Tennessee Statutes
§ 8-12-116 — Delivery of records to successor
Tennessee § 8-12-116
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-12-116 (2026).
Text
In case of the resignation, removal, or expiration of the term of office of any surveyor, the surveyor shall deliver all record books, and all other public papers belonging to the office, to the successor, and, on failure, shall be liable to an action for damages, and shall be also subject to a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00), recoverable before any tribunal having cognizance, for the county.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 442 (deriv. Acts 1837-1838, ch. 149, § 1); Shan., §546; Code 1932, § 798; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1216.
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Tennessee § 8-12-116, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/8-12-116.