Venue

Except as otherwise provided by law, an action that accrued while the plaintiff inmate was housed in a facility operated by the department or in a facility operated by a private corporation pursuant to a contract with the state or local government shall be brought in the county in which the facility is located. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 143,s 1, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 1996, ch. 913, § 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, an action that accrued while the plaintiff inmate was housed in a facility operated by the department or in a facility operated by a private corporation pursuant to a contract with the state or local government shall be brought in the county in which the facility is located. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 143,s 1, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 1996, ch. 913, § 1.