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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 1 - FORM AND FILING OF BONDS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-122) › Section 8-19-117 - Failure to file in time

An officer required by law to give an official bond who fails to execute the bond when the bond is available and transmit the bond to the proper officer for approval within thirty (30) days from the time the bond becomes available for execution, forfeits the office and a vacancy in the office occurs, whether or not the officer has taken an oath of office. It is the duty of the officer who is to receive the executed official bond to certify the failure to execute and transmit the bond in the time required by this section to the official or body who has the power to elect or appoint a successor to the office.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 207,s 23, eff. 7/1/2023.
Code 1858, § 766; Shan., § 1087; Code 1932, § 1828; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1917.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 1 - FORM AND FILING OF BONDS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-122) › Section 8-19-118 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 207,s 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
Code 1858, § 769; Shan., § 1090; Code 1932, § 1831; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1918; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 1 - FORM AND FILING OF BONDS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-122) › Section 8-19-119 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 207,s 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
Code 1858, § 768; Shan., § 1089; Code 1932, § 1830; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1919; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 2012 , ch. 974, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 1 - FORM AND FILING OF BONDS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-122) › Section 8-19-120 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 207,s 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1977, ch. 292, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-1958.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 1 - FORM AND FILING OF BONDS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-122) › Section 8-19-121 - Bond of constable

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an official bond as required by law for a constable shall be a surety bond.
Acts 1982, ch. 592, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 1 - FORM AND FILING OF BONDS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-122) › Section 8-19-122 - When furnishing new bond required

No bond required by this chapter shall be renewed upon its expiration or in the event of the reappointment or re-election of any officer or employee to a position for which a bond is required, but a new bond shall be furnished.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 315,s 29, eff. 4/29/2013.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 2 - EXAMINATION, APPROVAL, AND TRANSMITTAL OF BONDS (§§ 8-19-201 — 8-19-208) › Section 8-19-201 - Examination of clerks' bonds

The judges of the chancery and circuit courts, and of other courts of record except the supreme court, court of appeals, and court of criminal appeals, at the first term after the election, or at the term of the appointment of the clerks, shall examine and attest the bonds by law required to be given by them, and cause the same to be recorded, and a certificate of such recording to be endorsed on the same by the clerks respectively.
Code 1858, § 720 (deriv. Acts 1839-1840, ch. 160, § 1); Shan., § 1033; mod. Code 1932, § 1762; T.C.A (orig. ed.), § 8-1927; Acts 1980, ch. 887, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 2 - EXAMINATION, APPROVAL, AND TRANSMITTAL OF BONDS (§§ 8-19-201 — 8-19-208) › Section 8-19-203 - Notice by office of the county clerk if bond not filed

If, at the expiration of four (4) months after a general election, or an appointment of clerks, such bonds have not been received by the office of the county clerk, the office of the county clerk shall forthwith notify the judges of the fact. If the bond from any cause was not taken, the judge may cause the same to be taken at the next or any subsequent term. If the bond was taken, and the original transmitted, but not received, the judge presiding at the first term after receiving the notice from the office of the county clerk shall direct the clerk to make a certified copy of the same from the records of the office, and transmit it to the office of the county clerk, who shall forthwith acknowledge the receipt of the same, in writing, addressed to the clerk.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 315,s 23, eff. 4/29/2013.
Code 1858, §§ 722-724 (deriv. Acts 1839-1840, ch. 160, § 3); Shan., §§ 1035-1037; Code 1932, §§ 1764-1766; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1929.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 2 - EXAMINATION, APPROVAL, AND TRANSMITTAL OF BONDS (§§ 8-19-201 — 8-19-208) › Section 8-19-205 - Action upon failure to enter bond

Upon the filing of a complaint alleging the failure of a county officer or constable to enter into an official bond as required by law, the clerk of the circuit court, or the clerk and master of the chancery court having jurisdiction shall issue a summons which shall be served, together with a copy of the complaint, upon the county officer or constable in accordance with the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure.
Code 1858, § 726 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 103, § 11); Shan., § 1039; Code 1932, § 1768; Acts 1977, ch. 270, § 12; 1978, ch. 689, § 8; T.C.A., § 8-1931; Acts 1982, ch. 592, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 2 - EXAMINATION, APPROVAL, AND TRANSMITTAL OF BONDS (§§ 8-19-201 — 8-19-208) › Section 8-19-206 - Judgment - Filling of vacancies

