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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 16-3-101 — 16-3-1001) › Part 9 - PRIVATE PROBATION SERVICES COUNCIL (§§ 16-3-901 — 16-3-911) › Section 16-3-909 - Duties of council - Fingerprint sample and criminal history records check - Reinstatement of license - Promulgation of rules and regulations

(a)
The purpose of the council is to ensure that uniform professional and contract standards are practiced and maintained by private corporations, enterprises and entities rendering general misdemeanor probation supervision, counseling and collection services to the courts. To such end, the council shall:
(1)
Provide oversight of private entities;
(2)
Promulgate uniform professional standards and uniform contract standards for private entities;
(3)
Establish forty (40) hours of orientation for new private probation officers and eight (8) hours of annual continuing education;
(4)
Promulgate rules and regulations regarding noncompliance with the uniform professional standards and uniform contract standards;
(5)
Promulgate rules and regulations requiring periodic registration of all private entities; and
(6)
Publish an annual summary report.
(b)
The council:
(1)
May reinstate a license upon the payment of a renewal fee, as set by the council; and
(2)
Shall establish a late renewal fee, to be equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the registration fee.
(c)
All rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (a) shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
(d)
(1)
All private probation officers to be employed by entities providing private probation services pursuant to this part shall:
(A)
Be required to supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Tennessee bureau of investigation (TBI) and the federal bureau of investigation (FBI) or other vendor contracted for the same purposes prior to being employed with such entities; and
(B)
Agree that the TBI may send to the council information indicating the results of the criminal history records check. The results will indicate whether the applicant has a criminal conviction that would result in a private probation officer being denied employment by such entities.
(2)
The applicant shall pay any reasonable costs incurred by the TBI or FBI, or both, in conducting an investigation of an applicant for employment as a private probation officer. In lieu of additional criminal history records checks for subsequent applications for employment, the applicant may submit copies of the applicant's initial criminal history records check documentation and shall not be required to pay any additional costs.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 369, Secs.s 3, s 4, s 5 eff. 5/10/2019.
Acts 1998, ch. 1067, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 16-3-101 — 16-3-1001) › Part 9 - PRIVATE PROBATION SERVICES COUNCIL (§§ 16-3-901 — 16-3-911) › Section 16-3-910 - Powers of the council

The council has the power:
(1)
To establish fees sufficient to pay the annual expenses of the council; and
(2)
In a lawful proceeding under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, assess civil penalties, in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, for violations of statutes, rules or orders enforceable by the council.
Acts 2004, ch. 665, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 16-3-101 — 16-3-1001) › Part 9 - PRIVATE PROBATION SERVICES COUNCIL (§§ 16-3-901 — 16-3-911) › Section 16-3-911 - Probation contracts with private entities

No public officer or employee of a governing authority who is involved in making or administering a contract with a private entity that is governed by the council and that provides probation services may derive any direct benefit from the contract.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 827,s 1, eff. 4/29/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-115) › Section 16-4-101 - Establishment

There shall be an appellate court composed of twelve (12) judges, styled the court of appeals.
Acts 1925, ch. 100, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 6325a1; mod. Code 1932, § 10606; Acts 1978, ch. 836, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-401.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-115) › Section 16-4-102 - Election and qualifications of judges - Oaths

(a)
The court of appeals shall be composed of twelve (12) judges, of whom no more than four (4) shall be residents of the same grand division of the state. Immediately preceding appointment, each judge shall be at least thirty (30) years of age, shall have been a resident of the state for at least five (5) consecutive years, shall have been a resident of the grand division from which the judge is appointed for at least one (1) year, and shall be licensed to practice law in this state. For purposes of this subsection (a), "resident" has the same meaning as defined in §
2-1-104
.
(b)
The oaths of office of the judges of the court of appeals shall be filed and entered on the minutes of the court in the particular grand division from which the judge has been appointed and confirmed or subsequently elected. The oath shall likewise be filed and entered on the records in the office of the secretary of state at Nashville.
(c)
The judges of the court of appeals shall be elected by the qualified voters of the state in a statewide retention election conducted in accordance with title 17, chapter 4, part 1. Vacancies on the court of appeals shall be filled by the governor in accordance with title 17, chapter 4, part 1.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 528,s 4, eff. 1/28/2016.
Acts 1925, ch. 100, § 3; Shan. Supp., § 6325a; 3; mod. Code 1932, § 10607; Acts 1978, ch. 836, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-402.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-115) › Section 16-4-103 - Tenure and compensation of judges

