Tennessee Statutes
§ 29-6-131 — Execution by constables
Tennessee § 29-6-131
JurisdictionTennessee
Title29
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-6-131 (2026).
Text
(a)Constables may execute attachments returnable before general sessions judges, and in cases where the defendant is about to abscond or remove.
(b)This chapter and chapter 7 of this title in relation to the duties of attaching officers embrace constables whenever they are authorized to serve attachments.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 3496 (deriv. Acts 1799, ch. 25, § 1); Shan., § 5256; Code 1932, § 9447; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-631.
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Tennessee § 29-6-131, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/29-6-131.