{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-7-1702","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-1702","heading":"Part definitions","body":"As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) \"Institution\" means any public institution of higher education located within this state; (2) \"Notice\" means written information sent to a student by the institution transmitted by: (A) United States mail, courier service, or hand delivery to the permanent or local address the institution has on file for the student; or (B) Email to the student's institution-provided email account, but only if the institution has adopted and published a written policy establishing an institution-provided email account as a method of communication by which students should expect to receive communications from the institution about student conduct matters; (3) \"Sexual misconduct\" means a violation of an institution's disciplinary policies concerning sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking; and (4) \"Student disciplinary proceeding\" means a hearing, proceeding, or any other non-law enforcement process other than an investigation that is used by an institution to determine whether sexual misconduct occurred or impose a sanction with respect to sexual misconduct, including a contested case hearing conducted under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Acts 2018, ch. 980, § 9.\nAs used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:\n(1) \"Institution\" means any public institution of higher education located within this state;\n(2) \"Notice\" means written information sent to a student by the institution transmitted by: (A) United States mail, courier service, or hand delivery to the permanent or local address the institution has on file for the student; or (B) Email to the student's institution-provided email account, but only if the institution has adopted and published a written policy establishing an institution-provided email account as a method of communication by which students should expect to receive communications from the institution about student conduct matters;\n(A) United States mail, courier service, or hand delivery to the permanent or local address the institution has on file for the student; or\n(B) Email to the student's institution-provided email account, but only if the institution has adopted and published a written policy establishing an institution-provided email account as a method of communication by which students should expect to receive communications from the institution about student conduct matters;\n(3) \"Sexual misconduct\" means a violation of an institution's disciplinary policies concerning sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking; and\n(4) \"Student disciplinary proceeding\" means a hearing, proceeding, or any other non-law enforcement process other than an investigation that is used by an institution to determine whether sexual misconduct occurred or impose a sanction with respect to sexual misconduct, including a contested case hearing conducted under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.","path":["TN Code","Title 49","Chapter 7"],"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":"ac2a215515da9c2aba5adb1112edf57dcf7f4d2fa17c1fc9601827f7d63c54ea","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-7-1701","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-7-1703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}