Constitution · Tennessee

Tenn. Const. art. I, § 21

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Constitution of Tennessee
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

That no man’s particular services shall be demanded, or property taken, or applied to public use, without the consent of his representatives, or without just compensation being made therefore.

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