Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-21-815 (2026)
Claims for preventive relief
✓ current as of May 2026
This part does not authorize a claim for preventive relief against the department, an employee of the department or of any other agency, agent, employee or officer of this state if the claim is brought by a person housed in a facility operated by the department and the claim accrued while the person was housed in the facility.
Acts 1996, ch. 913, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2002–2002 · leading case: Hawkins v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 127 S.W.3d 749 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002).
Hawkins v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 127 S.W.3d 749 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “In addition, Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-21-815 provides: This part does not authorize a claim for preventive relief against the department, an employee of the department, or of any other agency, agent, employee or officer of this state if the claim is brought by a person housed in a…”
Barton Hawkins v. Dept of Corr. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “§ 41-21-817 , and requiring that an inmate utilize such grievance system, where applicable, as a prerequisite to a lawsuit, Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-21-806 . In addition, Tenn.”
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