The tenure of office is eight (8) years, and the judges shall receive compensation as fixed in §
8-23-103
.
Acts 1925, ch. 100, § 3; Shan. Supp., § 6325a3; mod. Code 1932, § 10608; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-403.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-115) › Section 16-4-104 - Organizational meetings - Rules

At the first meeting of the court after the regular judicial election, the members of the court shall choose the presiding judge of the court of appeals and adopt rules of practice; and the presiding judge shall, on the request of a majority of the members, call meetings thereafter for the purpose of reconsidering or revising the rules.
Acts 1925, ch. 100, § 7; Shan. Supp., § 6325a7; Code 1932, §10615; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-404.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-115) › Section 16-4-105 - Presiding judges

The entire court shall have one (1) presiding judge, chosen by the members of the court, and, when sitting in sections, each section shall at all times have a presiding judge to be chosen by its members.
Acts 1925, ch. 100, § 6; Shan. Supp., § 6325a6; Code 1932, §10614; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-405.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-115) › Section 16-4-106 - Clerks and marshals

The clerks and marshals of the supreme court shall also be the clerks and marshals of the court of appeals, and shall perform the same duties and be subject to the same liabilities and receive the same compensation as are prescribed by law.
Acts 1925, ch. 100, § 15; Shan. Supp., § 6325a15; Code 1932, §10628; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-406.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-115) › Section 16-4-107 - Expenses

The expenses of the court of appeals shall be paid out of the state treasury, upon the warrant of the commissioner of finance and administration.
Acts 1925, ch. 100, § 15; Shan. Supp., § 6325a15; mod. Code 1932, §§ 153, 10628; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 153; modified; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-407.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-115) › Section 16-4-108 - Jurisdiction - Venue

(a)
(1)
The jurisdiction of the court of appeals is appellate only, and extends to all civil cases except workers' compensation cases and appeals pursuant to §
37-10-304(g)
.
(2)
All cases within the jurisdiction conferred on the court of appeals shall, for purposes of review, be taken directly to the court of appeals in the division within which the case arose, the eastern division to include Hamilton County and the western division to include Shelby County. As to all other cases, the exclusive right of removal and review is in the supreme court. Any case removed by mistake to the wrong court shall by that court be transferred to the court having jurisdiction of the case, direct.
(b)
The court of appeals also has appellate jurisdiction over civil or criminal contempt arising out of a civil matter.
Acts 1925, ch. 100, § 10; Shan. Supp., § 6325a10; Code 1932, §10618; Acts 1951, ch. 9, § 1; 1951, ch. 66, § 1; 1977, ch. 390, §1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-408; Acts 1989, ch. 40, § 3; 1989, ch. 147, § 2; 1992, ch. 952, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-115) › Section 16-4-109 - Number of judges necessary to decision

(a)
When sitting in sections of three (3) judges each, the concurrence of two (2) of the judges shall be sufficient to determine all matters coming before the section; and such action, without more, shall have effect, in all respects, as if the entire court of appeals had participated in the action.
(b)
When the court sits en banc, the concurrence of seven (7) of the judges, and, when two (2) sections sit together, the concurrence of five (5) of the judges, shall so suffice and be effective.
Acts 1925, ch. 100, § 5; Shan. Supp., § 6325a5; mod. Code 1932, §§ 10612, 10613; Acts 1978, ch. 836, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-409.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-115) › Section 16-4-110 - Process

The court of appeals, and the individual members of the court, are given power to grant writs of error, certiorari and supersedeas in cases within the jurisdiction of the court, such writs to be returnable to the court of appeals in the division in which they arose, and the practice in those cases in the court of appeals shall be the same as is prescribed for the supreme court.
Acts 1925, ch. 100, § 11; Shan. Supp., § 6325a11; Code 1932, §10619; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-410.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-115) › Section 16-4-111 - Effect of judgments

The court of appeals is a court of record, and its judgment shall be executed as provided in the Tennessee rules of appellate procedure.
Acts 1925, ch. 100, § 13; Shan. Supp., § 6325a13; mod. Code 1932, § 10627; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 10627; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §16-411; Acts 1981, ch. 449, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-115) › Section 16-4-112 - Concurrent sessions

