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Tenn. Code Ann. § 15-1-101 (2026)

Legal holidays

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January 1; the third Monday in January, "Martin Luther King, Jr. Day"; the third Monday in February, known as "Washington Day"; the last Monday in May, known as "Memorial" or "Decoration Day"; June 19, known as "Juneteenth"; July 4; the first Monday in September, known as "Labor Day"; the second Monday in October, known as "Columbus Day"; November 11, known as "Veterans' Day"; the fourth Thursday in November, known as "Thanksgiving Day"; December 25; and Good Friday; and when any one (1) of these days falls on Sunday, then the following Monday shall be substituted; and when any of these days falls on Saturday, then the preceding Friday shall be substituted; also, all days appointed by the governor or by the president of the United States as days of fasting or thanksgiving, and all days set apart by law for holding county, state, or national elections, throughout this state, are made legal holidays, and the period from twelve o'clock (12:00) noon to twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight of each Saturday which is not a holiday is made a half-holiday, on which holidays and half-holidays all public offices of this state may be closed and business of every character, at the option of the parties in interest of the same, may be suspended.

Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 337, s 1, eff. 5/5/2023.

Acts 1889, ch. 63, § 1; 1891, ch. 48, § 1; 1899, ch. 94, § 85; 1899, ch. 156, § 1; 1899, ch. 162, § 1; 1903, ch. 136, § 1; Shan., § 3515; Acts 1917, ch. 86, § 1; 1919, ch. 28, § 1; 1919, ch. 34, § 1; 1921, ch. 73, § 1; mod. Code 1932, § 7520; Acts 1937, ch. 164, § 1; 1937, ch. 169, § 1; mod. C. Supp. 1950, §7520 (Williams, §§7520, 7520.3); impl. am. Acts 1953, ch. 91; impl. am. Act of Congress, 6/1/1954, ch. 250; Acts 1969, ch. 166, § 1; 1973, ch. 23, § 1; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 55-101; Acts 1984, ch. 979, § 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1991–2026 · leading case: Sanders v. Traver, 109 S.W.3d 282 (Tenn. 2003).
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Sanders v. Traver, 109 S.W.3d 282 (Tenn. 2003). · cites it 2× “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 15-1-101 (providing that Memorial Day is a state holiday and that public offices of the state shall be closed).”
Martin v. Beer Bd. for City of Dickson, 908 S.W.2d 941 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 15-1-101 (1992). 28 . Francis H.”
Shirley M. Cartwright v. Tennessee Farmers Mut. Ins. Co., 453 S.W.3d 910 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “The last day of the period so computed shall be included unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday as defined in Tenn.Code Ann. § 15-1-101, or, when the act to be done is the filing of a paper in court, a day on which the office of the court clerk is closed or on…”
Cammack v. Waihee, 932 F.2d 765 (9th Cir. 1991). “Code § 1-03-01(4) (1975); Tenn.Code Ann. § 15-1-101 (1987); Wis.Stat.”
David Martin, Tr. of the Jt. Revocable Trust of Claude S. Jernigan & Jo Ann Jernigan v. Trevor D. Hill (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 7× “The last day of the period so computed shall be included unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday as defined in Tenn. Code Ann. § 15-1-101 , or, when the act to be done is the filing of a paper in court, a day on which the office of the court clerk is closed or on…”
Steven Brecker v. Virginia Story (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “01 (“The last day of the period so computed shall be included unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday as defined in Tenn. Code Ann. § 15-1-101 , or, when the act to be done is the filing of a paper in court, a day on which the office of the court clerk is closed .”
Karl Robert Kokko v. Thomas L. Moore, Jr. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “01 (The last day of the period so computed shall be included unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday as defined in Tenn. Code Ann. § 15-1-101 , or, when the act to be done is the filing of a paper in court, a day on which the office of the court clerk is closed .”
Paul Seibers v. Melissa Cunnningham (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “” The term “legal holiday” is, in turn, defined in Tenn. Code Ann. § 15-1-101 (1999). The only “legal holidays” occurring between December 21, 2001 and January 9, 2002 were Christmas Day and New Years Day.”
Eric Dates v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “See T.C.A. § 15-1-101 (“November 11, known as „Veterans‟ Day‟” is a legal holiday).”
Edward Ronny Arnold v. Bob Oglesby (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 15-1-101 . Pursuant 1 It occurs to this court that had the Commissioner’s representatives or legal counsel responded to Mr.”
In Re Jazmine D. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “21(a) (“The last day of the period so computed shall be included unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday as defined in Tenn.”
Barry Charles Blackburn Ex Rel. Briton B. v. Mark A. McLean, M.D. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “§ 15-1 -101”); Tenn. Code Ann. § 15-1-101 (specifying January 1 as a holiday).”
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