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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 1 - QUALIFICATIONS AND CONDUCT OF OFFICE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-113) › Section 18-1-108 - Authority

(a)
The clerks of the several courts have authority to:
(1)
Administer oaths and take affidavits in all cases in which the authority to administer the oath is not confined to some other officer, and the power may be exercised either in vacation or term time;
(2)
Take depositions to be read as evidence in any judicial proceeding in this or any other state;
(3)
Take probate of the attendance of witnesses, and issue tickets, in vacation as well as term time, and in civil as well as criminal cases, at any time between the commencement and decision of a cause;
(4)
Appoint deputies with full power to transact all the business of the clerk, such deputy first taking an oath to support the constitution and laws of this state, and faithfully to discharge the duties of deputy clerk of the court for which the deputy acts;
(5)
Receive the amount of any judgment or decree rendered in the court of which they are clerks, either before or after the issue of execution on the judgment or decree; and
(6)
Exercise such other powers as are, or may be, conferred upon them by law.
(b)
In counties where the clerks and the judges wish to establish a cooperative child support collection system that will serve all courts in the counties in which child support is ordered, the clerks of those counties may enter into an agreement, approved by the respective judges, that child support shall be collected and distributed by one (1) clerk for all the clerks of the counties. The agreement shall be in writing and shall set forth all the terms and conditions for the cooperative child support system. The clerk operating the cooperative child support system for the counties shall be financially accountable and treat all payments as if the order of child support had originated in the court served by that clerk.
Code 1858, § 4050 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 32; 1845-1846, ch. 164, § 1; 1849-1850, ch. 103, § 2); Shan., § 5865; Code 1932, § 10067; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-108; Acts 1989, ch. 346, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 1 - QUALIFICATIONS AND CONDUCT OF OFFICE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-113) › Section 18-1-109 - Acting as masters in chancery

The clerks of the several courts, in all equity causes in their courts, are vested with the powers of clerks and masters of the chancery court.
Code 1858, § 4051 (deriv. Acts 1855-1856, ch. 101); Shan., § 5866; Code 1932, § 10068; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-109.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 1 - QUALIFICATIONS AND CONDUCT OF OFFICE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-113) › Section 18-1-110 - Practice of law - Security on bonds

No clerk of any court can practice law in any of the courts of this state, except as provided in §
23-3-102
; neither can the clerk become security for the prosecution of suits in the clerk's court, nor upon any bonds or other obligations required to be executed by the parties in the progress of the suits.
Code 1858, § 4039 (deriv. Acts 1817, ch. 51, § 2; 1826, ch. 14, § 1); Shan., § 5851; Code 1932, § 10051; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-115.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 1 - QUALIFICATIONS AND CONDUCT OF OFFICE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-113) › Section 18-1-111 - Providing copy of judgment when payments to be made to court clerk - Receipt

(a)
When a judgment is required by order of a general sessions, circuit or chancery court, or by agreement of the parties, to be paid to the court through the applicable court clerk, the clerk, upon request of the debtor, shall provide the debtor with a copy of the judgment entered by the court or the agreement between the parties.
(b)
Upon the request of the debtor, the clerk shall provide the debtor with a receipt for any amount paid by the debtor to the clerk in discharge of the judgment or the agreement between the parties.
Acts 2010, ch. 644, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 1 - QUALIFICATIONS AND CONDUCT OF OFFICE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-113) › Section 18-1-112 - Delivery of records to successor

Upon the suspension or removal from office of any clerk, the clerk shall, on demand of the clerk's successor or order of the court, deliver over to the successor the books, papers and other articles belonging to the office, such delivery to be enforced as provided in title 8, chapter 49.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 1 - QUALIFICATIONS AND CONDUCT OF OFFICE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-113) › Section 18-1-113 - Judgment affecting city or county taxes furnished tax collecting officials

It is the duty of the clerk of any court that renders a judgment or decree affecting city or county taxes to furnish a copy of the judgment or decree to the county trustee or to the city treasurer, comptroller or other municipal officers collecting taxes, as the case may be, of the county or city whose taxes are involved.
Code 1858, § 4060 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 17, § 4); Shan., § 5875; Code 1932, § 10075; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-118.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 2 - DISPOSITION OF DOCUMENTS AND EVIDENCE (§§ 18-1-201 — 18-1-206) › Section 18-1-201 - Disposition of documents according to order of court

The clerks of the courts of record in this state are authorized and empowered to make such disposition of records, dockets, books, ledgers and other documents as the judges of their respective courts may severally direct, subject to the provisions set out in §§
18-1-202
- 18-1-205.
Acts 1953, ch. 207, § 1 (Williams, § 10074.1); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-110.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 2 - DISPOSITION OF DOCUMENTS AND EVIDENCE (§§ 18-1-201 — 18-1-206) › Section 18-1-202 - Documents disposable

