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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 2 - EXEMPTIONS-GARNISHMENT (§§ 26-2-101 — 26-2-410) › Part 4 - EXECUTIONS AND GARNISHMENTS IN AID OF EXECUTIONS (§§ 26-2-401 — 26-2-410) › Section 26-2-406 - Mailing of garnishment to judgment debtor

A sheriff or other officer who summons a garnishee shall provide the garnishee with three (3) copies of the garnishment summons providing the completed notice required by §
26-2-404
or by §
26-2-216
, whichever is applicable. On that same or the next working day, the garnishee shall determine if such garnishee possesses or controls money or property of the judgment debtor; and if so, within that same time period shall furnish a copy of the garnishment summons and notice by mailing them first class, postage prepaid, to the judgment debtor's last known address as shown by the garnishee's records, or by actual delivery to the judgment debtor. If the address as shown by the garnishee's records differs from that provided by the creditor as shown on the bottom of the completed notice, the garnishee shall also mail a copy of the garnishment and notice to the judgment debtor at the latter address by first class mail, postage prepaid.
Acts 1988, ch. 934, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 2 - EXEMPTIONS-GARNISHMENT (§§ 26-2-101 — 26-2-410) › Part 4 - EXECUTIONS AND GARNISHMENTS IN AID OF EXECUTIONS (§§ 26-2-401 — 26-2-410) › Section 26-2-407 - Motion to quash execution or garnishment

A judgment debtor may assert exemption rights after the service of an execution or garnishment by filing a motion to quash the garnishment or execution. The motion to quash must be filed within the following time periods:
(1)
Twenty (20) days from the mailing of the notice required by §
26-2-404
in the event of a levy of execution;
(2)
Twenty (20) days from the withholding of wages by a garnishee/employer pursuant to a wage garnishment; and
(3)
With respect to any other garnishment, twenty (20) days from the mailing of the notice required by §
26-2-404
pursuant to that garnishment.
Acts 1988, ch. 934, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 2 - EXEMPTIONS-GARNISHMENT (§§ 26-2-101 — 26-2-410) › Part 4 - EXECUTIONS AND GARNISHMENTS IN AID OF EXECUTIONS (§§ 26-2-401 — 26-2-410) › Section 26-2-408 - Property determined to be exempt

No sheriff or other officer shall conduct an execution sale, and no clerk shall pay out funds received pursuant to an execution or garnishment until the judgment debtor's time has expired for filing a motion to quash, or until a judicial determination has been made on such motion. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the ability of the judgment creditor and the judgment debtor to resolve by agreed order the judgment debtor's motion asserting exemption rights. When property has been determined to be exempt by agreement or by judicial determination, the property shall be immediately released to the judgment debtor.
Acts 1988, ch. 934, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 2 - EXEMPTIONS-GARNISHMENT (§§ 26-2-101 — 26-2-410) › Part 4 - EXECUTIONS AND GARNISHMENTS IN AID OF EXECUTIONS (§§ 26-2-401 — 26-2-410) › Section 26-2-409 - Copies of forms to be furnished

The University of Tennessee county technical assistance service shall provide clerks of court with forms for judgment debtors to use in filing a motion to quash an execution or garnishment on the ground of exemption rights, in otherwise asserting their exemption rights, or in filing a motion to pay a judgment by installments. Clerks shall provide a copy of these forms to judgment debtors upon request. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting clerks from printing an appropriate form motion to quash on the reverse side of the notices required by §§
26-2-404
and
26-2-216
, so that the judgment debtor may assert applicable exemption rights.
Acts 1988, ch. 934, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 2 - EXEMPTIONS-GARNISHMENT (§§ 26-2-101 — 26-2-410) › Part 4 - EXECUTIONS AND GARNISHMENTS IN AID OF EXECUTIONS (§§ 26-2-401 — 26-2-410) › Section 26-2-410 - Hearing on exemptions - Notice