If, upon service and return of the summons and after a hearing, the circuit or chancery court finds that the county officer or constable failed or refused to enter into an official bond as required by law, the court shall enter a judgment declaring the office vacant, and the vacancy shall be filled according to law.
Code 1858, § 727 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 103, § 11); Shan., § 1040; Code 1932, § 1769; Acts 1977, ch. 270, § 13; 1978, ch. 689, § 9; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1932; Acts 1982, ch. 592, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 2 - EXAMINATION, APPROVAL, AND TRANSMITTAL OF BONDS (§§ 8-19-201 — 8-19-208) › Section 8-19-207 - Bond of persons filling vacancy

The person selected according to law to fill the office declared vacant pursuant to §
8-19-206
shall enter into an official bond as required by law. The procedure prescribed by §§
8-19-205
,
8-19-206
, and this section may be repeated as often as necessary, but only until the court finds that the county officer or constable has entered into an official bond as required by law.
Acts 1978, ch. 689, §§ 10, 12; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 22, 36; T.C.A., § 8-1933; Acts 1982, ch. 592, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 2 - EXAMINATION, APPROVAL, AND TRANSMITTAL OF BONDS (§§ 8-19-201 — 8-19-208) › Section 8-19-208 - Filing of bonds of revenue officers

The bonds of the revenue officers, shall within ten (10) days after the same have been examined or taken, and after they shall have been attested, recorded and certified, according to law, be filed in the office of the county clerk for safekeeping.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 315,s 24, eff. 4/29/2013.
Code 1858, § 729 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 103, § 12); Shan., § 1042; Code 1932, § 1771; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1934.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 3 - LIABILITY ON BONDS (§§ 8-19-301 — 8-19-307) › Section 8-19-301 - Obligations covered by bonds

Every official bond executed under this code is obligatory on the principal and sureties thereon:
(1)
For any breach of the condition during the time the officer continues in office or in the discharge of any of the duties of such office;
(2)
For the faithful discharge of the duties which may be required of such officer by any law passed subsequently to the execution of the bond, although no such condition is expressed therein;
(3)
For the use and benefit of every person who is injured, as well by any wrongful act committed under color of such officer's office as by the failure to perform, or the improper or neglectful performance, of the duties imposed by law.
Code 1858, § 771; Shan., § 1092; Code 1932, § 1833; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1920.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 3 - LIABILITY ON BONDS (§§ 8-19-301 — 8-19-307) › Section 8-19-302 - Obligation on defective bond

Whenever any officer, required by law to give an official bond, acts under a bond which is not in the penalty, payable, or conditioned as prescribed by law, or is otherwise defective, such bond is not void, but stands in the place of the official bond, subject, on its condition being broken, to all the remedies which the person aggrieved might have maintained on the official bond of such officer, executed, approved, and filed according to law.
Code 1858, § 773 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 103, § 14); Shan., § 1094; Code 1932, § 1836; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1921.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 3 - LIABILITY ON BONDS (§§ 8-19-301 — 8-19-307) › Section 8-19-303 - Estoppel to deny validity of bond

If any officer or other person, as hereinafter provided, who is required by law or in the course of judicial proceedings to give bond for the performance of an act or the discharge of duty, receives money or property upon the faith of such bond, such officer and the officer's sureties are estopped to deny the validity of the bond or the legality of the proceedings under which the money or property was obtained.
Code 1858, § 774; Shan., § 1095; Code 1932, § 1837; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1922.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 3 - LIABILITY ON BONDS (§§ 8-19-301 — 8-19-307) › Section 8-19-304 - Bonds not discharged by single recovery

Official bonds are not discharged by a single recovery, but proceedings may, from time to time, be instituted thereon by any person aggrieved, without assignment, until the whole penalty is exhausted.
Code 1858, § 772; Shan., § 1093; Code 1932, § 1834; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1923.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 3 - LIABILITY ON BONDS (§§ 8-19-301 — 8-19-307) › Section 8-19-305 - Amount of liability of sureties