(a)
(1)
In all cases that have been finally disposed of, for a period of more than ten (10) years, the clerks of the courts of record are empowered and authorized under the direction and order of the judges of their respective courts to dispose of the records, dockets, books, ledgers and other documents in all such cases, except the clerk shall retain and safely keep the pleadings, original process and original opinion, if any, all original rules, appearance and execution dockets, minute books, plat or plan books; provided, that all other records, dockets, books, ledgers and documents maintained by the clerks may be disposed of by the clerks after they have ceased to be current after a period of ten (10) years; provided, however, that the disposition is ordered by the respective judges of the courts.
(2)
Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(1), the clerks of the juvenile courts are empowered and authorized under the direction and order of the judges of their respective courts to dispose of original pleadings, process, opinions, records, dockets, books, ledgers, and all other documents in delinquent and unruly juvenile court cases after a period of ten (10) years following the juvenile reaching eighteen (18) years of age. Prior to ordering the clerk to dispose of original documents, the court must notify the district attorney general of the proposed order and provide the district attorney general reasonable time to file a notice of opposition to the proposed order.
(b)
In civil cases, a judge may order the clerk to destroy discovery materials, briefs, cost bonds, subpoenas and other temporary records three (3) years after the final disposition of the case or three (3) years after records sealed by order of the court have been unsealed. When the order is entered, the court clerk shall notify the parties of the three-year disposition schedule for temporary records, and that the parties may remove temporary records filed by the party during the three-year period. For the purpose of this subsection (b), "final disposition of a case" means the time when judgment has been entered and the appeal times have lapsed for all parties. This subsection (b) shall not apply if any party is a minor.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 242,s 1, eff. 5/2/2019.
Acts 1953, ch. 207, § 2 (Williams, § 10074.2); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-111; Acts 1998, ch. 696, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 2 - DISPOSITION OF DOCUMENTS AND EVIDENCE (§§ 18-1-201 — 18-1-206) › Section 18-1-203 - Minute order for disposition of documents

Any order issued by any of the judges of courts of record, as authorized in §
18-1-202
, shall be entered on the minutes of the court, setting forth generally what papers, books, documents and records may be disposed of. A detailed inventory in the minute entry shall not be required.
Acts 1953, ch. 207, § 3 (Williams, § 10074.3); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-112.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 2 - DISPOSITION OF DOCUMENTS AND EVIDENCE (§§ 18-1-201 — 18-1-206) › Section 18-1-204 - Preservation of historical records

Before the clerk destroys or otherwise disposes of, pursuant to §
18-1-202
, any records, dockets, books, papers, ledgers and documents, when so authorized by the court, the clerk shall give ninety (90) days' notice to the state librarian and archivist, whereupon the state librarian and archivist, or the state librarian and archivist's representative, shall examine and remove and take into the state librarian and archivist's possession for preservation any document, book, ledger or record that the state librarian and archivist believes to be of value for historical or other scholarly purposes.
Acts 1953, ch. 207, § 4 (Williams, § 10074.4); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 2 - DISPOSITION OF DOCUMENTS AND EVIDENCE (§§ 18-1-201 — 18-1-206) › Section 18-1-205 - Periodical disposal of documents

The courts shall order the disposition of the records, papers, dockets, books, ledgers or other documents enumerated in §§
18-1-202
- 18-1-204 annually or at such other times as may be thought to be advisable.
Acts 1953, ch. 207, § 5 (Williams, § 10074.5); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-114.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 3 - MISCONDUCT (§§ 18-1-301 — 18-1-306) › Section 18-1-301 - Grounds for removal

The court may remove its clerk:
(1)
Upon conviction of a misdemeanor in office or of a felony;
(2)
For nonresidence in the county in which the court is held;
(3)
For failing to give security as required by law;
(4)
For failing to pay over public moneys or moneys collected officially;
(5)
For incapacity, neglect of duty or misbehavior in office; and
(6)
For any other cause to which the penalty of removal from office is attached by law.
Code 1858, § 4061 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 17, § 1); Shan., § 5876; Code 1932, § 10076; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-119.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 3 - MISCONDUCT (§§ 18-1-301 — 18-1-306) › Section 18-1-302 - Suspension on indictment

Immediately upon indictment found against any clerk for a felony or misdemeanor in office, the court of which the clerk is clerk may suspend the clerk from office and appoint a clerk pro tempore, until a final decision can be had, who shall be entitled to the fees and perquisites of office during the suspension.
Code 1858, § 4062 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 17, § 2); Shan., § 5877; Code 1932, § 10077; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-120.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 3 - MISCONDUCT (§§ 18-1-301 — 18-1-306) › Section 18-1-303 - Proof of improper conduct of office