Upon the filing of a motion to quash or other motion claiming exemption rights by the judgment debtor, the clerk shall immediately schedule a hearing on the motion. The court shall conduct the hearing and adjudicate the matter promptly, and in no event later than fourteen (14) days from the filing of the motion. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the ability of judges to interchange with each other as provided in title 17, chapter 2. The clerk shall provide reasonable notice to the judgment debtor and creditor of the time, date, and place of hearing.
Acts 1988, ch. 934, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-101 - Personalty levied on first

Executions shall be levied on the goods and chattels of the defendant, in the first instance, if any there be; but if, to the best of the officer's knowledge, there be no such goods and chattels, or not sufficient to answer the plaintiff's demands, the same shall be executed upon the lands and tenements.
Code 1858, § 3026 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 23); Shan., § 4754; Code 1932, § 8888; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-401.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-102 - Growing crops

A levy may be made upon a growing crop, but not until November 15 after such crop is matured, and then only subject to the landlord's lien, if any. If, however, the owner of the crop absconds, conceals their whereabouts, or leaves the country, an attachment or execution may be levied on a standing crop at any time.
Code 1858, § 3036 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 20, §§ 1-3); Shan., §4764; Code 1932, § 8894; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-402.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-103 - Corporate property

An execution against a corporation may be levied on its choses in action, as well as on the goods and chattels, lands and tenements, of such corporation; and in case of a levy on choses in action, the court may appoint a receiver to collect or conserve the same.
Code 1858, § 3037 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 55, § 4); Shan., §4765; mod. Code 1932, § 8895; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-403.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-104 - Indemnity bond of plaintiff

No sheriff or other officer shall be required to levy an execution on any property the title of which is disputed, or to sell the same after levy, unless the plaintiff will first give bond and security to such officer, to indemnify the sheriff or other officer against all damages and costs in consequence of the levy or sale. However, the bond or security is not required if the execution is issued in a proceeding to collect delinquent property taxes as defined by § 67-5-2502(c)(1)(D).
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 967,s 19, eff. 5/21/2024.
Code 1858, § 3032 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 40, § 2); Shan., § 4760; Code 1932, § 8893; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-404.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-105 - Principal's property sold before surety's

(a)
Where the judgment or decree is against a principal and the principal's surety, it shall be the duty of the officer having the collection thereof to exhaust the property of the principal, both real and personal, before proceeding to sell the property of the surety.
(b)
"Surety," in this section, shall embrace accommodation endorsers, stayors, and all other persons whose liability on the debt or contract is posterior to that of another.
(c)
The surety shall, if requested by the officer, show the property of the principal, to entitle the surety to the benefit of this section.
Code 1858, §§ 3028, 3029 (deriv. Acts 1820 Private, ch. 120, §6; 1843-1844, ch. 32, § 1); Shan., §§ 4756, 4757; Code 1932, §§ 8889a, 8890; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-405.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-106 - Order of levy on parties secondarily liable

(a)
After exhausting the property of the principal, it shall be the duty of the officer to subject the property of the other parties in the order of their liability on the debt or contract.
(b)
The party subsequently liable shall, if requested by the officers, show the property of the prior liable party to secure the benefit of this section.
Code 1858, § 3030 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 32, § 1); Shan., §4758; Code 1932, § 8891; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-406.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-107 - Order of liability stated

(a)
All the parties shall be considered as equally liable, in all cases, unless the order of liability is shown to the court, and recited in the judgment or decree.
(b)
The clerk issuing execution on the judgment or decree containing such recital shall state the order of liability in the execution.
Code 1858, § 3031 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 32, § 2); Shan., §4759; Code 1932, § 8892; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-407.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-108 - Endorsement of description of property

A description of the property levied on, with the date of the levy, shall be endorsed upon or appended to the execution.
Code 1858, § 3027; Shan., § 4755; Code 1932, § 8889; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-408.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-109 - Delivery bond of defendant

When personal property is levied on, if the defendant shall give bond, payable to the creditor, in double the amount of the execution, conditioned to deliver the property levied on to the proper officer by twelve o'clock (12:00) noon of the day of sale, the sheriff may restore the property to the defendant.
Code 1858, § 3044 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 13, § 1); Shan., § 4772; Code 1932, § 8902; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-409.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-110 - Liability on forfeited delivery bond

