Tennessee § 8-8-501 Disposition of unclaimed property

Tennessee Statutes

§ 8-8-501 — Disposition of unclaimed property

Tennessee § 8-8-501

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-8-501 (2026).

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The sheriff is hereby authorized to dispose of all abandoned, stolen, and/or recovered or worthless property, other than as provided in § 8-8-504 , which remains unclaimed in the sheriff's custody and possession by virtue of confiscation, abandonment or having been stolen and recovered. Such disposition shall not be made until a period of ninety (90) days has elapsed from date of acquisition of such property by the sheriff.

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The sheriff is hereby authorized to dispose of all abandoned, stolen, and/or recovered or worthless property, other than as provided in § 8-8-504 , which remains unclaimed in the sheriff's custody and possession by virtue of confiscation, abandonment or having been stolen and recovered. Such disposition shall not be made until a period of ninety (90) days has elapsed from date of acquisition of such property by the sheriff.