The court shall sit in sections concurrently as ordered by the presiding judge in Knoxville, Nashville and Jackson, for the purpose of hearing and determining cases before it and for such length of time as may, in the judgment of the court, be required for the dispatch of the business before the court at such places.
Acts 1925, ch. 100, § 8; Shan. Supp., § 6325a8; mod. Code 1932, § 10616; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-412; Acts 1987, ch. 256, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-115) › Section 16-4-113 - Sitting in sections - Assignment of judges

In order to expedite the trial and decision of cases, the court of appeals, when the court deems it advisable so to do, is authorized and empowered to sit in sections of three (3) judges each, at Knoxville, Nashville and Jackson, to hear and determine cases just as though all twelve (12) members were present and participating; and the presiding judge of the court of appeals shall in such event have the right, from time to time, to assign and reassign the judges and sections.
Acts 1925, ch. 100, § 4; Shan. Supp., § 6325a4; mod. Code 1932, § 10611; Acts 1978, ch. 836, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-413.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-115) › Section 16-4-114 - Transfers between grand divisions

(a)
Any case on the docket of the court of appeals, in any grand division, in which any member of the court residing in that grand division is disqualified to participate, upon order of two (2) of the judges residing in the grand division where the case is pending, may be transferred to, tried and determined in the court of appeals sitting in another grand division where no disqualification of judges exists; and a true copy of the order, duly certified by the clerk, together with a certified bill of the costs accrued on the appeal, shall be transmitted with the transcript of the record to the court of appeals in the grand division to which the case is transferred.
(b)
The court of appeals is empowered to make all necessary rules to carry out the purpose of this section and to expedite the hearing of such cases.
Acts 1929, ch. 43, §§ 1, 2; Code 1932, §§10625, 10626; Acts 1961, ch. 281, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-414.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-115) › Section 16-4-115 - Rules of appellate procedure govern

The procedure on appeal in the court of appeals shall be governed by the Tennessee rules of appellate procedure.
Acts 1925, ch. 100, § 9; Shan. Supp., § 6325a9; mod. Code 1932, § 10617; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-415; Acts 1981, ch. 449, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 5 - COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (§§ 16-5-101 — 16-5-113) › Section 16-5-101 - Court of criminal appeals established

There is created and established an appellate court in this state to be designated and styled the court of criminal appeals of Tennessee.
Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-441.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 5 - COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (§§ 16-5-101 — 16-5-113) › Section 16-5-102 - Judges - Qualifications

The court of criminal appeals shall be composed of twelve (12) judges, of whom no more than four (4) shall reside in any grand division of the state. Immediately preceding appointment, each judge shall be at least thirty (30) years of age, shall have been a resident of the state for at least five (5) consecutive years, shall have been a resident of the grand division from which the judge is appointed for at least one (1) year. For purposes of this section, "resident" has the same meaning as defined in §
2-1-104
. The judges shall be duly licensed to practice law in this state.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 528,s 5, eff. 1/28/2016.
Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 2; 1969, ch. 330, §§ 1, 2; 1976, ch. 636, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-442; Acts 1996, ch. 847, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 5 - COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (§§ 16-5-101 — 16-5-113) › Section 16-5-103 - Election of judges - Oath

(a)
The judges of the court of criminal appeals shall be elected by the qualified voters of the state in a statewide retention election conducted in accordance with title 17, chapter 4, part 1. Vacancies on the court of criminal appeals shall be filled by the governor in accordance with title 17, chapter 4, part 1.
(b)
Their oath of office shall be filed and entered on the minutes of the court in the particular grand division from which the judge has been appointed or elected. The oath shall likewise be filed and entered on the records in the office of the secretary of state at Nashville.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 528,s 19, eff. 1/28/2016.
Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 3; 1969, ch. 330, § 3; 1976, ch. 636, § 2; modified; T.C.A., § 16-443.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 5 - COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (§§ 16-5-101 — 16-5-113) › Section 16-5-104 - Limitation of requirements for office

A judge of the court of criminal appeals shall only be required to qualify as a candidate and be elected by the qualified voters of the state.
Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 4; modified; T.C.A., § 16-444.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 5 - COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (§§ 16-5-101 — 16-5-113) › Section 16-5-105 - Compensation and expenses - Inability of judge to serve - Replacement