The sureties on a forfeited delivery bond shall not be held responsible for more than the value of the property specified in the bond, and not delivered according to its condition; and the value of the property, if not agreed upon, shall be ascertained in a summary way by a jury of five (5) disinterested persons, summoned by the officer making the levy or holding the execution, whose valuation shall be final.
Code 1858, § 3045 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 25, § 1); Shan., § 4773; Code 1932, § 8903; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-410.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-111 - Levy on forfeited bond - Alias execution

The delivery bond, if forfeited, shall be, in the hands of the officer holding it, a sufficient authority to levy upon and sell so much of the property of the sureties as will satisfy the amount for which they have made themselves liable, and shall also be a sufficient authority to the clerk to whom the same may be returned to issue an alias or pluries execution, as the case may be, against the defendant to the judgment, and against the sureties on the bond, without any judgment upon the bond.
Code 1858, § 3046 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 25, §§ 2, 3); Shan., §4774; Code 1932, § 8904; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-411.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-112 - Defendants refusing to join in delivery bond

If there are more defendants than one (1) in the original execution, and any of them do not join in the delivery bond, the sureties on such bond shall be first liable before those defendants who refuse to join, to the extent of the liability incurred by the bond; but in the event the debt, or any portion of it, is paid by the surety on the bond, the surety on the bond shall be substituted to the rights of the defendant for whom that person is surety, as against the other defendants.
Code 1858, § 3047; Shan., § 4775; Code 1932, § 8905; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-412.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-113 - Order of levy after forfeiture of delivery bond

Upon forfeiture of the bond, the officer holding the execution shall levy immediately upon the property of the defendants who join in the bond, to satisfy the debt and costs to the plaintiffs and double costs to the officer; and if there shall not be property enough of these defendants found to satisfy the execution, such officer shall levy upon property of the sureties sufficient to satisfy so much of the amount as they had become liable for; and if the execution is still unsatisfied, it shall be the officer's duty to go upon such of the original defendants, if any, as did not join in the delivery bond.
Code 1858, § 3048 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 25, §§ 2, 3); Shan., §4776; Code 1932, § 8906; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-413.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-114 - Return of unsatisfied execution

If unable to obtain satisfaction of the debt before the officer is bound by law to return the execution, the officer shall return the execution and bond together, with a proper endorsement of the facts, and thereupon an alias or pluries execution, as the case may be, shall issue against all parties, with endorsements showing the amounts paid upon any former execution, and specifying the amount for which the sureties are bound, if less than the unsatisfied balance.
Code 1858, § 3049 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 25, §§ 2, 3); Shan., §4777; Code 1932, § 8907; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-414.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-115 - Second delivery bond

No second delivery bond shall be taken after forfeiture of the first.
Code 1858, § 3050 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 51, § 1); Shan., § 4778; Code 1932, § 8908; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-415.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-116 - Delivery bonds on official default

The provisions of §§
26-3-109
- 26-3-115, allowing delivery bonds, do not apply to executions issued on judgments or decrees against sheriffs, coroners, or other officers of court against whom judgment is obtained for failing to pay over money collected or paid to them in an official capacity, and the clerk shall endorse on all such executions, "No delivery bond to be taken."
Code 1858, § 3051; Shan., § 4779; Code 1932, § 8909; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-416.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 3 - LEVY OF EXECUTION (§§ 26-3-101 — 26-3-117) › Section 26-3-117 - Costs to be paid by plaintiff - Recovery from defendant

In addition to any other fees required by law for levy of execution on tangible personal property, the plaintiff in a civil proceeding who causes an execution to be issued for levy of personal property shall pay the cost incurred by the court, sheriff, or other officers for transportation of the attached property to a storage facility, storage fees, advertisement fees, court costs, and any other necessary cost incurred by such officials. The plaintiff shall have a right of recovery from the defendant for all such costs.
Acts 1978, ch. 652, § 1; T.C.A., § 26-417.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 4 - BILL TO SUBJECT PROPERTY (§§ 26-4-101 — 26-4-104) › Section 26-4-101 - Grounds for complaint on unsatisfied execution - Discovery