Sureties on the bonds of public officials shall be liable for the principal sum in default and covered by the bond and for interest thereon, at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum for the period of delinquency, and not otherwise.
Acts 1913, ch. 31, § 1; Shan., § 1093a1; mod. Code 1932, § 1835; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1924.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 3 - LIABILITY ON BONDS (§§ 8-19-301 — 8-19-307) › Section 8-19-306 - Provisions applicable to future offices

Sections §§
8-19-111
- 8-19-119 and 8-19-301 - 8-19-307 apply to the official bonds of all public officers of this state whose office may be established hereafter, unless the contrary be expressly provided.
Code 1858, § 775; Shan., § 1096; Code 1932, § 1838; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1925.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 3 - LIABILITY ON BONDS (§§ 8-19-301 — 8-19-307) › Section 8-19-307 - Provisions applicable to fiduciaries

Sections §§
8-19-302
- 8-19-304 and 8-19-306 apply to the bonds of executors, administrators, guardians, special commissioners, receivers, successor custodians, and others required by law or in the course of judicial proceedings to execute bonds.
Code 1858, § 776; Shan., § 1907; mod. Code 1932, § 1839; Acts 1975, ch. 293, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1926.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-402 - New bond from other officers

All public officers, except those included within the provisions of the blanket surety bond required by §
4-4-108
, who are compelled to give official bonds may be required, by the court or officer whose duty it is to take or approve such bonds, to give additional sureties or new bonds in the following cases:
(1)
Where the security of the original bond has become insufficient by the subsequent insolvency, death, or removal of the sureties thereto, or any of them;
(2)
When there is good reason to fear the public interest may suffer for want of such new and additional security; and
(3)
When the grand jury of the county, or a majority thereof, certifies the insufficiency of the original bond.
Code 1858, § 778; Shan., § 1099; Code 1932, § 1841; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1936; Acts 1980, ch. 887, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-403 - Requisition to give additional bond

The requisition to give additional bonds shall, in all cases, be in writing, and signed by the officer making it; shall state the day and place, when and where the officer cited shall appear and give such bond; and a copy thereof shall be personally served on such officer before the day specified in such bond.
Code 1858, § 779; Shan., § 1100; Code 1932, § 1842; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1937.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-404 - Form of additional bond

Such additional bond shall be in the same penalty, conditioned, approved, and filed in the same office, as the first official bond, and under like penalties in case of failure.
Code 1858, § 781; Shan., § 1102; Code 1932, § 1844; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1938.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-405 - Failure to give additional bond

Such officer shall give the additional bond within ten (10) days after the day specified in such requisition, and, failing so to do, the officer vacates the office; and the officer making the requisition shall at once certify the fact to the appointing power, by whom the vacancy shall be filled.
Code 1858, § 780; Shan., § 1101; Code 1932, § 1843; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1939.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-406 - Obligation of additional bond

From the time of its approval, every such additional bond shall be of like force and obligation, and subject to the same remedies as the first official bond.
Code 1858, § 782; Shan., § 1103; Code 1932, § 1845; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1940.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-407 - Effect of new bond on old

In no case provided for in any of §§
8-19-402
- 8-19-406 are any of the official bonds, previously executed, discharged; but each remains of the same force and obligation as if the additional bonds had not been given; and any person aggrieved may have a remedy, upon either or all of such bonds, in the same or in separate proceedings.
Code 1858, § 783; Shan., § 1104; Code 1932, § 1846; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1941.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-408 - Contribution between sureties of different bonds

The sureties on either bond, who have been compelled to make any payments thereon for the principal obligor, have the same remedies against the sureties on all the bonds, executed at the time of the default, as cosureties on the same bond have against each other, the damages being properly proportioned according to the penalty of the several bonds.
Code 1858, § 784; Shan., § 1105; Code 1932, § 1847; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1942.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-409 - Relief of surety

Any of the sureties upon the official bond of a public officer who believes that such surety is in danger of suffering by reason of such suretyship, and desires to be relieved therefrom, may give notice, in writing, to such officer to appear before the court or officer whose duty it is to take or approve the bond, and to give new bond.
Code 1858, § 785 (deriv. Acts 1815, ch. 14, § 1; 1824, ch. 9, § 1; 1829, ch. 15, § 1); Shan., § 1106; Code 1932, § 1848; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1943.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-410 - Notice to furnish new bond

