This chapter applies to all counties of the state, except for those excluded by chapter 801 of the Public Acts of 1976, and counties with a charter or a metropolitan form of government, unless the charter of such county provides for the application of this chapter.Acts 1974, ch. 738, §§ 17-19; 1976, ch. 513, § 1; 1976, ch. 556, § 1; 1976, ch. 801, § 1; 1977, ch. 193, § 1; 1979, ch. 234, § 1; T.C.A., § 54-1002; Acts 1980, ch. 548, § 1; 1980, ch. 881, § 1; 1981, ch. 180, § 2; 1982, ch. 954, § 1; 1991, ch. 293, § 1; 2012 , ch. 689, § 1.
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