{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-86-129","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-86-129","heading":"Purchasing by emergency communications districts","body":"(a) Any emergency communications district may purchase equipment under the same terms of a legal bid initiated by any other district. (b) (1) Any emergency communications district may purchase directly from a vendor the same goods and equipment at the same price and under the same terms as provided in a contract for such equipment entered into by any other district. (2) Any emergency communications district that purchases goods and equipment under this subsection (b) shall directly handle payment, refunds, returns, and any other communications or requirements involved in the purchase of the equipment without involving the district that originated the contract. The originating district shall have no liability or responsibility for any purchases made by another district under a contract that the originating district negotiated and consummated. Acts 2011, ch. 117, § 1.\n(a) Any emergency communications district may purchase equipment under the same terms of a legal bid initiated by any other district.\n(b) (1) Any emergency communications district may purchase directly from a vendor the same goods and equipment at the same price and under the same terms as provided in a contract for such equipment entered into by any other district. (2) Any emergency communications district that purchases goods and equipment under this subsection (b) shall directly handle payment, refunds, returns, and any other communications or requirements involved in the purchase of the equipment without involving the district that originated the contract. The originating district shall have no liability or responsibility for any purchases made by another district under a contract that the originating district negotiated and consummated.\n(1) Any emergency communications district may purchase directly from a vendor the same goods and equipment at the same price and under the same terms as provided in a contract for such equipment entered into by any other district.\n(2) Any emergency communications district that purchases goods and equipment under this subsection (b) shall directly handle payment, refunds, returns, and any other communications or requirements involved in the purchase of the equipment without involving the district that originated the contract. The originating district shall have no liability or responsibility for any purchases made by another district under a contract that the originating district negotiated and consummated.","path":["TN Code","Title 7","Chapter 86"],"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":"271c2ef169e0a73ae5486cabda1aef402979d4eeb927298a6120578b5fef0e4a","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-86-128","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-86-130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}