{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-9-11-102","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 9-11-102","heading":"Chapter definitions","body":"As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Bond order,\" as applied to a city, means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds of the city, and, as applied to a county, means the order of resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds of the county;\n(2) \"Clerk\" means the officer acting as clerk of the governing body;\n(3) \"Funding bonds\" means bonds issued to pay or to extend the time of payment of debt not evidenced by bonds;\n(4) \"Governing body,\" as applied to a county, means the county legislative body, and, as applied to a city, means the city council, board of commissioners, board of mayor and aldermen or the board or body in which the general legislative powers of the city are vested;\n(5) \"Refunding bonds\" means bonds issued to pay or to extend the time of payment of debts evidenced by bonds; and\n(6) \"Unit\" includes each county and city in the state, which shall issue bonds under this chapter.","path":["TN Code","Title 9","Chapter 11"],"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":"090c45626f2aa75f9fae558fba3735e56be1629374eb63acd1989c9aba55b2c0","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-9-11-101","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-9-11-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}