Statement Of Intent

(1) It is the intent of these rules that the administration and operation of the War Memorial Plaza and Courtyard shall be governed by the following principles: (a) Public use of the War Memorial Plaza or Courtyard shall not adversely affect or threaten the health and safety of persons on or near the War Memorial Plaza or Courtyard. (b) Public use of the War Memorial Plaza or Courtyard shall not interfere with the conduct of state business. (c) Preservation of the War Memorial Plaza and Courtyard shall be carried out through the exercise of management responsibilities by the Department of General Services. (d) Nothing herein shall apply to federal, state or local law enforcement personnel engaged in their official duties. (2) Nothing in these rules is intended to prevent the expression of free speech and peaceable assembly in a manner protected by the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Tennessee, or to require a permit as a prerequisite for the exercise of those constitutional rights on the War Memorial Plaza or Courtyard. (3) The sections, clauses, sentences and parts of these rules are severable. If any one or more section, clause, sentence or part is for any reason adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions, but shall be confined in its operation to the section, clause, sentence, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment was rendered.