Tennessee Statutes
§ 25-3-116 — Jurisdiction of motion against deputy
Tennessee § 25-3-116
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 25-3-116 (2026).
Text
The motion against the deputy sheriff may be made in any court, having jurisdiction of the amount, in the county in which the bond was executed or in which judgment has been recovered against the principal for the default of the deputy, or in any county in which the deputy, or any one (1) of the deputy's sureties, may reside.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 3607 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 41, § 1); Shan., § 5372; Code 1932, § 9531; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-317.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 25-3-116, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/25-3-116.