The creditor whose execution has been returned unsatisfied, in whole or in part, may proceed in the court granting the judgment, or may file a complaint in a court of general jurisdiction against the defendant in the execution and any other person, to compel the discovery of any property, including stocks, choses in action or money due such defendant, or the defendant's interest in property held in a trust for the defendant, except when the trust is exempt from the claims of the defendant's creditors under §§
35-15-501
- 35-15-509 of the Tennessee Uniform Trust Code.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 390,s 25, eff. 7/1/2013.
Code 1858, § 4283 (deriv. Acts 1832, ch. 11, § 1); Shan., § 6092; Code 1932, § 10353; Acts 1943, ch. 108, § 1; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 10353; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-601; Acts 1988, ch. 854, § 2; 1989, ch. 364, § 1; 1992, ch. 951, §§ 2, 3; 1993, ch. 259, §§ 1-3; 2002, ch. 735, § 1; 2004, ch. 537, § 96.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 4 - BILL TO SUBJECT PROPERTY (§§ 26-4-101 — 26-4-104) › Section 26-4-102 - Powers of court to reach property

The court has power to compel the discovery, and to prevent the transfer, payment, or delivery of the property, and to subject the same to the satisfaction of the judgment or decree, whether such property could, if in the defendant's possession or with the title vested in the defendant, be levied upon by execution or not.
Code 1858, § 4284 (deriv. Acts 1832, ch. 11, § 2); Shan., § 6093; Code 1932, § 10354; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-602.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 4 - BILL TO SUBJECT PROPERTY (§§ 26-4-101 — 26-4-104) › Section 26-4-103 - Implementation of court's powers

The court is empowered to order all such bonds and other instruments to be executed by either the complainant or defendant, and all such transfers to be made as may be necessary to carry the jurisdiction into complete effect.
Code 1858, § 4285 (deriv. Acts 1832, ch. 11, § 2); Shan., § 6094; Code 1932, § 10355; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-603.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 4 - BILL TO SUBJECT PROPERTY (§§ 26-4-101 — 26-4-104) › Section 26-4-104 - Lien lis pendens

The creditor has a lien lis pendens upon the property of the defendant situated in the county of suit, if properly described in the bill of complaint, on the filing of the bill, so far as concerns the pursued defendant; and the creditor may have a lien lis pendens upon all property, so described, as against bona fide purchasers and encumbrancers, for value, upon registration of an abstract of the claimed lien as provided by this Code.
Code 1858, § 4286; Shan., § 6095; mod. Code 1932, § 10356; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-604.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-101 - Publication and posting of notice

(a)
(1)
The officer making a levy on land shall publish such sale at least three (3) different times in a newspaper published in the county where the sale is to be made.
(2)
The first publication shall be at least twenty (20) days prior to the sale, unless the amount of the indebtedness for the payment of which the property is being sold does not amount to more than two hundred dollars ($200), in which event the owner of the property may order that advertisement be made by written notices posted as provided in §
35-5-103
, instead of by notices published in a newspaper.
(3)
If no newspaper is published in the county in which the land is to be sold, the advertisement in a newspaper, unless ordered by court, is dispensed with and such land shall be sold in accordance with §
35-5-103
.
(b)
(1)
If the sale be of personalty, the officer shall advertise the time and place of the sale in at least five (5) public places in the officer's county, one (1) of which shall be the door of the courthouse, and another, at the most public place in the neighborhood of the defendant.
(2)
Constables residing out of the district including the county seat, shall not be required to advertise the sale of personalty at the courthouse door.
Code 1858, § 3039 (deriv. Acts 1813, ch. 103, § 2; 1855-1856, ch. 83, §3); Shan., § 4767; Code 1932, § 8897; Acts 1943, ch. 123, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 8897; Acts 1957, ch. 41, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-701.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-102 - Length of posting

