(a) All security gates or barriers shall be equipped with a radio operated receiver/controller capable of receiving signals from a police department, sheriff’s department, if the gated facility or community is in the county, fire department, utility and emergency medical services’ radio transceivers serving the gated facility or community that allow emergency responders and other necessary on-duty employees to open the security gate or barrier by use of the equipment.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 13-8-105

  • Authority: means a governing body identified in §. See Tennessee Code 13-8-102
  • Gated facility or community: means a multifamily residential property or commercial or industrial development or compound that has a security gate or barrier to block the entrance to the facility or community from a public street to a private street, parking lot or driveway of the facility or community. See Tennessee Code 13-8-102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Security gate or barrier: means a gate or barrier, electrically operated, that controls the passage of authorized vehicles and persons from a public street to access roads, driveways or parking lots of the gated facility or community. See Tennessee Code 13-8-102
(b) All security gates or barriers must meet policies deemed necessary by the authority having jurisdiction over the gated facility or community for rapid, reliable, and mutual aid access.
(c) The equipment shall be furnished, installed and maintained by the gated facility or community that is served by the equipment.
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