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Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1201 (2026)

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There is hereby created the department of human services.

Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 1; 1939, ch. 11, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.1; Acts 1975, ch. 219, § 1; modified.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2023 · leading case: Hornberger v. Tennessee, 782 F. Supp. 2d 561 (M.D. Tenn. 2011).
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Hornberger v. Tennessee, 782 F. Supp. 2d 561 (M.D. Tenn. 2011). · cites it 2× “DHS was created by the state legislature, see Giorgio, 1996 WL 447656, *1 (citing Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-3-1201), and DHS is identified by the Tennessee Code, the courts of the State of Tennessee, and Tennessee’s executive branch as an executive administrative agency of the state of…”
Harvison v. Little (W.D. Tenn. 2023). · cites it 2× “7, 1996) (citing Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1201 ) (“The DHS is an arm of the State of Tennessee .”
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