Tennessee Code 54-1-402 – Citizen reporting of littering
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-1-402
- Department: means the department of transportation. See Tennessee Code 54-5-103
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
The litter prevention and control program may include as one (1) of its components a process by which citizens can report directly to the department of transportation instances of persons littering from motor vehicles onto the state‘s roads and highways, whether the offenders are intentionally littering or are accidentally dropping objects or debris from an uncovered or improperly secured load. The process may provide the capability for citizens to report litterers online by means of the completion of a standard form, the form to be accessed via the internet from the program’s website. The department may also make provisions for citizens to report litterers via e-mail and a toll-free telephone line.