Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-4-104 (2026)
Department offices
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) Each department shall maintain a central office at the capitol, which shall be the official residence of each commissioner, or head of department.
- (b) The commissioner of each department may, in the commissioner's discretion and with the approval of the governor, establish and maintain at places other than the seat of government, branch offices for any one (1) or more functions of the commissioner's department.
Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 11; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.11; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-404.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2021 · leading case: Sw. Williamson Cnty. Cmty. Ass'n v. Saltsman, 66 S.W.3d 872 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001).
Sw. Williamson Cnty. Cmty. Ass'n v. Saltsman, 66 S.W.3d 872 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “§ 29-25-101 as a grant of subject matter jurisdiction, it is a general statute that must give way to a specific statute — such as T.C.A. § 4-4-104, the statute upon which the Commissioner relies.”
Hawkins v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 127 S.W.3d 749 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “This court held that venue for the lawsuit was exclusively Davidson County because venue for lawsuits against state officials “such as these defendants” is established in Davidson County by virtue of Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-4-104 13 and by court interpretations of that statute…”
State Ex Rel. Comm'r of the Dep't of Transp. v. Thomas, 336 S.W.3d 588 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). “See T.C.A. §§ 4-4-104(a), 4-5-322(b)(1)(A), & 4-5-225(a); see Doe v.”
Morris v. Snodgrass, 871 S.W.2d 484 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1993). “T.C.A. § 4-4-104, as interpreted by the courts of this state for many years, establishes venue for suits against state officials such as these defendants in Davidson County.”
Barton Hawkins v. Dept of Corr. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “§ 41-21-803 has no application to a petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of prison disciplinary actions because (1) jurisdiction for actions against state agencies lies exclusively in Davidson County pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-4-104 ; and (2) actions against state…”
Pee Wee Wisdom Child Dev. Ctr. & Vivian Braxton v. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., in his Off. capacity as Attorney Gen. & Reporter for the State of Tennessee - Dissenting (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “We believe that the General Assembly clearly prescribed [in Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-4-104 (a)] that a suit against a commissioner in his or her official capacity, i.”
Katrina Walker d/b/a Rainbow Kidz Child Care Ctr. v. Tennessee Dep't of Human Servs. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2021). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-4-104 (providing that “[e]ach department shall maintain a central office at the capitol, which shall be the official residence of each commissioner, or head of department”).”
William H. Thomas, Jr. v. Tennessee Dep't of Transp. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “-5- that related to the Southern Millwork site, and set a final hearing for November 22, 2010.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-4-104(a) — 3 cases
Sw. Williamson Cnty. Cmty. Ass'n v. Saltsman, 66 S.W.3d 872 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “§ 29-25-101 as a grant of subject matter jurisdiction, it is a general statute that must give way to a specific statute — such as T.C.A. § 4-4-104, the statute upon which the Commissioner relies.”
State Ex Rel. Comm'r of the Dep't of Transp. v. Thomas, 336 S.W.3d 588 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). “See T.C.A. §§ 4-4-104(a), 4-5-322(b)(1)(A), & 4-5-225(a); see Doe v.”
Pee Wee Wisdom Child Dev. Ctr. & Vivian Braxton v. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., in his Off. capacity as Attorney Gen. & Reporter for the State of Tennessee - Dissenting (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “We believe that the General Assembly clearly prescribed [in Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-4-104 (a)] that a suit against a commissioner in his or her official capacity, i.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-4-104(a)(2005) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. Comm'r of the Dep't of Transp. v. Thomas, 336 S.W.3d 588 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). “See T.C.A. §§ 4-4-104(a), 4-5-322(b)(1)(A), & 4-5-225(a); see Doe v.”
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