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TN Code § 24-5-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 5 - Presumptions|§ 24-5-102. Settlements of Personal Representatives and Guardians

 The settlements of personal representatives and guardians, made in the county court in pursuance of law, are to be taken as prima facie correct.   Code 1858, § 3786 (deriv. Acts 1822, ch. 31, § 2; 1837-1838, ch. 125, § 5); Shan., § 5567; Code 1932, § 9738; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-504.
TN Code § 24-5-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 5 - Presumptions|§ 24-5-103. Notary's Certificate as to Notice of Dishonor

 The certificate of a notary public in or on the notary's protest, that such notary public has given the parties to negotiable paper notice of the dishonor, is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate; and, in like manner, entries in such notary public's books to the same effect are prima facie evidence, in case of the notary's death, of the facts therein stated.   Code 1858, § 3787 (deriv. Acts 1819, ch. 49, § 2; 1820, ch. 25, § 4; 1835-1836, ch. 11, § 5); Shan., § 5568; Code 1932, § 9739; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-505.
TN Code § 24-5-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 5 - Presumptions|§ 24-5-104. [reserved.]

 The execution or assignment of instruments offered in evidence by the defendant, when allowed by law, is equally conclusive as when introduced by plaintiff, unless denied under oath.   Code 1858, § 3779 (deriv. Acts 1819, ch. 27, § 4); Shan., § 5558; Code 1932, § 9728; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-507.
TN Code § 24-5-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 5 - Presumptions|§ 24-5-106. Denial of Instrument by Successor of Decedent

 If the party be deceased, the personal representative, or in case such representative refuses or fails to do so, any heir of the deceased, or other person, who is entitled to any part of the estate, either by will or by law, and who is or becomes a party to the suit, may make the denial under oath “according to the best of my personal knowledge, information and belief.”   Code 1858, § 3778 (deriv. Acts 1819, ch. 42, § 1); Acts 1905, ch. 73; Shan., § 5557; mod. Code 1932, § 9727; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-508.
TN Code § 24-5-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 5 - Presumptions|§ 24-5-107. Sworn Accounts

  An account on which action is brought, coming from another state or another county of this state, or from the county where suit is brought, with the affidavit of the plaintiff or its agent to its correctness, and the certificate of a state commissioner annexed thereto, or the certificate of a notary public with such notary public's official seal annexed thereto, or the certificate of a judge of the court of general sessions, with the certificate of the county clerk that such judge is an acting judge within the county, is conclusive against the party sought to be charged, unless that party on oath denies the account or except as allowed under subsection (b).   The court shall allow the defendant orally to deny the account under oath and assert any defense or objection the defendant may have. Upon such denial, on the plaintiff's motion, or in the interest of justice, the judge shall continue the action to a date certain for trial.    Code 1858, § 3780 (deriv. Acts 1819, ch. 25, § 1); Acts 1866-1867, ch. 30, § 3; 1879, ch. 40, § 1; 1903, ch. 33, § 1; Shan., § 5561; Code 1932, § 9732; Acts 1957, ch. 68, § 1; modified; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-509; Acts 1995, ch. 519, § 1.
TN Code § 24-5-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 5 - Presumptions|§ 24-5-108. Partnership of Plaintiffs

 Whenever two (2) or more persons bring a suit at law, or in equity, as partners upon an account, bill of exchange, bond, or note, either before a magistrate or a court of record, it shall not be necessary for them to prove their partnership, unless the defendant files a plea in abatement, in writing, denying the partnership on oath.
TN Code § 24-5-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 5 - Presumptions|§ 24-5-109. Partnership of Defendants

 Where two (2) or more persons are sued as partners, in law or equity, it shall not be necessary to prove the partnership unless the fact of partnership be denied under oath of those so sued.   Code 1932, § 9730; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-511.
TN Code § 24-5-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 5 - Presumptions|§ 24-5-110. Determinations of Status by Federal Officers