The failure to pay over money collected officially, incapacity, neglect of duty and misbehavior in office may be shown by the record of a suit, by motion, or otherwise founded upon one (1) of the causes, and decided adversely to the clerk; or charges may be exhibited to the court, in writing, by any person, and satisfactorily established by proof, the clerk having a right to be heard in defense, and to an appeal, as in other cases.
Code 1858, § 4063; Shan., § 5878; Code 1932, § 10078; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-121.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 3 - MISCONDUCT (§§ 18-1-301 — 18-1-306) › Section 18-1-305 - Misdemeanor in office - Penalty

Any clerk who willfully or corruptly does any act contrary to the duties of such clerk's office, as prescribed by law, or, in like manner, omits or refuses to perform any service or duty required of the clerk, unless some other penalty is expressly provided, commits a Class C misdemeanor and may be removed from office.
Code 1858, § 4065 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 17, § 1); Shan., § 5880; Code 1932, § 10080; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-123; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 3 - MISCONDUCT (§§ 18-1-301 — 18-1-306) › Section 18-1-306 - False entries to affect causes

Any clerk who knowingly and willfully makes a false entry, knowingly and willfully fails to make an entry required by law to be made, or knowingly and willfully makes out an imperfect or incorrect transcript of the proceedings had in the clerk's court, with the intent to affect the result of any cause, commits a Class A misdemeanor.
Code 1858, § 4066; Shan., § 5881; Code 1932, § 10081; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-124; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 4 - VACANCY IN OFFICE (§§ 18-1-401 — 18-1-402) › Section 18-1-401 - Deputy filling vacancy

In case of the death of any clerk of a court, the clerk's deputy holds the office until the vacancy is filled by appointment or election, as the case may be.
Code 1858, § 334 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 72); Shan., § 410; Code 1932, § 660; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-125.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 4 - VACANCY IN OFFICE (§§ 18-1-401 — 18-1-402) › Section 18-1-402 - Temporary appointment

The several courts may fill any vacancy temporarily until an election can be had according to law.
Code 1858, § 325; Shan., § 401; mod. Code, 1932, § 651; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-126.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 5 - STATE COURT CLERKS' CONFERENCE (§§ 18-1-501 — 18-1-508) › Section 18-1-501 - Creation and membership of conference

There is created the Tennessee state court clerks' conference, which shall be the official organization of the circuit court clerks, clerks and masters, criminal court clerks, juvenile court clerks, probate clerks and elected general sessions court clerks in this state. The membership of the conference shall consist of all circuit court clerks, clerks and masters, elected probate clerks, criminal court clerks, juvenile court clerks and elected general sessions court clerks in this state. Deputies of the clerks shall be associate members of the conference.
Acts 1982, ch. 852, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 5 - STATE COURT CLERKS' CONFERENCE (§§ 18-1-501 — 18-1-508) › Section 18-1-502 - Rules, regulations, and bylaws

The state court clerks' conference is authorized to adopt and, from time to time, amend such rules, regulations, or bylaws as it considers necessary for the conduct of its affairs. The rules, regulations or bylaws shall provide for the election of a president, vice president, secretary and such other officers as the conference considers advisable, for the method of selection of the officers, and for such other matters consistent with the general laws of the state as the conference may choose.
Acts 1982, ch. 852, § 2; 1985, ch. 239, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 5 - STATE COURT CLERKS' CONFERENCE (§§ 18-1-501 — 18-1-508) › Section 18-1-503 - Calling meetings - Notice - Seminars

The president of the conference may call meetings at will, upon at least ten (10) days' written notice to members, and shall call at least one (1) meeting annually. The annual meeting shall provide educational seminars or training for the membership in addition to the business sessions. The conference may from time to time provide additional education seminars for its membership in cooperation with the administrative director of the courts and the University of Tennessee's center for government training.
Acts 1982, ch. 852, § 3; 1985, ch. 239, § 3; 1993, ch. 66, § 41.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 5 - STATE COURT CLERKS' CONFERENCE (§§ 18-1-501 — 18-1-508) › Section 18-1-504 - Attendance

(a)
The maximum number of individuals attending from a clerk's office in a county will be determined by the classification of counties as enumerated in §
8-24-101
. The ratio of individuals from each clerk's office allowed to attend per classification is as follows:
(1)
Counties of the first class - 12;
(2)
Counties of the second class - 10;
(3)
Counties of the third class - 8;
(4)
Counties of the fourth class - 6;
(5)
Counties of the fifth class - 4;
(6)
Counties of the sixth class - 2;
(7)
Counties of the seventh class - 2; and
(8)
Counties of the eighth class - 2.
(b)
If a clerk's office in a county does not have the maximum number of attendees, other clerks' offices in the county may send additional people to meetings of the state court clerks' conference. The total number of attendees from all clerks' offices within each county shall not exceed the total established by adding the number of attendees allowed for each clerk's office within the county, as enumerated in §
8-24-101
.
Acts 1982, ch. 852, § 4; 1990, ch. 764, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 5 - STATE COURT CLERKS' CONFERENCE (§§ 18-1-501 — 18-1-508) › Section 18-1-506 - Administration of seminar