(a)
The compensation of the judges of the court of criminal appeals shall be the same as that received by the judges of the court of appeals.
(b)
The necessary travel expense and per diem allowance incurred by the judges in the performance of their official duties under this part shall be paid and reimbursed by the state in the same manner as authorized for the judges of the supreme court and court of appeals.
(c)
(1)
When a judge of the court of criminal appeals is unable to perform the duties of office on account of absence, sickness, disqualification or other disability, the judge or the clerk of the court shall advise the chief justice of the supreme court of the inability to serve and when so advised, the chief justice may assign a judge of the supreme court, a judge of the court of appeals, a circuit or criminal judge or chancellor or a retired judge of any of those courts to the court of criminal appeals to serve such time as the chief justice may direct, except when it appears to the chief justice that the absence, sickness, disqualification or other disability of a judge of the court of criminal appeals may be protracted, the chief justice shall certify this fact to the governor and the governor shall have the power to commission a person to fill the vacancy during the inability of the judge to serve.
(2)
The compensation and expense allowance for the appointed judges shall be the same as for regular judges with proper adjustments being made in the compensation of retired judges or judges of trial courts when serving on the court of criminal appeals so that the maximum received by them will not exceed the pay of the regular judges.
Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 5; 1968, ch. 414, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-445.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 5 - COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (§§ 16-5-101 — 16-5-113) › Section 16-5-106 - Election of presiding judge - Rules of practice - Special meetings

(a)
The members of the court at the first meeting of the court, after each judicial election, shall choose one (1) of its members as presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals.
(b)
The court at its first meeting under this section shall have the authority to adopt and promulgate its own rules of practice, and the rules may be revised from time to time as the court deems advisable and proper.
(c)
The presiding judge shall, upon a request of a majority of the members, call special meetings of the court for the purpose of revising or reconsidering its rules of practice, or for any other purpose that may be desired.
Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 6; T.C.A., § 16-446.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 5 - COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (§§ 16-5-101 — 16-5-113) › Section 16-5-107 - Places of sitting - Terms - Out of term sittings - Panels and en banc sessions - Majority required for decisions

(a)
The court of criminal appeals shall sit at Knoxville, Nashville, Jackson and such other places as the presiding judge may from time to time designate for the purpose of hearing and deciding cases and such other matters as may come before it for its consideration and determination.
(b)
The regular terms of the court of criminal appeals shall be the fourth Monday in June at Knoxville; the third Monday in February at Nashville; and the second Monday in October at Jackson.
(c)
The court of criminal appeals may sit at such places as the presiding judge may designate without reference to terms, for the purpose of hearing and deciding cases and other matters before it, and for such period of time as may in the judgment of the court be necessary or required for the prompt and orderly dispatch of the business before the court at such time.
(d)
The court of criminal appeals shall sit in panels of three (3) judges. The court may sit en banc, or in panels of five (5) or seven (7) judges, at any regular or special term, in the discretion of the presiding judge thereof, entered upon the minutes of the particular court in each instance. In each such event, the concurrence of a majority of the judges so sitting shall be necessary to constitute a decision of the court.
Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 7; 1969, ch. 330, § 4; 1973, ch. 395, § 1; 1974, ch. 520, § 1; 1976, ch. 636, § 3; T.C.A., § 16-447; Acts 1996, ch. 704, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 5 - COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (§§ 16-5-101 — 16-5-113) › Section 16-5-108 - Jurisdiction

(a)
The jurisdiction of the court of criminal appeals shall be appellate only, and shall extend to review of the final judgments of trial courts in:
(1)
Criminal cases, both felony and misdemeanor;
(2)
Habeas corpus and Post-Conviction Procedure Act proceedings attacking the validity of a final judgment of conviction or the sentence in a criminal case, and other cases or proceedings instituted with reference to or arising out of a criminal case;
(3)
Civil or criminal contempt arising out of a criminal matter; and
(4)
Extradition cases.
(b)
The court or any judge of the court shall also have jurisdiction to grant petitions for certiorari and supersedeas in proper cases within its jurisdiction as provided by law.
Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 8; 1971, ch. 156, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-448; Acts 1989, ch. 40, § 1; 1994, ch. 609, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 5 - COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (§§ 16-5-101 — 16-5-113) › Section 16-5-109 - Clerks and marshals - Appeal fees and court costs

The clerks and marshals of the supreme court shall also act and be the clerks and marshals of the court of criminal appeals. They shall perform the same duties and functions with respect to the court of criminal appeals and be subject to the same liabilities as may be prescribed by law. The appeal fees and court costs in the court of criminal appeals shall be the same as authorized by law, and neither the clerks nor marshals shall receive any additional compensation for their services as clerks and marshals of the court of criminal appeals.
Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 9; T.C.A., § 16-449.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 5 - COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (§§ 16-5-101 — 16-5-113) › Section 16-5-110 - Transfer and docketing of cases