The advertisement of sale by posted written notice shall be at least twenty (20) days for land, and ten (10) days for all other kinds of property, except for the sale of fruits and vegetables, or other perishable articles, when the sale may be made after advertisement by the officer making the levy, on twenty-four (24) hours' written notice thereof being posted in three (3) conspicuous places in the civil district of the place of levy and sale.
Code 1858, § 3041; Acts 1893, ch. 16, § 1; Shan., § 4769; mod. Code 1932, § 8899; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-702.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-103 - Notice to defendant occupying land

If the defendant is in actual possession and occupation of the land levied on, the officer having the execution shall, at least twenty (20) days prior to such sale, serve the defendant with written notice, stating that the execution is levied on the land, and mentioning the time and place of sale; and sales made without the notice required in this section are voidable.
Code 1858, § 3042 (deriv. Acts 1799, ch. 14, § 1; 1855-1856, ch. 83, §2); Shan., § 4770; mod. Code 1932, § 8900; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-703.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-104 - Hour of sale

Execution sales shall be made between the hours of nine o'clock a.m. (9:00 a.m.) and seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.).
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 187,s 1, eff. 4/19/2017.
Code 1858, § 3038 (deriv. Acts 1807, ch. 99, § 1); Shan., § 4766; Code 1932, § 8896; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-704.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-105 - Plan of division of land

At any time before ten o'clock a.m. (10:00 a.m.), on the day of sale, the defendant may deliver to the officer a plan of division of the lands levied on, subscribed by the defendant, and it shall, in that case, be the duty of the officer to sell, according to the plan, so much of the land as may be necessary to satisfy the debt and costs, and no more. If no such plan is furnished, the officer may sell without any division.
Code 1858, § 3043 (deriv. Acts 1799, ch. 14, § 3); Shan., § 4771; Code 1932, § 8901; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-705.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-106 - Transfer of corporate stock

(a)
Upon the sale of corporate stock or shares by execution, the officer, on receiving from the purchaser the amount of the purchaser's bid, shall execute and deliver to the purchaser an assignment of the certificate of shares sold.
(b)
The officer's return of the sale on the back of the execution shall be notice to all the world of the fact of sale.
(c)
On presentation to the proper officer of the company of such assignment, the officer shall transfer the shares on the proper book, to the purchaser or assignee.
Code 1858, § 3053 (deriv. Acts 1857-1858 Private, ch. 163, § 16); Shan., § 4780; mod. Code 1932, § 8910; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-706.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-107 - Sale of intoxicating liquors

(a)
In any suit at law or in equity, whether now pending or hereafter instituted, wherein an attachment is issued and levied upon intoxicating liquors, and/or wherein an execution is awarded and levied upon intoxicating liquors, such liquors may be sold by the levying officer by advertising such liquor for sale in the same way and manner now provided by law for the sale of any other property attached or levied upon by an execution.
(b)
The purchaser of such intoxicating liquors at such attachment and/or execution sale shall be authorized to transport such liquors from the place of sale to any place beyond the boundaries of this state, or to any county within the state, only in event the sale of intoxicating liquors is authorized and legalized in such other county.
(c)
Before such purchaser shall transport from the place of sale the liquors so purchased, the purchaser shall procure a permit from the officer making the sale, which permit shall state the name or style of the case or suit, the name of the court in which the same is pending, the quantity of liquors so sold, and the price paid by the purchaser, and the permit shall constitute a bill of sale to the purchaser, and shall be carried in person by the purchaser, the purchaser's agent or employee, as such person transports such intoxicating liquors to its destination.
(d)
This section shall not authorize the sale of intoxicating liquors, as now defined by the laws in force in this state, in any other way or manner, nor for any other purpose, except as hereinabove provided; provided, however, the judgment creditor, if he be the purchaser, may sell such liquors to any licensed dealer.
Acts 1937, ch. 306, §§ 1-4; mod. C. Supp. 1950, §§ 8964.1-8964.4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 26-707 -- 26-710.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-108 - Unpaid taxes

