Tennessee Statutes
§ 26-5-116 — Excess of sale price over debt - Use of property not sold
Tennessee § 26-5-116
JurisdictionTennessee
Title26
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-5-116 (2026).
Text
(a)The sheriff shall remit any excess of the sale price over the debt to the property owner from whom the property was seized.
(b)The property, if it is not sold, shall not be used for personal or department use.
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Legislative History
Acts 1978, ch. 808, § 2; T.C.A., § 26-726.
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Tennessee § 26-5-116, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/26-5-116.