The seminar described in §
18-1-503
shall be administered by the administrative director of the courts and the administrative director's staff in cooperation with the conference. The state, through the administrative office of the courts, shall pay for all expenses incurred in administering the seminar.
Acts 1982, ch. 852, § 6; 1993, ch. 66, § 42.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 5 - STATE COURT CLERKS' CONFERENCE (§§ 18-1-501 — 18-1-508) › Section 18-1-507 - Meetings

(a)
The conference shall meet annually and at other times as provided in this part for consideration of any and all matters pertaining to the discharge of the official duties and obligations of its members, and for the purpose of education and training, to the end that there be a more prompt and efficient administration of the duties and responsibilities of the state clerks and their offices.
(b)
It is the official duty of each member of the conference to attend its meetings unless otherwise officially engaged, or for good and sufficient reasons.
Acts 1985, ch. 239, §§ 1, 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-1-508) › Part 5 - STATE COURT CLERKS' CONFERENCE (§§ 18-1-501 — 18-1-508) › Section 18-1-508 - Duties - Committee on drafting and monitoring legislation

It is the duty of the conference to give consideration to the enactment of such laws and rules or procedure as in its judgment may be necessary to the more effective operation of the offices of the state court clerks. To this end a committee of its members shall be appointed to draft suitable legislation and submit its recommendations to the general assembly and to monitor legislation otherwise submitted that impacts upon the operation of the state court clerks' offices.
Acts 1985, ch. 239, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 1 - ACCOUNTING (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-107) › Section 18-2-101 - Cash book - Penalty for violations

(a)
The clerks of the courts, and clerks and masters, shall keep a cash book as one (1) of the public records of their respective offices, in which they shall enter, under each case, all sums of money received or disbursed by them, showing the date of receipt or disbursement, on what account received or disbursed and to or from whom received or disbursed.
(b)
The cash book shall be indexed direct and reverse.
(c)
The cash book shall at all times be open to the inspection of the public.
(d)
It is a Class A misdemeanor for any clerk or clerk and master to fail to keep the cash book or to allow its inspection as provided in this section.
Acts 1897, ch. 26; Shan., § 5852a1; Code 1932, § 10053; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-201; Acts 1989, ch. 591, §§ 1, 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 1 - ACCOUNTING (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-107) › Section 18-2-102 - Payment of money to parties - Penalty for violations

(a)
It is the duty of each of the clerks of the several courts, upon application of the party entitled, the party's agent or attorney, made at the office of the clerk, to pay and deliver to the applicant, without delay, any money or property in the clerk's hands, received by virtue of any decree, judgment or order of the court, or any judge of the court, or by virtue of the clerk's office.
(b)
A failure to comply with the requirements of this section is a Class C misdemeanor and, moreover, subjects the clerk to motion against the clerk and the clerk's sureties.
Code 1858, §§ 4043, 4044 (deriv. Acts 1807, ch. 66, §§ 8, 9); Shan., §§ 5860, 5861; Code 1932, §§ 10062, 10063; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-202; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 1 - ACCOUNTING (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-107) › Section 18-2-103 - Report of money or assets held

(a)
It is the duty of the clerks or clerks and masters of the respective courts to prepare a written financial report describing and identifying the amounts of money or other assets in their respective offices at the end of each fiscal year.
(b)
The report shall include a listing of all cases for which funds are being held, showing the style of each case and the amount held for each case.
(c)
The report shall be filed with the respective court within thirty (30) days of the close of the fiscal year.
(d)
The report shall be available for inspection by the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller of the treasury's designated representative, parties to the litigation and their counsel and other interested parties.
Acts 1869-1870, ch. 37, § 9; Shan., § 420; mod. Code 1932, § 669; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-203; Acts 1984, ch. 843, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 1 - ACCOUNTING (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-107) › Section 18-2-104 - False report of moneys held

Any clerk or clerk and master who willfully and corruptly makes a false report to the court of the matters required by §
18-2-103
commits a Class A misdemeanor, and the clerk shall be removed from office under §
18-2-213
.
Acts 1869-1870, ch. 37, § 10; Shan., § 422; Code 1932, § 670; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-204; Acts 1989, ch 591, § 111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 1 - ACCOUNTING (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-107) › Section 18-2-105 - Unlawful use or disposal of money or property