  A written finding of presumed death made by the secretary of war, the secretary of the navy, or other officer or employee of the United States authorized to make such finding, pursuant to the Federal Missing Persons Act (Acts Mar. 7, 1942, ch. 166, 56 Stat. 143; Dec. 24, 1942, ch. 828, 56 Stat. 1092; July 1, 1944, ch. 371, 58 Stat. 679; Feb. 12, 1946, ch. 6, 60 Stat. 5; May 16, 1947, ch. 70, 61 Stat. 96; Aug. 29, 1951, ch. 356, 65 Stat. 207; July 3, 1952, ch. 570, 66 Stat. 331; Apr. 4, 1953, ch. 17, 67 Stat. 20; 50 U.S.C. Appx. §§ 1001-1015) as now or hereafter amended, or a duly certified copy of such finding, shall be received in any court, office or other place in this state as prima facie evidence of the death of the person therein found to be dead, and the date, circumstances and place of such person's disappearance.   An official written report or record, or duly certified copy thereof, that a person is missing, missing in action, interned in a neutral country, or beleaguered, besieged or captured by an enemy, or is dead, or is alive, made by an officer or employee of the United States authorized by the act referred to in subsection (a) or by any other law of the United States to make same, shall be received in any court, office or other place in this state as prima facie evidence that such person is missing, missing in action, interned in a neutral country, or beleaguered, besieged or captured by an enemy, or is dead, or is alive, as the case may be.    For the purposes of subsections (a) and (b), any finding, report or record, or duly certified copy thereof, purporting to have been signed by such an officer or employee of the United States as is described in those subsections, shall prima facie be deemed to have been signed and issued by such an officer or employee pursuant to law, and the person signing same shall prima facie be deemed to have acted within the scope of such person's authority.   If a copy purports to have been certified by a person authorized by law to certify the same, such certified copy shall be prima facie evidence of such person's authority to so certify.
TN Code § 24-5-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 5 - Presumptions|§ 24-5-111. Negligence of Bailee

 In all actions by a bailor against a bailee for loss or damage to personal property, proof by the bailor that the property was delivered to the bailee in good condition and that it was not returned or redelivered according to the contract, or that it was returned or redelivered in a damaged condition, shall constitute prima facie evidence that the bailee was negligent, provided the loss or damage was not due to the inherent nature of the property bailed.   C. Supp. 1950, § 9746.1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-515.
TN Code § 24-5-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 5 - Presumptions|§ 24-5-112. Continuance of Reproductive Capacity — Rebuttable Presumption

 The present absolute common law presumption which prevails in Tennessee that men and women are presumed capable of having children as long as they live shall be only a prima facie presumption and rebuttable by competent evidence.
TN Code § 24-5-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 5 - Presumptions|§ 24-5-113. Medical, Hospital or Doctor Bills — Prima Facie Evidence of Necessity and Reasonableness

   Proof in any civil action that medical, hospital or doctor bills were paid or incurred because of any illness, disease, or injury may be itemized in the complaint or civil warrant with a copy of bills paid or incurred attached as an exhibit to the complaint or civil warrant. The bills itemized and attached as an exhibit shall be prima facie evidence that the bills so paid or incurred were necessary and reasonable.   This section shall apply only in personal injury actions brought in any court by injured parties against the persons responsible for causing such injuries.   This prima facie presumption shall apply to the medical, hospital and doctor bills itemized with copies of bills attached to the complaint or civil warrant; provided, that the total amount of such bills does not exceed the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000).      In addition to the procedure described in subsection (a), in any civil action for personal injury brought by an injured party against the person or persons alleged to be responsible for causing the injury, if an itemization of or copies of the medical, hospital or doctor bills which were paid or incurred because of such personal injury are served upon the other parties at least ninety (90) days prior to the date set for trial, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such medical, hospital or doctor bills are reasonable.   Any party desiring to offer evidence at trial to rebut the presumption shall serve upon the other parties, at least forty-five (45) days prior to the date set for trial, a statement of that party's intention to rebut the presumption. Such statement shall specify which bill or bills the party believes to be unreasonable.
TN Code § 24-5-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 5 - Presumptions|§ 24-5-114. Repair Bills

  Proof that bills were incurred and paid to repair real or personal property shall create a rebuttable presumption of the reasonableness of the amount paid and the necessity for the repairs in any civil action seeking damages for injury to, or improper repair, of the property.   This presumption shall not extend to any payments which exceed the sum total of one thousand dollars ($1,000). The plaintiff may select those payments, not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), for which the plaintiff wishes to claim the benefit of the presumption.   Proof of such payments shall be itemized in the civil warrant or complaint at the time suit is filed by attaching a list showing payments, amounts, person paid, goods or services for which payment was made and a copy of any invoice, bill or receipt. Failure to attach the invoice, bill, or receipt may be excused, in the court's discretion, if none was rendered, it was lost and cannot be found after diligent search or it has been inadvertently destroyed.   In no event may the presumption created by this section be permitted, over objection, by an amendment to the civil warrant or complaint within thirty (30) days of the trial.   At the trial of the cause, any such payments may be introduced into evidence as though there had been competent testimony as to their reasonableness in amount and necessity, but shall constitute no proof of any wrongdoing by the defendant.
TN Code § 24-5-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 5 - Presumptions|§ 24-5-115. Default Judgments in Subrogation Actions Brought by an Automobile Insurance Carrier

