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  TCA § 1-2-105 — Laws not repealed

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  This section says the listed acts and provisions are not repealed by this code unless repeal follows by necessary implication.

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  TCA § 1-2-106 — Special provisions preserved

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  This section says the listed prior provisions are not treated as repealed just because this code was enacted or because they were included or omitted, unless repeal follows by necessary implication.

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  TCA § 1-2-107 — Effect on statutes of limitations

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  A repeal does not remove a statute-of-limitations bar that was already complete when the repeal took effect.

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  TCA § 1-2-108 — Effect on criminal offenses

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  A repeal does not affect offenses, penalties, or forfeitures already incurred under a repealed act before January 1, 1956, but a mitigation can apply to a judgment entered after December 31, 1955.

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  TCA § 1-2-109 — Prosecutions for offenses and penalties

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  Pending suits or prosecutions for certain offenses or penalties are not affected by a repeal, and the proceedings may be adjusted to fit the code where applicable.

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  TCA § 1-2-110 — Continuation in effect of existing laws

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  Existing acts continue in force until January 1, 1956.

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  TCA § 1-2-111 — Actions commenced — Rights accrued

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  Earlier actions, proceedings, and accrued rights are not affected by this code; such proceedings may be adjusted to fit the code where applicable.

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  TCA § 1-2-112 — Litigation pending on effective date

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  Pending civil or criminal matters and related processes are not discontinued, and older notices, recognizances, or processes may still be handled after January 1, 1956.

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  TCA § 1-2-113 — Limitations applicable

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  Claims that accrued before January 1, 1956 are not affected by different code limitations and instead remain subject to existing limitations.

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  TCA § 1-2-114 — Reenactment of supplemental and replacement volume material into code

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  This section says the reenacted Tennessee Code material is treated as amendatory and continuing law, and it directs the secretary of state to preserve the enrolled draft after gubernatorial approval.

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  TCA § 1-3-101 — Repeals not retroactive

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  Repealing a statute does not undo accrued rights, duties, penalties, or proceedings already started under it.

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  TCA § 1-3-102 — Computation of time

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  When a law sets a time to do an act, count by skipping the first day and counting the last day, unless the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which case that day is also skipped.

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  TCA § 1-3-103 — Conflicts within code

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  If code provisions from different titles or chapters conflict, each title or chapter prevails for matters arising from its subject matter.

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  TCA § 1-3-104 — Tense — Gender — Number of words

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  This section explains how to read words in the code: tense, gender, and number can be interpreted broadly unless a contrary intention is clear.

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  TCA § 1-3-105 — Definition of terms used in code

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  This section defines common terms used in the code and says undefined words get their ordinary meaning unless the context clearly shows otherwise.

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  TCA § 1-3-106 — Words of joint authority

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  If a joint authority is given to three or more persons or officers, it is treated as authority for a majority of them unless the text says otherwise.

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  TCA § 1-3-107 — Use of numerals

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  Roman numerals and Arabic figures count as English language forms and can be used to express dates and amounts, unless a law specifically directs otherwise.

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  TCA § 1-3-108 — Code as continuation of existing law

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  This section says code provisions that are substantially the same as existing law should be read as continuing that law, not changing its effect.

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  TCA § 1-3-109 — Section headings and histories

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  Section headings and source/history references are not part of the law.

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  TCA § 1-3-110 — Severability of code

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  The Tennessee Code’s sections, clauses, sentences, and parts are severable; if one part is found unconstitutional or invalid, the rest remains in effect.

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