The surety shall give the principal at least five (5) days' notice of the application, at the expiration of which time, or in such time as the court or officer may allow, not exceeding ten (10) days thereafter, new bonds shall be given.
Code 1858, § 786 (deriv. Acts 1815, ch. 14, § 1); Shan., § 1107; Code 1932, § 1849; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1944.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-411 - Failure to give new bond

If the new bond is not given as required, the office of the principal shall be declared vacant by order to that effect, and notice given, when necessary, to the appointing power.
Code 1858, § 787 (deriv. Acts 1815, ch. 14, § 1); Shan., § 1108; Code 1932, § 1850; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1945.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-412 - New bond by consent of principal

When an officer consents in any case, upon public or private application of any of such officer's sureties, to give a new bond, it may be taken without further proceedings, with the same effect as if executed upon order.
Code 1858, § 788; Shan., § 1109; Code 1932, § 1851; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1946.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-413 - Approval and filing of new bond

On the execution of the additional bond provided for in §§
8-19-409
- 8-19-412, it shall be approved and filed in the same way and under like penalties as the original bond, together with the notice and order under which it was given.
Code 1858, § 789; Shan., § 1110; Code 1932, § 1852; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1947.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-414 - Exoneration of previous sureties

On the execution, approval and filing of such additional bond, the applicant sureties are exonerated from all liability on the bond upon which the application was made, for any breach thereof accruing subsequent to the approval of such additional bond.
Code 1858, § 790; Shan., § 1111; Code 1932, § 1853; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1948.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-415 - Obligation of additional bond

Every such additional bond, approved and filed as provided in §§
8-19-409
- 8-19-419, is binding on the obligors from the time of its approval, and subjects them to the same liabilities, proceedings, and remedies as are provided in relation to the first official bond of such officer.
Code 1858, § 791; Shan., § 1112; Code 1932, § 1854; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1949.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-416 - Effect of exoneration on previous liabilities

The exoneration of the applicant sureties does not affect the previous liability of any of the obligors in the original bond; nor are any of the obligors who have not joined in such application discharged from any liability accruing after the filing of such additional bond, and the obligors who are not exonerated are liable to any person injured by a breach of such bonds, upon either or all of such bonds, according to §
8-19-407
.
Code 1858, § 792; Shan., § 1113; Code 1932, § 1855; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1950.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-417 - Sureties' remedies

Whenever the sureties on either bond, in such cases, have made any payments thereon on account of their principal, they are entitled to the same remedies and recoveries against the sureties in all the bonds executed at the time of default as provided in §
8-19-408
.
Code 1858, § 793; Shan., § 1114; Code 1932, § 1856; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1951.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-418 - Release of sureties of deputies

Sureties of deputy officers may in like manner be released by notice to their principal to appear before the officer or court taking and approving such bonds, upon similar proceedings.
Code 1858, § 794 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 32, § 1); Shan., § 1115; Code 1932, § 1857; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1952.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 4 - NEW AND ADDITIONAL BONDS (§§ 8-19-401 — 8-19-419) › Section 8-19-419 - Costs of proceeding to relieve surety

The costs of the application will be paid by the principal, and judgment may be given and execution issued for such costs.
Code 1858, § 796 (deriv. Acts 1815, ch. 14, § 2); Shan., § 1117; Code 1932, § 1858; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1953.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 5 - UNAUTHORIZED SETTLEMENTS (§§ 8-19-501 — 8-19-504) › Section 8-19-501 - Reporting unlawful or unauthorized taking or abuse of public money, property or services - Method of making reports

(a)
Any official of any agency of the state having knowledge that a theft, forgery, credit card fraud, or any other act of unlawful or unauthorized taking, or abuse of, public money, property, or services, or other shortages of public funds has occurred shall report the information immediately to the office of the comptroller of the treasury.
(b)
The comptroller of the treasury shall have the power to prescribe the method of making the reports.
Acts 1963, ch. 88, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-1954; Acts 2010, ch. 784, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 5 - UNAUTHORIZED SETTLEMENTS (§§ 8-19-501 — 8-19-504) › Section 8-19-502 - Demands on bonding companies - Prior approval of comptroller required

