RECENT STATE LEGISLATIVE CHANGE
Effective: July 1, 2022
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| PURSUANT TO TENNESSEE CODE ANNOTATED, § 33-2-405, IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, OR CORPORATION TO OWN OR OPERATE A SERVICE OR FACILITY THAT PROVIDES ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 33 OF THE TENNESSEE CODE ANNOTATED WITHOUT HAVING OBTAINED A LICENSE. A VIOLATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR. EACH DAY OF OPERATION WITHOUT A LICENSE CONSTITUTES A SEPARATE OFFENSE. REPORT ANY SUSPECTED UNLICENSED ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT SERVICES TO THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES’ OFFICE OF LICENSURE BY DIALING [WEST TENNESSEE LICENSURE OFFICE PHONE NUMBER; MIDDLE TENNESSEE LICENSURE OFFICE PHONE NUMBER; OR EAST TENNESSEE LICENSURE OFFICE PHONE NUMBER, AS APPLICABLE TO THE LOCATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY]. |
The Law Department represents the City in all litigation in which the City is a party and provides legal advice and representation to the mayor and to all City departments.
The Law Department also provides legal advice and consultation to City officials, boards, agencies and prepares the agenda for City Council meetings.
Please be advised that the City Law Department may not provide legal advice to private citizens. For citizens in need of legal advice, the Knoxville Bar Association provides a Lawyer Referral & Information Service (LRIS) program that offers a 30-minute phone or office consultation with an attorney free of charge. The service can be reached at: 865-522-7501 Monday -Friday, 9:00 a.m.-12 noon and 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Further, you may wish to contact East Tennessee Legal Aid at 865-637-0484.
Staff Attorneys:
Charles Swanson, Law Director
Ronald E. Mills, Deputy Law Director
Alyson Amonette Dyer
Douglas Gordon
Lisa Belle Hatfield
Jimmy Brown Johnson
Christina Magrans-Tillery
George Shields, II