{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-6-20-218","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-20-218","heading":"Publication of penal ordinances - Effective date","body":"(a) Each ordinance of a penal nature, or the caption of each ordinance of a penal nature, shall be published after its final passage in a newspaper of general circulation in the city.\n(b) No such ordinance shall take effect until the ordinance, or its caption, is published, except as otherwise provided in chapter 54, part 5 of this title.","path":["TN Code","Title 6","Chapter 20"],"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":"b2a4ad26f99385e882d680ec5d930cd72ddaa6cfe77182f3718e3b221220da07","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-6-20-217","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-6-20-219"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}