Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-242 (2026)

Uniformity of construction among states

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In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 43.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2021 · leading case: Staats v. McKinnon, 206 S.W.3d 532 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006).
Staats v. McKinnon, 206 S.W.3d 532 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “at 650; see also Tenn.Code Ann. § 36-6-242 ("In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.”
Dillon Brooks v. Heather Avery Andrews (2021). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-242 (“In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.”
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