No agency of the state nor any officer or employee of the state shall make demand on any bonding company guaranteeing the faithful performance of duty of any individual, or guaranteeing the safeguarding of state moneys or property, without the prior approval of the comptroller of the treasury.
Acts 1963, ch. 88, § 2; T.C.A., § 8-1955.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 5 - UNAUTHORIZED SETTLEMENTS (§§ 8-19-501 — 8-19-504) › Section 8-19-503 - Unauthorized settlement with bonding company

If any agency of the state or any official or employee of the state makes such demand and settlement, without the prior approval of the comptroller of the treasury, for the loss of moneys of the state or the unauthorized removal of state property, and at a later time it is determined through audit or other investigation that settlement of the loss was made and had on an improper or incomplete basis, then the bonding company which guaranteed faithful performance by the employee responsible for such shortage in state moneys or property shall be liable to the state for any additional moneys or property found to be due the state up to the limit of such bond. If there still are moneys or property due to be reimbursed to the state, on account of such shortage in state moneys or property, then the bonding company of the employee making such unauthorized settlement shall be liable for any remaining amount still due the state up to the limit of such bond. Any moneys collected hereunder shall be paid into the state treasury.
Acts 1963, ch. 88, § 3; T.C.A., § 8-1956.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 19 - BONDS OF OFFICERS (§§ 8-19-101 — 8-19-504) › Part 5 - UNAUTHORIZED SETTLEMENTS (§§ 8-19-501 — 8-19-504) › Section 8-19-504 - Legislative intent

It is the declared intent of this part to hold liable any person, and thereby such person's bonding company, who is responsible for shortages in state properties or moneys, for any balance of properties or moneys due the state following an unauthorized settlement without approval of the comptroller of the treasury, and to also hold liable the person responsible for such unauthorized settlement and the person's bonding company.
Acts 1963, ch. 88, § 4; T.C.A., § 8-1957.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 20 - APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTIES AND ASSISTANTS (§§ 8-20-101 — 8-20-120) › Section 8-20-103 - Requirements for authorization

(a)
No deputy or deputies or assistants shall be allowed to any office, unless the actual officer is unable to personally discharge the duties of the office by devoting such officer's entire working time thereto, except field deputy sheriffs.
(b)
In case the officer is incapacitated from any cause to perform the duties of the office, one (1) person working in the place of the officer shall neither be considered nor paid as a deputy or assistant.
Acts 1921, ch. 101, § 8; Shan. Supp., § 6428a45; mod. Code 1932, § 10734; Acts 1949, ch. 36, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 10734; Acts 1953, ch. 130, § 1; 1959, ch. 326, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2003; Acts 1989, ch. 264, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 20 - APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTIES AND ASSISTANTS (§§ 8-20-101 — 8-20-120) › Section 8-20-104 - Decree - Modification

The order of the court shall be spread upon the minutes of the court, as in the case of other judgments and decrees, and the petition and answer thereto shall be docketed, filed, and kept as permanent records of the court. The order or decree fixing the number of deputies and salaries may be changed or modified by increasing or decreasing the number of deputies and the salaries paid each, from time to time, upon application made in the manner above provided; or any such officers without such formal application may decrease either the number of deputies or assistants and the salaries of any of them where the facts justify such course.
Acts 1921, ch. 101, § 7; Shan. Supp., § 6428a44; Code 1932, §10732; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2004.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 20 - APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTIES AND ASSISTANTS (§§ 8-20-101 — 8-20-120) › Section 8-20-105 - Reduction of number or salaries

It is the duty of all officers mentioned above to reduce the number of deputies and assistants and/or the salaries paid them when it can be reasonably done. The court or judge having jurisdiction may, on motion of the county mayor, and upon reasonable notice to the officer in whose office the deputies or assistants to be affected are, have a hearing of such motion in term or in vacation, at chambers, and may reduce the number of deputies or assistants and/or the salaries paid any one (1) or more when the public good justifies.
Acts 1921, ch. 101, § 7; Shan. Supp., § 6428a44; mod. Code 1932, § 10732, impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2005; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 20 - APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTIES AND ASSISTANTS (§§ 8-20-101 — 8-20-120) › Section 8-20-106 - Appeal of decision