(a)
All cases appealed to the court of criminal appeals for the purpose of review shall be filed and docketed with the clerk of the court of criminal appeals for the grand division within which the case arose. All appeal cases originating in the western grand division shall be filed with the clerk of the court of criminal appeals at Jackson. All cases from the middle grand division shall be filed with the clerk of the court at Nashville, and all cases originating in the eastern grand division shall be filed with the clerk of the court at Knoxville.
(b)
The court of criminal appeals, in its discretion, may transfer any case, appeal record, or any other matter of business coming before the court from one grand division to another grand division for hearing when the respective parties agree to the transfer. Upon application or motion by either of the parties for the case to be transferred to another grand division, the court, in its discretion, may issue an order of transfer when it finds the ends of justice require, and the transfer is necessary and proper to safeguard the interest of the respective parties or in the interest of the general public welfare.
Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 10; modified; T.C.A., § 16-450; Acts 1981, ch. 449, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 5 - COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (§§ 16-5-101 — 16-5-113) › Section 16-5-111 - Effect of judgments

The court of criminal appeals is a court of record, and its judgment shall be executed as provided in the Tennessee rules of appellate procedure.
Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 11; T.C.A., § 16-451; Acts 1981, ch. 449, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 5 - COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (§§ 16-5-101 — 16-5-113) › Section 16-5-113 - Office space for judges - Rental allowance - Secretaries - Salaries and travel expense

Each judge of the court of criminal appeals shall be furnished office space in the county of the judge's residence by the state. In the event no office space is available either from the state or county, then each judge shall receive the same monthly allowance from the state as authorized by law for office rental expense. Likewise, each judge of the court of criminal appeals shall have a secretary, and the salary and travel expense allowance of the secretary shall be the same as authorized by law for the secretary of each judge of the court of appeals.
Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 13; T.C.A., § 16-453.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE VETERANS COMPENSATION ACT OF 2015 (§§ 16-6-101 — 16-6-106) › Section 16-6-101 - Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Nonadversarial approach" means that the district attorney general and the defense attorney work together for the benefit of the veterans treatment court program participants and the program; and
(2)
"Veterans treatment court program" means a stand-alone veterans treatment court program established by a judge of a court of this state exercising criminal jurisdiction or a veterans court track created within an existing certified drug court.
Acts 2015, ch. 453, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE VETERANS COMPENSATION ACT OF 2015 (§§ 16-6-101 — 16-6-106) › Section 16-6-102 - Powers of veterans treatment court program

A veterans treatment court program shall have the same powers as the court that created it. Any disagreements shall be resolved prior to court and not in front of the participants.
Acts 2015, ch. 453, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE VETERANS COMPENSATION ACT OF 2015 (§§ 16-6-101 — 16-6-106) › Section 16-6-103 - Key components of veterans treatment court programs

All veterans treatment court programs in this state shall be established and operated according to the following ten (10) key components as adopted by the National Clearinghouse for Veterans Treatment Courts at the National Association of Drug Court Professionals:
(1)
Veterans treatment courts integrate alcohol and drug treatment and mental health services with justice system case processing;
(2)
Veterans treatment courts promote public safety while protecting participants' due process rights by prosecution and defense counsel using a nonadversarial approach;
(3)
Veterans treatment courts identify eligible participants early and promptly place them in the veterans treatment court program;
(4)
Veterans treatment courts provide access to a continuum of alcohol, drug, mental health, and other related treatment and rehabilitation services;
(5)
Veterans treatment courts monitor abstinence by frequent alcohol and other drug testing;
(6)
Veterans treatment courts establish a coordinated strategy to govern responses to participants' compliance;
(7)
Veterans treatment courts maintain ongoing judicial interaction with each veteran as an essential component of the program;
(8)
Veterans treatment courts utilize monitoring and evaluation to measure the achievement of program goals and gauge effectiveness;
(9)
Veterans treatment courts employ continuing interdisciplinary education and training to promote effective veterans treatment court planning, implementation, and operations; and
(10)
Veterans treatment courts forge partnerships among the court, the veterans administration, public agencies, and community-based organizations to generate local support and enhance veterans treatment court effectiveness.
Acts 2015, ch. 453, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE VETERANS COMPENSATION ACT OF 2015 (§§ 16-6-101 — 16-6-106) › Section 16-6-104 - Administration by department of mental health and substance abuse services