Any clerk or clerk and master of any court who, without authority of law, uses, loans or converts to the clerk's or clerk and master's own use, or otherwise disposes of, any money or property that may have come into the clerk's or clerk and master's hands in the clerk's or clerk and master's official capacity, commits a Class C felony.
Acts 1869-1870, ch. 37, § 11; Shan., § 423; mod. Code 1932, § 671; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-205; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 26.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 1 - ACCOUNTING (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-107) › Section 18-2-106 - Reports of property sold

(a)
It is the duty of the clerk, whenever property has been sold by the clerk under order of the clerk's court, or any judge of the court, at each term to make and submit to the court a report showing the property sold, the amount of the sale, the principal and interest collected, the aggregate fund on hand, the disbursements made, to whom and when, specifying separately the fees allowed to the clerk and other officers of court.
(b)
Any person interested in the report may except to the report, as in other cases.
Code 1858, §§ 4045, 4046 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 178, §§ 1, 2); Shan., § 5862; Code 1932, § 10064; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-206.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 1 - ACCOUNTING (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-107) › Section 18-2-107 - Decree on report of property sold - Appeal

(a)
The report and the action of the court on the report shall be embodied in a decree, to be entered on the minutes of the court, and the clerk shall be entitled to no other fees or allowances than those specified and fixed by the decree of the court.
(b)
The action of the court is subject to the right of appeal by the persons interested, as in other cases.
Code 1858, §§ 4047, 4048 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 178, § 2); Shan., § 5863; Code 1932, § 10065; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-207.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 2 - BONDS (§§ 18-2-201 — 18-2-213) › Section 18-2-201 - Official bond

(a)
Every clerk of a court except the clerk of the supreme court and chief deputy clerks of the supreme court, before entering upon the duties of the clerk's office, shall enter into an official bond, which shall be prepared in accordance with title 8, chapter 19, to the satisfaction of the clerk's court, in the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in counties with a population of less than fifteen thousand (15,000) and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in counties with a population of fifteen thousand (15,000) or more, according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census, or in a greater sum as the court may determine, payable to the state, and conditioned for the safekeeping of the records and for the faithful discharge of the duties of the clerk's office.
(b)
The clerk of the supreme court and chief deputy clerks of the supreme court shall be included within the blanket surety bond required by §
4-4-108
.
(c)
[Deleted by 2023 amendment.]
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 207, s 12, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 315, s 17, eff. 4/29/2013.
Code 1858, § 326 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, §§ 2, 50); Shan., § 402; Code 1932, § 652; Acts 1977, ch. 270, § 16; 1980, ch. 887, § 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-208; Acts 1982, ch. 662, § 1; 1993, ch. 70, §§ 6, 7; 1998, ch. 677, § 14.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 2 - BONDS (§§ 18-2-201 — 18-2-213) › Section 18-2-202 - Commissioner and receiver bond

The several courts may also require their clerks to give bond, in accordance with §
18-2-205
, in such sum as the court deems sufficient to cover property or funds that may at any time come to the hands of the clerks as special commissioners or receivers, by appointment of the court or any judge of the court.
Code 1858, § 328 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 150, § 2); Shan., § 404; Code 1932, § 654; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-210; Acts 1998, ch. 677, § 15.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 2 - BONDS (§§ 18-2-201 — 18-2-213) › Section 18-2-203 - Failure to give commissioner and receiver bond

The failure of the clerk to execute the special bond provided for in §
18-2-202
shall not subject the clerk to any penalty, but the court may confide the particular business to such other person as will give the required security, and, in the absence of the special bond, the clerk and the clerk's sureties will be liable, on the regular official bond, for all property or money with which the clerk may be properly chargeable as special commissioner or receiver.
Code 1858, § 329; Shan., § 405; Code 1932, § 655; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-211.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 2 - BONDS (§§ 18-2-201 — 18-2-213) › Section 18-2-204 - Special bonds

The court may also require special bonds to meet particular exigencies, and in a suitable penalty, whenever, in its judgment, the interest of suitors render it necessary, subject to §
18-2-203
.
Code 1858, § 330; Shan., § 406; Code 1932, § 656; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-212.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 2 - BONDS (§§ 18-2-201 — 18-2-213) › Section 18-2-205 - Entry and filing of bonds

The bonds required in §§
18-2-201
- 18-2-204, after being acknowledged before, approved and certified by the court, shall be entered upon the minutes within thirty (30) days, and shall then be recorded in the office of the county register of deeds and transmitted to the office of the county clerk for safekeeping.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 315,s 18, eff. 4/29/2013.
Code 1858, § 331 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, §§ 2, 50); Shan., § 407; Code 1932, § 657; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 51; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-213; Acts 1998, ch. 677, § 16.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 2 - BONDS (§§ 18-2-201 — 18-2-213) › Section 18-2-206 - Scope of liability on bonds