Either party dissatisfied with the decree or order of the court in the proceedings set out above is given the right of appeal as in other cases. Pending the final disposition of the application to the court, or pending the final determination on appeal, the officer making application may appoint deputies or assistants to serve until the final determination of the case, who shall be paid according to the final judgment of the court.
Acts 1921, ch. 101, § 7; Shan. Supp., § 6428a44; Code 1932, §10732; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2006.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 20 - APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTIES AND ASSISTANTS (§§ 8-20-101 — 8-20-120) › Section 8-20-107 - Costs and attorney's fees

(a)
The cost of all cases must be paid out of the fees of the office collected by such officers, and they and each of them must be allowed a credit for the same in settlement with the county trustee.
(b)
An award of attorney's fees must be consistent with and awarded pursuant to Rule 8 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee, Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5, or the corresponding subsequent rule of the Tennessee supreme court. The court shall determine the reasonableness of attorney's fees for all parties, and in making that determination, the court shall consider the factors in Rule 8 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee, Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1079, s 3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Acts 1921, ch. 101, § 7; Shan. Supp., § 6428a44; Code 1932, §10733; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2007.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 20 - APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTIES AND ASSISTANTS (§§ 8-20-101 — 8-20-120) › Section 8-20-109 - Removal of deputies or assistants

Any and all deputies and assistants in any of the offices covered by this chapter shall be removable by the officer for whom they are acting, at will.
Acts 1921, ch. 101, § 18; Shan. Supp., § 6428a55; Code 1932, §10744; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2009.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 20 - APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTIES AND ASSISTANTS (§§ 8-20-101 — 8-20-120) › Section 8-20-110 - Refunds to allow for salaries of deputies

The various county legislative bodies are empowered to refund payments made to the county by the county and probate court clerks, chancery court clerks, circuit court clerks, and clerks of criminal and special courts, county trustees, registers of deeds, and sheriffs, in cases where such officers have failed to obtain credit for payments made by them to assistants and deputies out of the fees of their offices collected by them, and have been compelled to account therefor to the county, by reason of having neglected to apply to and obtain, from the courts authorized by law, orders authorizing the employment of such deputies and assistants; provided, that:
(1)
It shall be made to appear that the officers could not properly and efficiently conduct the affairs and transact the business of their offices by devoting their entire working time thereto and it was actually necessary to the proper conduct of same to employ such assistants and deputies, and that only such assistants and deputies were employed, and at such salaries and under such facts, as would have been sufficient to justify the courts to whom such applications should have been made to have made orders for the employment of such assistants and deputies at the salaries paid them;
(2)
The failure to file petitions with the courts and obtain the orders necessary for the employment of such assistants and deputies was on account of misapprehension and misunderstanding of the requirements of the law and such failure was in good faith; and
(3)
Nothing shall be refunded to such officers on account of the employment of assistants and deputies except and only such as the officers would have been entitled to under the law had the petitions been filed and the orders obtained as required by the statute.
Acts 1931, ch. 52, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 10748.1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2010.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 20 - APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTIES AND ASSISTANTS (§§ 8-20-101 — 8-20-120) › Section 8-20-111 - Release to allow for salaries paid

The legislative body of any county is authorized to release any county official in such official's settlements with the county from the payment of any sum or sums theretofore made by such county official for assistants or deputies, when such official would have been entitled to employ and pay such assistants and deputies had the official made application to the proper court for authority to employ them under this chapter.
Acts 1931, ch. 52, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 10748.1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2011.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 20 - APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTIES AND ASSISTANTS (§§ 8-20-101 — 8-20-120) › Section 8-20-112 - Employment or termination of employment

In any county having a civil service system for the sheriff's department pursuant to chapter 8, part 4 of this title or other general law or a private act, or a civil service system for all county employees pursuant to a private act, the employment or termination of employment of any deputy or assistant in any offices covered by this chapter shall be pursuant to such civil service system, and §
8-20-109
shall not apply to such county.
Acts 1984, ch. 912, § 1; 1993, ch. 53, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 20 - APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTIES AND ASSISTANTS (§§ 8-20-101 — 8-20-120) › Section 8-20-120 - Sheriff's departments - Funding - Salaries - Employees