The department of mental health and substance abuse services shall administer veterans treatment court programs by:
(1)
Defining, developing, and gathering outcome measures for veterans treatment court programs, established by this chapter;
(2)
Collecting, reporting, and disseminating veterans court treatment program data;
(3)
Supporting a state veterans treatment mentor program;
(4)
Sponsoring and coordinating state veterans treatment court program training;
(5)
Awarding, administering, and evaluating state veterans treatment court program grants;
(6)
Developing standards of operation for veterans treatment court programs to ensure there is a significant population of veterans in the criminal justice system willing to volunteer to participate in veterans treatment court programs so that funds are allocated to meet the greatest need; and
(7)
Establishing three (3) veterans treatment court advisory committee member positions on the drug court advisory committee established by §
16-22-108
.
Acts 2015, ch. 453, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE VETERANS COMPENSATION ACT OF 2015 (§§ 16-6-101 — 16-6-106) › Section 16-6-105 - Application for veterans treatment court program grant funds - Use of funds

(a)
A court exercising criminal jurisdiction within this state or an existing veterans treatment court program created by a court exercising criminal jurisdiction may apply for veterans treatment court program grant funds established in § 16-22-109(e)(4). If the department of mental health and substance abuse services determines that the court is able to administer a veterans treatment court program, then the department shall award the court grant money to fund a veterans treatment court program.
(b)
If the department determines that a court is able to administer a veterans treatment court program and grant money is awarded pursuant to subsection (a), then the county in which the court operates shall provide a courtroom and a judge for the veterans treatment court program and all necessary supplies and equipment for the maintenance of the court, and shall defray the expenses thereof from the general fund of the county.
(c)
Funds allocated pursuant to this section may be used to:
(1)
Fund a full-time or part-time program director position;
(2)
Fund veterans treatment court program staff whose job duties are directly related to program operations;
(3)
Fund substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, and other direct services for veterans treatment court program participants;
(4)
Fund drug testing;
(5)
Fund program costs directly related to program operations; and
(6)
Implement or continue veterans treatment court program operations.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 897,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 2015 , ch. 453, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE VETERANS COMPENSATION ACT OF 2015 (§§ 16-6-101 — 16-6-106) › Section 16-6-106 - Prohibited uses of veterans treatment court program grant awards

The department of mental health and substance abuse services veterans treatment court program grant awards shall not be:
(1)
Used to pay for costs not directly related to veterans treatment court program operations;
(2)
Made to any court that does not agree to operate its veterans treatment court program in accordance with the principles set out in this chapter;
(3)
Used for construction or land acquisition;
(4)
Used to pay bonuses or commissions to any individuals or organizations; or
(5)
Used to form a corporation.
Acts 2015, ch. 453, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-113) › Section 16-10-101 - General jurisdiction

The circuit court is a court of general jurisdiction, and the judge of the circuit court shall administer right and justice according to law, in all cases where the jurisdiction is not conferred upon another tribunal.
Code 1858, § 4225 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 5, § 7); Shan., § 6063; Code 1932, § 10318; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-501.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-113) › Section 16-10-102 - Criminal jurisdiction

The circuit court has exclusive original jurisdiction of all crimes and misdemeanors, either at common law or by statute, unless otherwise expressly provided by statute or this code.
Code 1858, § 4226 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 19, § 3); Shan., § 6064; mod. Code 1932, § 10319; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-502.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-113) › Section 16-10-103 - Will contests

The circuit court has jurisdiction to try and determine all issues made up to contest the validity of last wills and testaments.
Code 1858, § 4227 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 5, § 9); Shan., § 6065; Code 1932, § 10320; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-503; Acts 1991, ch. 152, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-113) › Section 16-10-104 - Restoration of citizenship

The circuit court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine applications to be restored to citizenship, made by persons who have been rendered infamous by the judgment of any court of this state.
Code 1858, § 4228 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 30, § 1); Shan., § 6066; Code 1932, § 10321; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-504.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-113) › Section 16-10-105 - Arbitrations and agreed cases

The circuit court has jurisdiction to enter judgments on awards of arbitrators and to hear and determine agreed cases.
Code 1858, § 4229 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 173); Shan., § 6067; Code 1932, § 10322; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-505.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-113) › Section 16-10-106 - Contractual debts and demands

