Tennessee § 16-3-408 Courts - Facsimile transmission of documents - Rules and procedures

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§ 16-3-408 — Courts - Facsimile transmission of documents - Rules and procedures

Tennessee § 16-3-408

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-3-408 (2026).

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The supreme court is urged to develop court rules and procedures to control the process of courts using fax transmissions of documents. The court rules and procedures should provide for the following:

(1)The type of document that may be faxed;

(2)The length of restriction, if any, of a document that may be faxed;

(3)The type of equipment and paper that must be used by clerks' offices;

(4)The amount, if any, of fees to be charged for the faxing of documents;

(5)The payment of regular filing fees of the court;

(6)The time of filing of a faxed document;

(7)Requirements, if any, for filing of original documents or original signatures;

(8)Requirements, if any, for maintenance of transmittal reports of faxed documents; and (9) Any other rule or procedure the court deems appropriate.

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The supreme court is urged to develop court rules and procedures to control the process of courts using fax transmissions of documents. The court rules and procedures should provide for the following: (1) The type of document that may be faxed; (2) The length of restriction, if any, of a document that may be faxed; (3) The type of equipment and paper that must be used by clerks' offices; (4) The amount, if any, of fees to be charged for the faxing of documents; (5) The payment of regular filing fees of the court; (6) The time of filing of a faxed document; (7) Requirements, if any, for filing of original documents or original signatures; (8) Requirements, if any, for maintenance of transmittal reports of faxed documents; and (9) Any other rule or procedure the court deems appropriate.