Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 9-8-101 (2026)
Board established - Membership - Chair - Claims not within jurisdiction
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) A board of claims whose membership is composed of the commissioner of human resources or such commissioner's designee, the commissioner of finance and administration or such commissioner's designee, the state treasurer or the state treasurer's designee, the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee, and the secretary of state or the secretary of state's designee is hereby established.
- (b) The state treasurer or the state treasurer's designee shall be the ex officio chair of the board of claims.
- (c) Claims arising after January 1, 1985, that do not fall within the jurisdiction of the claims commission may only be paid after approval by the principals of the board of claims.
Acts 1945, ch. 73, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 1034.1 (Williams, § 1034.26); Acts 1951, ch. 39, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, §§ 3, 14; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; Acts 1979, ch. 184, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 9-801; Acts 1981, ch. 154, § 1; 1985, ch. 105, § 12; 1997, ch. 34, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases, 1984–2009 · leading case: Doyle v. Frost, 49 S.W.3d 853 (Tenn. 2001).
Doyle v. Frost, 49 S.W.3d 853 (Tenn. 2001). “Claims against the State generally are governed by Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 9-8-101 to 407 (2000).”
Austin v. City of Memphis, 684 S.W.2d 624 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1984). “The court noted that plaintiffs’ recourse was properly with the Board of Claims pursuant to T.C.A. § 9-8-101 et seq. (1980). This likewise holds true for the case at bar.”
Jenkins v. Loudon Cnty., 736 S.W.2d 603 (Tenn. 1987). “[3] Certain claims against the State per se may be asserted under T.C.A. §§ 9-8-101, et seq. [4] Thus, whether Loudon County did or did not elect to exempt itself from the operation of the GTLA is no longer relevant.”
Jain v. Univ. of Tennessee at Martin, 670 F. Supp. 1388 (W.D. Tenn. 1987). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 9-8-101 et seq. (Board of Claims Act); Tenn.”
Walker v. Norris, 917 F.2d 1449 (6th Cir. 1990). “Compare Tenn.Code Ann. § 9-8-101 (establishing Board of Claims) with id.”
Adkins v. McCartt, 723 S.W.2d 627 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1986). “” The statute further provides that awards made under this section “shall be paid out of the general highway fund in the case of claims arising from the acts or omissions of employees or officers of the department of transportation_” To the extent that appellants’ suit against…”
Fireman's Fund Ins. v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., 667 F. Supp. 583 (E.D. Tenn. 1987). “” The legislature had directed that suits might be brought against the State to the extent provided in Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 9-8-101, -207, and 29-10-101.”
Jenkins v. Loudon Cnty., 736 S.W.2d 599 (Tenn. 1987). “Certain claims against the State per se may be asserted under T.C.A. §§ 9-8-101, et seq. . Thus, whether Loudon County did or did not elect to exempt itself from the operation of the GTLA is no longer relevant.”
Jamie C. Runions v. Tennessee State Univ. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 9-8-101 et seq. Ms. Runions does not challenge the trial court’s dismissal of her claims against the University.”
Johnny J. Crass, Jr. v. State of Tn Bd. of Claims (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). “T.C.A. § 9-8-101(c). The jurisdiction of the Board of Claims is set out in T.”
Billy Walker v. State (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “Walker’s husband, Billy Walker, filed a claim against the State of Tennessee under the Tennessee Board of Claims Act, Tennessee Code Annotated § 9-8-101, et seq, alleging that the employee physicians “did not exercise the degree of care, skill and diligence used by hospitals and…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 9-8-101(c) — 1 case
Johnny J. Crass, Jr. v. State of Tn Bd. of Claims (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). “T.C.A. § 9-8-101(c). The jurisdiction of the Board of Claims is set out in T.”
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