The official bonds of clerks, executed under this code, are obligatory on the principal and sureties for every wrongful act or failure of duty in the clerk's official capacity, whether embraced in the condition of the bond or not, or growing out of a law passed subsequently to its execution.
Code 1858, § 335 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 150, § 1); Shan., § 411; Code 1932, § 661; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-214.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 2 - BONDS (§§ 18-2-201 — 18-2-213) › Section 18-2-207 - Chancellors to examine bonds

It is the duty of the chancellors, on the first day of each term of their respective courts, to examine the bonds of the respective clerks and masters of those courts, and to ascertain whether they are in conformity to law and whether the sureties on the bonds are good and solvent and worth the penalties of the bonds respectively.
Acts 1869-1870, ch. 37, § 1; Shan., § 412; Code 1932, § 662; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-215.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 2 - BONDS (§§ 18-2-201 — 18-2-213) › Section 18-2-208 - Examination of witnesses and records

The chancellors, whenever necessary to arrive at a correct knowledge of the respective bonds and their sufficiency, shall summon witnesses and examine them on oath, and shall examine all records in any of the county or state offices, and all records and papers in the offices of the clerks and masters.
Acts 1869-1870, ch. 37, § 2; Shan., § 413; Code 1932, § 663; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-216.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 2 - BONDS (§§ 18-2-201 — 18-2-213) › Section 18-2-209 - Orders to correct deficiencies in bond

Whenever any chancellor in any manner determines that the bonds of any clerk and master of any court within the chancellor's judicial district are, from any cause, insufficient, the chancellor shall forthwith make a record of the fact on the minutes of the court, and order the clerk and master, within thirty (30) days from that date, to make the clerk and master's bonds sufficient by executing new bonds or giving additional security, and complying with any order of the chancellor in regard to the bonds.
Acts 1869-1870, ch. 37, § 3; Shan., § 414; mod. Code 1932, § 664; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-217.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 2 - BONDS (§§ 18-2-201 — 18-2-213) › Section 18-2-210 - Other courts and county legislative bodies also to examine bonds

Sections
18-2-207
- 18-2-209 shall apply also to the clerks of the other courts of this state, and it shall be the duty of the judges of the supreme, circuit, criminal and special courts, at each term of those courts, respectively, and of the county legislative bodies at every quarterly meeting, to inquire into the bonds of their respective clerks, as the chancellors are required to do; and all the powers for this purpose vested in the chancellors are vested in the judges of the other courts and the county legislative body.
Acts 1869-1870, ch. 37, § 4; Shan., § 415; mod. Code 1932, § 665; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 12, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-218.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 2 - BONDS (§§ 18-2-201 — 18-2-213) › Section 18-2-211 - Time for examination of bonds

Nothing in §§
18-2-207
- 18-2-210 is to be construed to prevent the examination of bonds on any other than the first day of any term or meeting, but the examination shall be made at each term and quarterly meeting, as respectively provided, and the examination may be continued from day to day until a satisfactory conclusion is reached.
Acts 1869-1870, ch. 37, § 5; Shan., § 416; mod. Code 1932, § 666; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 12, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-219.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 2 - BONDS (§§ 18-2-201 — 18-2-213) › Section 18-2-212 - Grand jury examination of bonds

The grand jury in each county shall inquire into the correctness and sufficiency of the bonds of all the clerks within the county, including the clerk and master of the chancery court, and, for this purpose, they may send for witnesses and examine all necessary records and papers. Should they find any bond of any of the clerks incorrect in form or insufficient in amount, or in the quality of the security on the bonds, it is their duty to return the fact to the court to which the clerk belongs, and thereupon it shall be the duty of the court, without delay, to make an order upon the clerk to execute within thirty (30) days, in lieu of such bond, a new bond, or give additional satisfactory security.
Acts 1869-1870, ch. 37, § 6; Shan., § 417; mod. Code 1932, § 667; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-220.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 2 - ACCOUNTING AND BONDS (§§ 18-2-101 — 18-2-213) › Part 2 - BONDS (§§ 18-2-201 — 18-2-213) › Section 18-2-213 - Removal for failure to execute new bond

(a)
Should any clerk or clerk and master fail to comply with the order of the clerk or clerk and master's court, it shall be the imperative duty of the court to remove the clerk or clerk and master, and appoint some other person in the clerk's or clerk and master's place.
(b)
If a clerk elected by the people is removed, the appointment shall be to fill the unexpired term, but if a clerk and master, or other clerk whose appointment is by law vested in the court is removed, the appointment shall be for a full term of office.
(c)
Ample power and authority are vested in the courts to take bond and security to carry into execution this section.
Acts 1869-1870, ch. 37, § 7; Shan., § 418; mod. Code 1932, § 668; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-221.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT CLERKS (§§ 18-3-101 — 18-3-111) › Section 18-3-101 - Appointment - Tenure

