{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-6-21-601","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-21-601","heading":"Appointment","body":"The city manager shall appoint a chief of police and such patrol officers and other members of the police force as may be provided by ordinance.","path":["TN Code","Title 6","Chapter 21"],"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":"a01ee7de249d055aa918c99709cb8d42e0637da9e479a1cf6d77c5b395df51b8","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-6-21-508","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-6-21-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}