Tennessee § 30-1-401 Appointment - Term - Oath - Bond

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§ 30-1-401 — Appointment - Term - Oath - Bond

Tennessee § 30-1-401

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 30-1-401 (2026).

Text

The county legislative body has the power to appoint or elect a public administrator, public guardian, public trustee, and public receiver, who shall hold office for four (4) years, and who, before entering upon their duties of the office, shall take the oath by law prescribed for administrators, guardians, trustees, and receivers, and shall give bond, with good and approved sureties, in such amount as may be necessary and amply sufficient, in the discretion of the county legislative body, to protect the estates, funds, and property that may come into their hands, which bond as to amount may be increased, from time to time, by the county legislative body.

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The county legislative body has the power to appoint or elect a public administrator, public guardian, public trustee, and public receiver, who shall hold office for four (4) years, and who, before entering upon their duties of the office, shall take the oath by law prescribed for administrators, guardians, trustees, and receivers, and shall give bond, with good and approved sureties, in such amount as may be necessary and amply sufficient, in the discretion of the county legislative body, to protect the estates, funds, and property that may come into their hands, which bond as to amount may be increased, from time to time, by the county legislative body.

Legislative History

Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 912, s 3, eff. 7/1/2022. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 912, s 2, eff. 7/1/2022. Acts 1870, ch. 98, § 1; Shan., § 583; mod. Code 1932, § 837; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-1501; Acts 1987, ch. 322, § 1.