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Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-8-309 (2026)

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Sections 38-8-301 - 38-8-308 of this part shall apply only to those agencies that now provide a property interest in employment for their police officers and that have no other established procedures for dealing with the dismissal, demotion, suspension or transfer for punitive reasons of police officers.

Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 454, s 3, eff. 7/1/2023.

Acts 1989, ch. 398, § 9.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2026 · leading case: Ezell v. Cockrell, 902 S.W.2d 394 (Tenn. 1995).
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Ezell v. Cockrell, 902 S.W.2d 394 (Tenn. 1995). “§ 38-8-301 to § 38-8-309 (1991); Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-401 to § 39-16-406 (1991); Tenn.”
Robert T. Logan, Jr. v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of the City of Memphis (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-8-309 (2006). These Code provisions do not apply in this case.”
Madison Cnty., Tennessee v. Vatisha Evans-Barken (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “” See Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-8-309 (amended in 2023 without impact to the quoted language).”
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