§ 54-16-101 “Controlled-access facility” defined
§ 54-16-102 Authorization – State and local powers granted
§ 54-16-103 Construction and design – Control of traffic
§ 54-16-104 Acquisition of property – Title acquired
§ 54-16-105 Grade separation – Access connections
§ 54-16-106 Agreements between public agencies
§ 54-16-107 Control over local service roads
§ 54-16-108 Rules of the road – Violations – Penalties
§ 54-16-109 Commercial enterprises and services on controlled-access facility prohibited – Exception – Establishment on private property abutting local service roads
§ 54-16-110 Interstate Route 440 designated parkway
§ 54-16-111 Rest area mileage information signs
§ 54-16-112 Underground fiber optic cable facilities – Intelligent transportation system and radio communications facilities – Rules and regulations – Setting rate of compensation – Creation of advisory board – Construction and application of section – Restrictions o
§ 54-16-113 Removal of vehicles, spilled cargo or other personal property
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 54 > Chapter 16 - Controlled-Access Facilities

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of transportation. See Tennessee Code 54-5-103
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the department of transportation. See Tennessee Code 54-5-103
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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.
  • Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Road: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.