§ 54-7-101 Short title
§ 54-7-102 Applicability of chapter
§ 54-7-103 “Chief administrative officer” defined
§ 54-7-104 Tennessee highway officials certification board
§ 54-7-105 Term of office
§ 54-7-106 Salary of chief administrative officer
§ 54-7-107 Vacancies in office of chief administrative officer
§ 54-7-108 Oath of office – Bond required
§ 54-7-109 Duties of chief administrative officer
§ 54-7-110 Employment of legal counsel
§ 54-7-111 Annual work program – Priorities for proposed work
§ 54-7-112 Safeguarding and inventory of machinery and equipment – Enforcement
§ 54-7-113 Receipt and disbursement of funds – Public advertisement and competitive bidding – Chart of accounts
§ 54-7-115 Authorization to receive materials, property, services, funds or supplies for benefit of county highway department – Road repairs by private persons and entities
§ 54-7-116 Authorization to sign contracts
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 54 > Chapter 7 > Part 1 - General Provisions

  • Department: means the department of transportation. See Tennessee Code 54-5-103
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes affirmation. 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
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • 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
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • 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