Section 20-17-108 - Effect of chapterNothing in this chapter:
(1) Applies to an enforcement action that is brought in the name of the state or a political subdivision of this state by the attorney general, a district attorney general, or a county or municipal attorney;(2) Can result in findings or determinations that are admissible in evidence at any later stage of the underlying legal action or in any subsequent legal action;(3) Affects or limits the authority of a court to award sanctions, costs, attorney's fees, or any other relief available under any other statute, court rule, or other authority;(4) Affects, limits, or precludes the right of any party to assert any defense, remedy, immunity, or privilege otherwise authorized by law;(5) Affects the substantive law governing any asserted claim;(6) Creates a private right of action; or(7) Creates any cause of action for any government entity, agency, or employee.Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 185,s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.