(a)
The clerk of the supreme court shall be appointed by the judges of the supreme court and shall hold office for a period of six (6) years. The clerk of the supreme court shall be located at Nashville.
(b)
Three (3) chief deputy clerks of the supreme court, one (1) each for the eastern, middle and western grand divisions, shall be appointed by the clerk of the supreme court, subject to the approval of the supreme court, to supervise and coordinate the business of the supreme court and intermediate appellate courts in their respective grand divisions. The chief deputy clerk for the eastern grand division shall be located at Knoxville. The chief deputy clerk for the middle grand division shall be located at Nashville. The chief deputy clerk for the western grand division shall be located at Jackson.
Code 1858, § 321 (deriv. Const. 1834, art. 6, § 13); Acts 1870, ch. 24, §4; Shan., § 397; Code 1932, § 647; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-301; Acts 1993, ch. 70, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT CLERKS (§§ 18-3-101 — 18-3-111) › Section 18-3-102 - Duties

The clerk of the supreme court, in addition to the duties prescribed by chapters 1 and 2 of this title, is required to:
(1)
Preserve the written opinions of the judges as other records of the clerk of the supreme court's office, subject to the inspection of all persons wishing to examine them, and to furnish certified copies of the written opinions, on demand, to any person applying and paying the lawful fees;
(2)
Deliver to the attorney general and reporter the original opinions of the court within ten (10) days after the decision;
(3)
Issue to the inferior courts, within sixty (60) days, and before the next term of the inferior court after the adjournment of the supreme court, certified copies of the opinions and judgments or decrees in all cases reversed and remanded;
(4)
Pay over costs incurred in inferior courts, as provided in §
20-12-140
;
(5)
Note on the execution docket executions not returned at the time specified in the execution; and
(6)
Perform such other duties as are or may be required of the clerk of the supreme court by law.
Code 1858, § 4088 (deriv. Acts 1823, ch. 54, § 5; 1829, ch. 60, §1); Acts 1881, ch. 4, § 4; Shan., § 5902; mod. Code 1932, §10102; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-302.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT CLERKS (§§ 18-3-101 — 18-3-111) › Section 18-3-109 - Recess appointments

If the office of clerk of the supreme court becomes vacant during the recess of the court, the chief justice of the supreme court may make a temporary appointment to fill it until the judges of the supreme court meet and make a permanent appointment.
Code 1858, § 322 (deriv. Acts 1823, ch. 14, § 1); Shan., § 398; Code 1932, § 648; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-309; Acts 1993, ch. 70, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT CLERKS (§§ 18-3-101 — 18-3-111) › Section 18-3-110 - Removal

(a)
The clerk of the supreme court may be removed from office by the court for malfeasance, incompetency or neglect of duty.
(b)
The reasons for removal shall be entered on the minutes of the court.
Code 1858, §§ 4091, 4092; Shan., §§ 5904, 5905; Code 1932, §§ 10104, 10105; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-310; Acts 1993, ch. 70, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT CLERKS (§§ 18-3-101 — 18-3-111) › Section 18-3-111 - Disposition of old court documents - Record retention plan

The clerk of the supreme court shall dispose of or preserve old dockets, old transcripts, old records or any other books, documents, papers, etc., as directed by the chief justice of the supreme court in accordance with the records retention plan promulgated by the supreme court.
Acts 1993, ch. 70, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 4 - CLERKS OF CIRCUIT, CRIMINAL, SPECIAL AND GENERAL SESSIONS COURTS (§§ 18-4-101 — 18-4-204) › Part 1 - CIRCUIT, CRIMINAL AND SPECIAL COURTS (§§ 18-4-101 — 18-4-107) › Section 18-4-101 - Election - Tenure

(a)
The clerks of the circuit and criminal courts and other special courts are elected by the qualified voters of the respective circuits and districts over which the local jurisdiction of the courts, respectively, extends.
(b)
The clerks' terms of office are four (4) years.
(c)
The clerks of the circuit, criminal, and other special courts must be qualified voters of the county and residents of the county or district for one (1) year prior to the date of the qualifying deadline for running as a candidate for such office.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 809, s 8, eff. 9/1/2022.
Code 1858, § 324; Shan., § 400; mod. Code 1932, § 650; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-401.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 4 - CLERKS OF CIRCUIT, CRIMINAL, SPECIAL AND GENERAL SESSIONS COURTS (§§ 18-4-101 — 18-4-204) › Part 1 - CIRCUIT, CRIMINAL AND SPECIAL COURTS (§§ 18-4-101 — 18-4-107) › Section 18-4-102 - Chapter applicable to criminal and special courts

