Notwithstanding § 4-4-104 and any other law to the contrary, venue for a civil action described in § 20-18-101(a) is the county where the plaintiff resides, or if more than one (1) plaintiff is a party to the action, a county where any plaintiff resides. If the plaintiff in a civil action described in § 20-18-101(a) is not a resident of this state, then venue for the civil action is in Sumner County.Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 566, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
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