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, county governing bodies shall fund the operations of the county sheriff's department. The sheriff may appoint such personnel as may be provided for in the budget adopted for such department. No county governing body shall adopt a budget absent the consent of the sheriff, which reduces below current levels the salaries and number of employees in the sheriff's department. In the event a county governing body fails to budget any salary expenditure which is a necessity for the discharge of the statutorily mandated duties of the sheriff, the sheriff may seek a writ of mandamus to compel such appropriation.
Acts 1986, ch. 919, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 21 - FEES CHARGED (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-1301) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-107) › Section 8-21-101 - Express authorization required

No officer is allowed to demand or receive fees or other compensation for any service further than is expressly provided by law.
Code 1858, § 4517; Shan., § 6352; Code 1932, § 10655; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2101.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 21 - FEES CHARGED (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-1301) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-107) › Section 8-21-102 - Advance fees unauthorized

No officer is entitled to demand and receive fees allowed by law until the duty or service for which they are granted is performed, unless otherwise expressly provided by law.
Code 1858, § 4521; Shan., § 6356; Code 1932, § 10658; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2102.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 21 - FEES CHARGED (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-1301) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-107) › Section 8-21-103 - Penalty for excessive fees charged

If any officer demands or receives any other or higher fees than are prescribed by law, such officer is liable to the party aggrieved in the penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00), to be recovered before any judge of the court of general sessions, and the officer also commits a Class C misdemeanor.
Code 1858, § 4518; Shan., § 6353; Code 1932, § 10656; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2103; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 21 - FEES CHARGED (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-1301) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-107) › Section 8-21-104 - Bill of costs

Such officers shall, on demand, make out a bill of fees and costs in any case or matter, stating each item distinctly.
Code 1858, § 4520; Shan., § 6355; mod. Code 1932, § 10657; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2104.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 21 - FEES CHARGED (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-1301) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-107) › Section 8-21-105 - Judicial decision of legal questions

It is the duty of the courts to decide, upon application by the officer entitled to compensation, any question arising under the law, and such decision will protect the officer acting under it.
Code 1858, § 4523; Shan., § 6359; Code 1932, § 10661; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2105.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 21 - FEES CHARGED (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-1301) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-107) › Section 8-21-106 - Fees not included - Conflicts

(a)
This chapter listing fees of clerks and other officials is not to be construed to be inclusive of all fees. In cases of conflicts or apparent conflicts, the fees shall be those named in other sections dealing with the particular subject matters.
(b)
Fees established for transactions under the Uniform Commercial Code, compiled in title 47, chapters 1-9, shall be exclusively those fees established therein.
Code 1932, § 10724; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2144; Acts 1998, ch. 870, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 21 - FEES CHARGED (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-1301) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-107) › Section 8-21-107 - Payment of fees, fines, costs, etc., by credit card

(a)
The state, county or municipal court clerk and county clerk responsible for the collection of fees, fines, court costs or other charges is hereby authorized to:
(1)
Accept payment by credit card of a fee, fine, court cost or other charge; and
(2)
Collect a fee for processing the payment by credit card.
(b)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "credit card" has the same meaning as used in §
47-22-101
.
(c)
The clerk shall set the processing fee in an amount that is reasonably related to the expense incurred by the court in processing the payment by credit card. However, the court may not set the processing fee in an amount that exceeds five percent (5%) of the amount of the fee, court cost or other charge being paid.
(d)
If a payment by credit card is not honored by the credit card company on which the funds are drawn, the clerk may collect a service charge from the person who owes the fee, fine, court cost or other charge. The service charge is in addition to the original fee, fine, court cost or other charge and is for the collection of that original amount. The amount of the service charge shall be the same amount as the fee charged for the collection of a check drawn on an account with insufficient funds.
(e)
The clerk collecting a fee or charge under this chapter shall deposit the fee or charge in the general fund of the clerk's respective governmental unit.
(f)
The county clerk collecting a fee or charge under this chapter shall state on any notice to the taxpayer either the percentage of the processing fee or the fee itself.
(g)
The county clerk collecting a fee or charge under this chapter shall state on any notice to the taxpayer either the percentage of the processing fee for use of a credit card or the actual fee imposed for the use of a credit card.
Acts 1992, ch. 923, §§ 1-5; 1999, ch. 120, §§ 1 - 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 21 - FEES CHARGED (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-1301) › Part 2 - SECRETARY OF STATE (§§ 8-21-201 — 8-21-205) › Section 8-21-201 - Secretary of state - Specific fees authorized

