Tennessee Statutes
§ 5-9-312 — Judgment against county - Tax levy
Tennessee § 5-9-312
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-9-312 (2026).
Text
Where judgment is obtained against a county, the county legislative body shall impose a tax to pay it, at the next regular imposition of taxes after the judgment; and the taxes, when levied and collected, shall be immediately applied to the payment of such judgment.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 534 (deriv. Acts 1855-1856, ch. 90, § 1; 1857-1858, ch. 15, §§ 3, 4); Shan., § 681; Code 1932, § 1077; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-921.
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Tennessee § 5-9-312, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/5-9-312.