  In a subrogation action brought in general sessions court by an automobile insurance carrier for recovery of amounts paid to or on behalf of its insured under the collision, comprehensive, medical payments or uninsured motorist coverages of a contract of automobile insurance, the affidavit of the plaintiff-carrier or its agent as to the total damages paid, or incurred, including the insured's deductible, is presumptive evidence against the alleged tortfeasor from whom recovery is sought, except as provided under subsection (b); provided, that such affidavit is accompanied by a certificate of a notary public with seal annexed, or certificate of a judge of the court of general sessions, with the certificate of the county clerk that such judge is an acting judge within the county.   The presumption afforded in subsection (a) shall not be conclusive to the extent that the alleged tortfeasor from whom recovery is sought denies tort liability for the incident, or denies the extent of the damages alleged to be related to the incident, or both. Any such denial must be under oath in writing, or made orally in open court, and the alleged tortfeasor shall be allowed to assert any defense or objection the defendant may have. Such affidavit shall be served upon the alleged tortfeasor with the civil warrant. Upon such denial, on the plaintiff-carrier's motion, or in the interest of justice, the judge shall continue the action to a date certain for trial.   This section does not apply if the automobile insurance carrier files an intervening complaint in an existing action brought by an injured person against the alleged tortfeasor.   This section does not affect the viability of the made-whole doctrine in Tennessee.
TN Code § 24-7-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 7 - Admissibility of Evidence|§ 24-7-102. Use of Statement of Party Given in Student Disciplinary Proceeding Concerning Sexual Misconduct — No Right of Party to Be Represented at Public Expense — Adoption of Rules of Evidence

  A written or oral statement of a party given in a student disciplinary proceeding concerning sexual misconduct must not be admissible in any civil or criminal trial, hearing, or proceeding for any purpose or be used for impeachment without the informed and written consent of the party if the statement was made in a student disciplinary proceeding in which the party did not have the active assistance of counsel.   This section does not create a right for a party to be represented at the expense of the public, including a public institution of higher education.   This section does not require a public institution of higher education to adopt formal rules of evidence in student disciplinary proceedings that are not a contested case under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.   As used in this section:  “Active assistance of counsel” means the right to be represented by a licensed attorney who is allowed to fully participate in the student disciplinary proceeding or an appeal of a result of a student disciplinary proceeding;   “Civil or criminal trial, hearing, or proceeding” does not include any type of civil action, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party complaint initiated by or against a public institution of higher education;   “Fully participate” means being allowed to engage in the following conduct in a student disciplinary proceeding on behalf of a party:  Make arguments to the hearing officer, including opening and closing arguments during a hearing and arguments on procedural and evidentiary issues; and   Examine and cross-examine witnesses, directly or indirectly, if live witness testimony is presented;     “Hearing officer” means:  A hearing officer, hearing panel, or hearing board in a student disciplinary proceeding other than a contested case conducted under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act; or   An administrative law judge or hearing officer under the contested case provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act;     “Party” means:  A student accused of sexual misconduct; or   A victim of sexual misconduct;     “Sexual misconduct” means a violation of a public higher education institution's disciplinary policies concerning sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking; and   “Student disciplinary proceeding” means a hearing, proceeding, or any other non-law enforcement process, other than an investigation, that is used by a public higher education institution to determine whether sexual misconduct occurred or to impose a sanction with respect to sexual misconduct.
TN Code § 24-7-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 7 - Admissibility of Evidence|§ 24-7-107. Settlements of Debts

 All settlements in writing, made in good faith, for the composition of debts, shall be taken as evidence, and held to operate according to the intention of the parties, although no release under seal is given, and no new consideration has passed.   Code 1858, § 3790; Shan., § 5571; Code 1932, § 9742; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-707.
TN Code § 24-7-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 7 - Admissibility of Evidence|§ 24-7-114. Testimony Before Committee of General Assembly Inadmissible

 Without the consent of such witness there shall not be admitted into evidence in any civil proceeding in the courts of this state the testimony of a witness given before any committee of the general assembly of the state; provided such testimony when given was pertinent to the inquiry of such committee or responsive to a question from such committee.
TN Code § 24-7-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 7 - Admissibility of Evidence|§ 24-7-115. Opinions as to Medical Findings

