including the size of type to be used in the text of the statutes and the annotations, the grade and weight of the paper to be used, […]
§ 1-1-108. Substantive Changes in Text Prohibited — Changes Authorized — Effect of Error in Enrollment
In preparing the manuscript of the revised compilation (including pocket supplements and replacement volumes) for publication and distribution, the commission shall not alter the sense, meaning or effect of any act of the general assembly, but shall copy the exact language of the text of the statutes, codes and session laws of a public and […]
§ 1-1-109. Seal and Certificate
The commission has the authority to design and adopt an appropriate certificate and distinctive seal on behalf of the state, a copy of which shall be included in each copy of each volume and pocket supplement of “Tennessee Code Annotated.”