Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-6-101 (2026)

Charitable institutions free from charters

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All charitable institutions owned and operated by the state are declared to be a part of the state government, and shall be operated and maintained as such, free from the control of any charter of incorporation, or any portion of any act of the general assembly for incorporation.

Acts 1923, ch. 105, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 2677a1; Code 1932, § 4566; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-601.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2016–2016 · leading case: Doe v. Univ. of Tennessee, 186 F. Supp. 3d 788 (M.D. Tenn. 2016).
Doe v. Univ. of Tennessee, 186 F. Supp. 3d 788 (M.D. Tenn. 2016). · cites it 2× “) Relatedly, the first paragraph of the FAC states: Plaintiffs also sue under the Supremacy Clause, Article VI, Clause 2, of the United States Constitution to bar UT from application and enforcement of a state statute and official policy (the Tennessee Uniform Administrative…”
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