Tenn. Code § 1-3-101 : — CODE AND STATUTESCONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES —3-101 - Repeals not retroactive TEXT PDF The repeal of a statute does not affect any right which accrued, any duty imposed, any penalty incurred, nor any proceeding commenced, under or by virtue of the statute repealed. T.C.A. § 1-3-101 Code 1858, § 49; Shan., § 61; Code 1932, § 12; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 1-301.