The circuit court has jurisdiction, concurrent with courts of general sessions, to the extent of the jurisdiction of the courts of general sessions, of all debts and demands on contract over fifty dollars ($50.00).
Code 1858, § 4230 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 5, § 7); Shan., § 6068; Code 1932, § 10323; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-506.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-113) › Section 16-10-107 - Change of name - Legitimation

The circuit court and the chancery court have concurrent jurisdiction to change and alter the names of persons and to legitimate children.
Code 1858, § 4231 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 2); Shan., § 6069; Code 1932, § 10324; impl. am. Acts 1951, ch. 202; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-507; Acts 1984, ch. 682, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-113) › Section 16-10-108 - Divorce - Adoption - Trustees

The circuit court has concurrent jurisdiction with the chancery court to grant divorces, to authorize the adoption of children, to release testamentary and other trustees, and to appoint trustees in place of those released or dead, and also to decree, on petitions of trustees, by will or otherwise, for the sale of property, real or personal.
Code 1858, § 4232 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 19, § 4; 1835-1836, ch. 20, § 1; 1845-1846, ch. 194; 1847-1848, ch. 13); Shan., § 6070; Code 1932, § 10325; Acts 1951, ch. 202, § 40 (Williams, § 9572.52); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-508.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-113) › Section 16-10-109 - Partition and sale of property

The circuit court has concurrent jurisdiction with the chancery and county courts to make partition and distribution; and, for this purpose, to sell property, real or personal, if necessary, or manifestly to the interest of the parties; and to sell land to pay debts of decedents where the personal assets are insufficient.
Code 1858, § 4233 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 19, § 4; 1835-1836, ch. 20, § 1); Shan., § 6071; Code 1932, § 10326; Acts 1976, ch. 529, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-509.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-113) › Section 16-10-110 - Abatement of nuisances

The circuit court is clothed with all the powers of the chancery court to abate nuisances, in an action brought for recovery of damages resulting from a nuisance, upon the finding of a jury that the subject matter of a complaint is a nuisance, and judgment entered thereon.
Code 1858, § 4235; Shan., § 6073; Code 1932, § 10328; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-510.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-113) › Section 16-10-111 - Equity powers

Any suit of an equitable nature, brought in the circuit court, where objection has not been taken to the jurisdiction, may be transferred to the chancery court of the county, or heard and determined by the circuit court upon the principles of a court of equity, with power to order and take all proper accounts, and otherwise to perform the functions of a chancery court.
Code 1858, § 4236 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 9); Shan., § 6074; mod. Code 1932, § 10329; Acts 1972, ch. 565, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-511.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-113) › Section 16-10-112 - Appellate jurisdiction

The circuit court has an appellate jurisdiction of all suits and actions, of whatsoever nature, unless otherwise provided, instituted before any inferior jurisdiction, whether brought by appeal, certiorari, or in any other manner prescribed by law.
Code 1858, § 4234 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 19, § 3); Shan., § 6072; mod. Code 1932, § 10327; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-512.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-113) › Section 16-10-113 - Jurisdiction of contract enforcement

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, contracts for goods or services between individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, governmental entities or limited liability companies are enforceable in either circuit or chancery court in the county where:
(1)
The defendant may be found;
(2)
The contract was executed;
(3)
The goods were provided or were to be provided; or
(4)
Services were rendered or were to be rendered.
Acts 2007, ch. 351, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 2 - OPERATION (§§ 16-10-201 — 16-10-213) › Section 16-10-201 - Duty of judge to attend court - Adjournment by clerk

It is the duty of the circuit judge to attend and hold court at the time appointed by law; but if for any reason the circuit judge fails to appear, the clerk of the court may open and adjourn the court from time to time to some future day or days, or, if the clerk thinks the rights and interests of litigants or the business of the court require it, may so open and adjourn the court to some future day or days subsequent to the time allowed by law in which to hold such court. If no judge attends by four o'clock p.m. (4:00 p.m.) on the day to which the clerk last adjourned the court, then the court shall be adjourned by the clerk to the court in course.
Code 1858, § 4220 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 5, § 5); Acts 1901, ch. 16, § 1; 1907, ch. 592, § 1; Shan., § 6058; mod. Code 1932, § 10313; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-515; Acts 1984, ch. 931, § 17.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 2 - OPERATION (§§ 16-10-201 — 16-10-213) › Section 16-10-202 - Days court not held