 In the trial of any civil suit, there shall be received in evidence if offered on behalf of any party thereto, opinions as to medical findings as a result of treatment or examination of the party, whether such opinions are based on subjective or objective findings; provided such opinions are those of persons otherwise qualified as medical experts. It is declared to be the intent of this section that medical opinions based on subjective findings are no longer to be excluded from evidence whether the opinion is from the treating expert or an expert called in for purposes of examination and evaluation.
TN Code § 24-7-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 7 - Admissibility of Evidence|§ 24-7-117. Audiovisually Recorded Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings

  This section shall apply to proceedings in the prosecution of offenses defined in § 37-1-602 as “child sexual abuse” and to any civil proceeding in which child sexual abuse as defined in § 37-1-602 is an issue, and it shall apply only to the statements of a child or children under the age of thirteen (13) years of age who are victims of such abuse.   The court may, on the motion of any party, order that the testimony of the child be taken outside the courtroom and be recorded for showing in the courtroom before the court and the finder of fact. Only the court, the attorneys for the parties, the defendant, persons necessary to operate the equipment, and any person whose presence would contribute to the welfare and well-being of the child may be present in the room with the child during the child's testimony. Only the attorneys or the court may question the child. The persons operating the equipment shall be confined to an adjacent room or behind a screen or mirror that permits such persons to see and hear the child during the child's testimony, but does not permit the child to see or hear them. The court shall permit the defendant to observe and hear the testimony of the child in person. The court shall also ensure that:  The recording is both visual and oral and is recorded on film or videotape or by other similar audiovisual means;   The recording equipment was capable of making an accurate recording, the operator was competent, and the recording is accurate and is not altered;   Each voice on the recording is identified; and   The attorney for the defendant is afforded an opportunity to view the recording before it is shown in the courtroom.     The court may, on the motion of either party upon showing of good cause, order that additional testimony of the child be taken, if time and circumstances permit, outside the courtroom and be recorded for showing in the courtroom before the court and the finder of fact in the proceeding in accordance with subsection (b). If time and circumstances do not permit such additional out of court recording, the court may order the child to testify in court. The testimony of the child shall be restricted to the matters specified by the court as the basis for granting such order.   If the court orders the testimony of a child to be taken under subsection (b) or (c), the child shall not be required to testify in court at the proceeding for which the testimony was taken, unless so ordered pursuant to subsection (c).
TN Code § 24-7-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 7 - Admissibility of Evidence|§ 24-7-118. Dna Analysis — Admissibility in Evidence

  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “DNA analysis” means the process through which deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in a human biological specimen is analyzed and compared with DNA from another biological specimen for identification purposes.    In any civil or criminal trial, hearing or proceeding, the results of DNA analysis, as defined in subsection (a), are admissible in evidence without antecedent expert testimony that DNA analysis provides a trustworthy and reliable method of identifying characteristics in an individual's genetic material upon a showing that the offered testimony meets the standards of admissibility set forth in the Tennessee Rules of Evidence.   Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any party in a civil or criminal trial from offering proof that DNA analysis does not provide a trustworthy and reliable method of identifying characteristics in an individual's genetic material, nor shall it prohibit a party from cross-examining the other party's expert as to the lack of trustworthiness and reliability of such analysis.     In any civil or criminal trial, hearing or proceeding, statistical population frequency evidence, based on genetic or blood test results, is admissible in evidence to demonstrate the fraction of the population that would have the same combination of genetic markers as was found in a specific biological specimen. For purposes of this subsection (c), “genetic marker” means the various blood types or DNA types that an individual may possess.
TN Code § 24-7-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 7 - Admissibility of Evidence|§ 24-7-119. Introduction of Reproduction in Place of Original

  If any business, institution, member of a profession or calling, or any department or agency of government, in the regular course of business or activity has kept or created any writing, recording or photograph of any act, transaction, occurrence or event, and in the regular course of business has caused any or all of the same to be recorded, copied, or reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic, electronic image or other process which accurately reproduces or forms a durable medium for so reproducing the original, the original may be destroyed in the regular course of business unless its preservation is required by law.   Such reproduction, when satisfactorily identified, is as admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding whether the original is in existence or not, and an enlargement or facsimile of such reproduction is likewise admissible in evidence if the original reproduction is in existence and available for inspection under direction of court.   The introduction of a reproduced record, enlargement or facsimile does not preclude admission of the original.