Tennessee § 18-4-203 Powers and duties of clerk

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§ 18-4-203 — Powers and duties of clerk

Tennessee § 18-4-203

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 18-4-203 (2026).

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(a)The clerk of the general sessions court has concurrent authority with the judge to issue warrants and other process and writs, other than those that the law requires to be issued only by a judicial officer, and has the authority to set the amount of bond in the absence of the judge.

(b)It is the duty of the clerk of the general sessions court to:

(1)Keep all dockets required by title 16, chapter 15;

(2)Write all minute entries required;

(3)Promptly make any and all entries necessitated by §§ 16-15-101 - 16-15-711, 18-4-201, 18-4-202, 20-12-143, and 27-5-108, and [former] §§ 40-118, 40-424, and 40-425 [repealed]; and (4) Notify the Tennessee bureau of investigation by electronic submission of final disposition of criminal proceedings against a person as soon as practicable but no la

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(a) The clerk of the general sessions court has concurrent authority with the judge to issue warrants and other process and writs, other than those that the law requires to be issued only by a judicial officer, and has the authority to set the amount of bond in the absence of the judge. (b) It is the duty of the clerk of the general sessions court to: (1) Keep all dockets required by title 16, chapter 15; (2) Write all minute entries required; (3) Promptly make any and all entries necessitated by §§ 16-15-101 - 16-15-711, 18-4-201, 18-4-202, 20-12-143, and 27-5-108, and [former] §§ 40-118, 40-424, and 40-425 [repealed]; and (4) Notify the Tennessee bureau of investigation by electronic submission of final disposition of criminal proceedings against a person as soon as practicable but no later than three (3) business days after final disposition of the criminal proceedings. (c) In counties having a population of not less than twenty thousand seven hundred (20,700) nor more than twenty-one thousand seven hundred (21,700), the clerk of the general sessions court has authority to issue search warrants and peace warrants.

Legislative History

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 554,s 2, eff. 3/11/2024. Amended by 2023EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 2,s 4, eff. 9/8/2023. Amended by 2023EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 2,s 3, eff. 9/8/2023. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 739, s 2, eff. 4/7/2016. Acts 1959, ch. 109, § 17; 1972, ch. 486, § 1; T.C.A., § 18-410.