{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-12-1-202","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 12-1-202","heading":"Part definitions","body":"As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) \"Government action\" does not include: (A) The formal exercise of the power of eminent domain; (B) The forfeiture or seizure of private property by law enforcement agencies as evidence of a crime or for violations of law; (C) Orders issued by a state agency or court of law that result from a violation of law and that are authorized by statute; or (D) The discontinuation of government programs; (2) \"Private property\" means real property, or improvements to real property, not owned by the federal government or a state agency; and (3) \"Unconstitutional taking\" or \"taking\" means the taking of private property by government action such that compensation to the owner of that property is required by either: (A) The fifth or fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States; or (B) The Constitution of Tennessee, Art. 1, § 21. Acts 1994, ch. 924, § 3.\nAs used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Government action\" does not include: (A) The formal exercise of the power of eminent domain; (B) The forfeiture or seizure of private property by law enforcement agencies as evidence of a crime or for violations of law; (C) Orders issued by a state agency or court of law that result from a violation of law and that are authorized by statute; or (D) The discontinuation of government programs;\n(A) The formal exercise of the power of eminent domain;\n(B) The forfeiture or seizure of private property by law enforcement agencies as evidence of a crime or for violations of law;\n(C) Orders issued by a state agency or court of law that result from a violation of law and that are authorized by statute; or\n(D) The discontinuation of government programs;\n(2) \"Private property\" means real property, or improvements to real property, not owned by the federal government or a state agency; and\n(3) \"Unconstitutional taking\" or \"taking\" means the taking of private property by government action such that compensation to the owner of that property is required by either: (A) The fifth or fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States; or (B) The Constitution of Tennessee, Art. 1, § 21.\n(A) The fifth or fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States; or\n(B) The Constitution of Tennessee, Art. 1, § 21.","path":["TN Code","Title 12","Chapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"921d774b96c214a2fd71e9e913289e25b5e7d7af61699a038842325158585512","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-12-1-201","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-12-1-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}