{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-41-103","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-41-103","heading":"Defendant's right to raise claim - Hearing on court's own motion","body":"(a) If a civil action is filed and the defendant to the action believes it to be an abusive civil action, the claim may be raised by the defendant: (1) In the answer to the civil action; or (2) By motion made at any time during the civil action. (b) The court may, on its own motion, determine that a hearing pursuant to § 29-41-104 is necessary to determine if the civil action is an abusive civil action. Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 872, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.\n(a) If a civil action is filed and the defendant to the action believes it to be an abusive civil action, the claim may be raised by the defendant: (1) In the answer to the civil action; or (2) By motion made at any time during the civil action.\n(1) In the answer to the civil action; or\n(2) By motion made at any time during the civil action.\n(b) The court may, on its own motion, determine that a hearing pursuant to § 29-41-104 is necessary to determine if the civil action is an abusive civil action.","path":["TN Code","Title 29","Chapter 41"],"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":"1b948c8427334f4de50da4c5e9395ad4a961adf52e4263aa5716010572dcf562","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-41-102","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-41-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}