If, from any cause, the court is not held on any day after it has been opened, there shall be no discontinuance; but, as soon as the cause is removed, the court may proceed to business as before.
Code 1858, § 4222 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 5, § 5); Shan., § 6060; Code 1932, § 10315; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-516; Acts 1984, ch. 931, § 18.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 2 - OPERATION (§§ 16-10-201 — 16-10-213) › Section 16-10-203 - Duration of court

Each of the circuit courts shall continue until the business of the court is dispatched, unless the judge is sooner compelled to leave, in order to arrive in time at the next succeeding court of the judicial district.
Code 1858, § 4218 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 5, § 4); Shan., § 6056; Code 1932, § 10310; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-517; Acts 1984, ch. 931, § 19.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 2 - OPERATION (§§ 16-10-201 — 16-10-213) › Section 16-10-204 - Adjournment during trial

In no case, after the trial of a cause is commenced, shall the judge adjourn the court until the cause is tried, except in cases where the jury cannot agree, or, from some other cause, a mistrial is ordered.
Code 1858, § 4219 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 5, § 4); Shan., § 6057; Code 1932, § 10311; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-518.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 2 - OPERATION (§§ 16-10-201 — 16-10-213) › Section 16-10-206 - Pleadings in absence of judge

The nonattendance of a circuit court judge shall not prevent the parties from making up their pleadings in the appearance causes.
Code 1858, § 4224 (deriv. Acts 1809 (Sept.), ch. 49, § 3); Shan., § 6062; Code 1932, § 10317; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-520.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 2 - OPERATION (§§ 16-10-201 — 16-10-213) › Section 16-10-207 - Continuance in absence of judge

None of the proceedings pending in the circuit or criminal courts shall be discontinued by the nonattendance of the judge, or the judge's death at any time, but, in such cases, all matters depending shall stand continued, if no designated judge appear to serve.
Code 1858, § 4223 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 8); Shan., § 6061; mod. Code 1932, § 10316; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-521; Acts 1984, ch. 931, § 21.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 10 - CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-213) › Part 2 - OPERATION (§§ 16-10-201 — 16-10-213) › Section 16-10-212 - Money paid into court - Power of disposition

When money is paid into the circuit or law courts of this state to satisfy judgments rendered in the circuit or law court, or money is paid into the circuit or law courts by reason of other proceedings had in the courts, and the money belongs to or is the property of minors, life tenants, beneficiaries of the remainder interests or contingent beneficiaries of the remainder interests or persons adjudicated incompetent, the courts are vested with powers to dispose of or to enter such orders in regard to the money as courts of chancery now have. Nothing in this section shall be construed as to deprive the chancery courts of their jurisdiction in regard to such matters.
Acts 1955, ch. 140, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-526; Acts 2011, ch. 47, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-115) › Section 16-11-101 - General powers

The chancery court has all the powers, privileges and jurisdiction properly and rightfully incident to a court of equity.
Code 1858, § 4279 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 4, § 1); Shan., § 6088; mod. Code 1932, § 10349; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-601.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-115) › Section 16-11-102 - Jurisdiction of civil causes - Transfer to circuit court

(a)
The chancery court has concurrent jurisdiction, with the circuit court, of all civil causes of action, triable in the circuit court, except for unliquidated damages for injuries to person or character, and except for unliquidated damages for injuries to property not resulting from a breach of oral or written contract; and no demurrer for want of jurisdiction of the cause of action shall be sustained in the chancery court, except in the cases excepted.
(b)
Any suit in the nature of the cases excepted in subsection (a) brought in the chancery court, where objection has not been taken by a plea to the jurisdiction, may be transferred to the circuit court of the county, or heard and determined by the chancery court upon the principles of a court of law.
Acts 1877, ch. 97, §§ 1, 2; 1915, ch. 47; Shan., § 6109; mod. Code 1932, § 10377; Acts 1977, ch. 294, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-602.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-115) › Section 16-11-103 - Jurisdiction of equity causes

The chancery court has exclusive original jurisdiction of all cases of an equitable nature, where the debt or demand exceeds fifty dollars ($50.00), unless otherwise provided by this code. It has no jurisdiction of any debt or demand of less value than fifty dollars ($50.00), unless otherwise specifically provided.
Code 1858, §§ 4280, 4281 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 1; 1835-1836, ch. 4, § 1); Shan., §§ 6089, 6090; mod. Code 1932, §§ 10350, 10351; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-603.