This chapter applies to clerks of the criminal and other special courts established by law.
Code 1858, § 4084; Shan., § 5898; Code 1932, § 10098; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-407.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 4 - CLERKS OF CIRCUIT, CRIMINAL, SPECIAL AND GENERAL SESSIONS COURTS (§§ 18-4-101 — 18-4-204) › Part 1 - CIRCUIT, CRIMINAL AND SPECIAL COURTS (§§ 18-4-101 — 18-4-107) › Section 18-4-103 - Duties

The clerk of each circuit court, in addition to the duties prescribed by chapters 1 and 2 of this title, is required to:
(1)
At each term of the court, when the jury is discharged, make out and certify a list of the jury, with the number of days they have served and the amount due to each, and deliver the list to the county clerk, to be registered by the county clerk, and certificates issued thereon as prescribed by §
18-6-105
;
(2)
Make out and transmit to the clerk of the supreme court transcripts of the record, in all cases in which appeals in the nature of writs of error have been taken from the clerk of the circuit court's court, within forty (40) days after the rendition of the judgment, unless the case has been determined within forty (40) days of the session of the supreme court, or during such session, and in that event forthwith;
(3)
Enter up judgment of the court on its records, after the verdict of a jury;
(4)
Note on every execution or order of sale of land, the defendant's direction not to advertise the execution or order in a newspaper;
(5)
Present to the judge of the circuit or criminal court all bills of costs for the clerk of the circuit court's certificate, in criminal cases, in which the state or county is liable for the costs;
(6)
Record, at full length, on the minutes of the clerk of the circuit court's court, the papers returned into the court by a judge of the court of general sessions, for the purpose of having a condemnation of land levied on by execution from such judge, and order of sale;
(7)
Enter, at full length, upon the minutes of the court, the presentment or indictment in cases of felony;
(8)
Perform duties in relation to revenue as prescribed in §§
9-2-108
- 9-2-122 and [former] 9-2-135 [repealed];
(9)
Notify the Tennessee bureau of investigation by electronic submission of final disposition of criminal proceedings against a person as soon as practicable but no later than three (3) business days after final disposition of the criminal proceedings; and
(10)
Perform such other duties as are, or may be, required by law.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 554,s 1, eff. 3/11/2024.
Amended by 2023EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 2,s 2, eff. 9/8/2023.
Amended by 2023EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 2,s 1, eff. 9/8/2023.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 739, s 1, eff. 4/7/2016.
Code 1858, § 4077 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 45, § 2; 1827, ch. 49, § 18; 1835-1836, ch. 17, § 11; 1841-1842, ch. 129, §§ 1, 5; 1843-1844, ch. 215, §§ 3, 9; 1849-1850, ch. 120, § 1); Acts 1866-1867, ch. 36, § 7; Shan., § 5892; Code 1932, § 10093; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-402; modified; Acts 1998, ch. 1080, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 4 - CLERKS OF CIRCUIT, CRIMINAL, SPECIAL AND GENERAL SESSIONS COURTS (§§ 18-4-101 — 18-4-204) › Part 1 - CIRCUIT, CRIMINAL AND SPECIAL COURTS (§§ 18-4-101 — 18-4-107) › Section 18-4-104 - Adjournment of court

Whenever the circuit court judge fails to hold court as required by law, the clerk may, at the expiration of the prescribed time, adjourn the court until the next term.
Code 1858, § 4079 (deriv. Acts 1817, ch. 130, § 1; 1835-1836, ch. 5, § 5); Shan., § 5893; Code 1932, § 10093a; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-403.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 18 - CLERKS OF COURTS (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-6-115) › Chapter 4 - CLERKS OF CIRCUIT, CRIMINAL, SPECIAL AND GENERAL SESSIONS COURTS (§§ 18-4-101 — 18-4-204) › Part 1 - CIRCUIT, CRIMINAL AND SPECIAL COURTS (§§ 18-4-101 — 18-4-107) › Section 18-4-105 - Recognizances on adjournment

The clerk is authorized, in cases where the court is adjourned pursuant to §
18-4-104
, to enter forfeiture of all recognizances previously taken, for the appearance of parties or witnesses, where the parties or witnesses, on being called by the sheriff, fail to appear in pursuance of the recognizances, or to take new recognizances from such of the parties as do appear, according to law, for their appearance at the next term of the court.
Code 1858, §§ 4080, 4081 (deriv. Acts 1817, ch. 130, § 1); Shan., §§ 5894, 5895; Code 1932, §§ 10094, 10095; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-404.