§ 65-21-101 Special powers of corporations
§ 65-21-102 Railroad enabled to operate telegraph and telephone
§ 65-21-103 Local regulation
§ 65-21-104 Consolidation of telephone and electric light companies
§ 65-21-105 Use of poles of other companies
§ 65-21-106 Discrimination in telephone connections prohibited
§ 65-21-107 Government messages
§ 65-21-108 Priority of messages – Privacy
§ 65-21-109 Discrimination in messages prohibited
§ 65-21-110 Damage to equipment – Impairment of service – Unauthorized connections
§ 65-21-111 Warrants against offenders
§ 65-21-112 Failure to relinquish telephone line for emergency call
§ 65-21-113 Officer’s right to cut, reroute or divert telephone lines in any emergency involving a barricaded person
§ 65-21-114 Toll-free telephone service within counties
§ 65-21-115 Funding for the Tennessee relay services/telecommunications devices access program – Legislative intent – Operation
§ 65-21-116 Construction of wireless communications tower
§ 65-21-117 Interference with emergency calls
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 65 > Chapter 21 > Part 1 - General Provisions

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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
  • Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105