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Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-12-101 (2026)

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This part shall be known and may be cited as the "County Budgeting Law of 1957."

Acts 1957, ch. 291, § 1; T.C.A., § 5-1201.

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Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2022 · leading case: Dorning v. Bailey, 223 S.W.3d 269 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007).
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Dorning v. Bailey, 223 S.W.3d 269 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 6× “Lawrence County follows the County Budgeting Law of 1957, Tenn.Code Ann. § 5-12-101, to establish the annual budget for the county and its departments.”
State Ex Rel. Weaver v. Ayers, 756 S.W.2d 217 (Tenn. 1988). · cites it 2× “Nevertheless, the County Budgeting Law of 1957, T.C.A. §§ 5-12-101, et seq., requires the county board of education to prepare an annual budget and file it for inclusion in the county operating budget, T.”
William Dorning, Sheriff of Lawrence Cnty., Tennessee v. Ametra Bailey, Cnty. Mayor of Lawrence Cnty., Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “LEXIS 325, at *5 (footnote omitted); see also Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-12-101 et seq. (2005) (“County Budgeting Law of 1957”); Tenn.”
Believe Prod., Inc. v. Patterson (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 2022). “§ 5-12-101, Believe is entitled to post-judgment interest at a rate of 8% per annum on its judgment.”
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