Tennessee Statutes
§ 16-3-402 — Other courts - General rules of practice
Tennessee § 16-3-402
JurisdictionTennessee
Title16
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-3-402 (2026).
Text
The supreme court has the power to prescribe by general rules the forms of process, writs, pleadings and motions, and the practice and procedure in all of the courts of this state in all civil and criminal suits, actions and proceedings.
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Legislative History
Acts 1965, ch. 227, § 1; 1975, ch. 376, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-112.
Nearby Sections
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§ 16-1-101
Vesting of judicial power§ 16-1-102
Powers of court§ 16-1-103
Contempt§ 16-1-104
Conflicts in use of courtroom§ 16-1-106
Minutes§ 16-1-107
Power to sell land§ 16-1-108
Vesting title by decree or clerk's deed§ 16-1-109
Registration of decree or clerk's deed§ 16-1-110
Implied covenants in sales of land§ 16-1-111
Use of papers filed in federal courts§ 16-1-115
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Tennessee § 16-3-402, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/16-3-402.