The secretary of state is entitled to demand and receive, as above, and shall charge for the following services the fees annexed, among others, to be collected and paid into the state treasury:
(1)
For all copies, transcripts, or records made, for every one hundred (100) words .................... $ .10
(2)
For commission of each notary public .................... 5.00
(3)
For commission of each commissioner of deeds .................... 10.00
(4)
For commission of each appointee of the governor .................... 5.00
(5)
For attaching the great seal to any document, except those herein named and pardons .................... 2.00
(6)
For each certificate, without seal of state .................... .25
(7)
For each charter or certificate of a municipal corporation .................... 50.00
(8)
For each copy of plats from the maps in the secretary of state's office .................... .50
(9)
For services as to charters of incorporation of sanitary districts .................... 2.00
(10)
For filing and recording trademark .................... 5.00
(11)
For license of child care agency .................... 1.00
(12)
For filing certificate of recommendation of child care agency .................... 1.00
(13)
For annual license to lying-in or maternity home .................... 1.00
(14)
For copies of executive acts, legislative proceedings, and public or private laws in the state library, ten cents (10¢) for every one hundred (100) words, and twenty-five cents (25¢) for the certificate.
Code 1858, §§ 3806, 4529 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 190); Acts 1859-1860, ch. 77, § 2; 1875, ch. 142, § 4; 1893, ch. 6, § 1; 1899, ch. 2, §§ 1, 2; 1899, ch. 323, § 1; 1901, ch. 64, § 1; 1905, ch. 21, § 4; 1917, ch. 20, §§ 3, 4; Shan., § 6367; mod. Code 1932, § 10672; Acts 1951, ch. 203, § 1; 1968, ch. 523, § 1 (17.02); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2106; Acts 2004, ch. 854, § 19.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 21 - FEES CHARGED (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-1301) › Part 2 - SECRETARY OF STATE (§§ 8-21-201 — 8-21-205) › Section 8-21-202 - Fees not included - Conflicts

Section
8-21-201
is not inclusive of all fees, such as those to be paid by corporations for profit, investment companies and foreign corporations. In cases of apparent conflicts, the particular sections dealing with the several subject matters shall govern.
Code 1932, § 10673; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2107.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 21 - FEES CHARGED (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-1301) › Part 2 - SECRETARY OF STATE (§§ 8-21-201 — 8-21-205) › Section 8-21-203 - Signing and sealing commissions

Except as otherwise provided, the secretary of state shall not be entitled to so receive any fee for signing and affixing the seal of the state to any commission for state or county officers.
Acts 1868-1870, ch. 102, § 2; Shan., § 6368; Code 1932, § 10674; modified, T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2108.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 21 - FEES CHARGED (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-1301) › Part 2 - SECRETARY OF STATE (§§ 8-21-201 — 8-21-205) › Section 8-21-204 - Commissions of judicial, constitutional, and unpaid officers

There shall be no fees for commissions of judges or chancellors, nor for the commissions, certificates of election, or appointment of any other constitutional officer, nor for the commissions or certificates of appointment of any officer who shall serve without compensation.
Acts 1899, ch. 2, § 3; Shan., § 6268a1; Code 1932, § 10675; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2109.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 21 - FEES CHARGED (§§ 8-21-101 — 8-21-1301) › Part 2 - SECRETARY OF STATE (§§ 8-21-201 — 8-21-205) › Section 8-21-205 - Allocation of fees collected

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, ninety-seven percent (97%) of fees collected by the secretary of state for filing, processing and copying business documents pursuant to the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, compiled in title 48, chs. 11-27; Tennessee Nonprofit Corporation Act, compiled in title 48, chs. 51-68; Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act, compiled in title 48, chs. 201-248; Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, compiled in title 48, chapter 249; Tennessee Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, compiled in title 61, ch. 2; Tennessee Uniform Partnership Act, compiled in title 61, ch. 1 and related statutes, and fifty percent (50%) of fees collected by the secretary of state for service of process under applicable statutes shall be remitted to the general fund, and the balance of such collected fees shall be retained by the department of state to defray the cost of operating the division of the department of state administering the acts referenced in this section.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 295, s 5, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 1998, ch. 890, § 9; 2009 , ch. 510, § 2.