(a)
Whenever real estate is sold under a decree of any court, it shall be the duty of the judge of the court, before the sale is confirmed to the purchaser, while the funds are in court, to have a reference, to the clerk or clerk and master, while the funds are in court, to ascertain if, upon the day of sale, there were any taxes due and unpaid which were a lien upon the real estate; and, if it is found that there were such taxes, a decree shall be entered in the cause stating the amount of taxes, and directing the clerk and master or clerk to pay the taxes out of the first money collected from the sale of the real estate.
(b)
In ascertaining the taxes due under a reference as required by subsection (a), the clerk or clerk and master shall issue to each of the officials charged with the collection of any taxes that might or could be a lien on the property, a statement giving the style and number of the cause, a description of the property sold, and the name of the party or parties out of whom the title is or is to be divested; whereupon, each of the officials shall certify to the clerk or clerk and master an itemized statement of the taxes, interest, penalties, and costs that are at that date a lien upon the land in the official's hands for collection, from which statement the clerk or clerk and master shall report to the court the amount of taxes, interest, penalties, and costs that is a lien on the land.
Acts 1871, ch. 68, § 1; Acts 1897, ch. 9, §§ 1, 2; Shan., §§ 969-969a2; Code 1932, §§ 1678-1680; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 26-711 -- 26-713; Acts 2005, ch. 429, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-109 - Certificate to purchaser of land

On the sale of land by execution, the officer shall give to the purchaser a certificate, if demanded, of the fact, stating the date of sale, the amount of the bid, the execution under which the land is sold, and the description of the land as given in the levy.
Code 1858, § 3054; Shan., § 4781; Code 1932, § 8911; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-714.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-110 - Delivery of certificate on redemption

If the land is redeemed, the purchaser or purchaser's assignee shall assign and deliver the sheriff's certificate to the person redeeming.
Code 1858, § 3055; Shan., § 4782; Code 1932, § 8912; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-715.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-111 - Purchaser's right to deed

The purchaser, after payment of the money bid at execution, or the person succeeding to the purchaser's rights, may, at any time, either within or after the expiration of the two (2) years allowed for redemption, demand from the officer or the officer's successor a deed, who shall execute it accordingly.
Code 1858, § 3056; Shan., § 4783; Code 1932, § 8913; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-716.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-112 - Deed of successor in office

(a)
Any sheriff, coroner, or trustee may execute a deed for lands sold by a former sheriff, coroner, or trustee, which deed shall be valid, as if executed by such former officer; and such deed shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of all the statements and recitals contained therein.
(b)
All such deeds, heretofore executed by any successor of such sheriff, coroner, or trustee, shall be as valid as if executed by such former officer, and shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of all the statements and recitals contained in such deeds.
Code 1858, § 3058 (deriv. Acts 1809 (Sept.), ch. 84); Acts 1901, ch. 145, §§ 1, 2; Shan., §§ 4785, 4785a1; mod. Code 1932, §§ 8915, 8916; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 26-717, 26-718.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-113 - Deed on redemption

If the officer's deed is made within two (2) years, the person obtaining it, in case the land is redeemed from such person, shall make to the redeeming party, a complete deed, proved or acknowledged for registration, divesting the person acquiring by the officer's deed and vesting the other with the title acquired. In like manner, title shall be made upon each subsequent redemption, but at the cost of the party redeeming.
Code 1858, § 3057 (deriv. Acts 1820, ch. 11, § 2); Shan., § 4784; Code 1932, § 8914; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-719.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-114 - Satisfaction set aside for want of title

(a)
Where execution from a court of record or a general sessions court is returned satisfied, in whole or part, by the sale of property of the defendant, and the plaintiff in the judgment shall establish that no title to the property so sold was obtained, the plaintiff may have the satisfaction of the judgment set aside, and the judgment or decree revived by scire facias.
(b)
The scire facias may be obtained on affidavit of the plaintiff, the plaintiff's agent or attorney, setting forth the facts of the sale and want of title to the property so sold, and shall be served, returned, and heard together, with proof upon the question of title, as in other cases.
(c)
If it shall appear at the trial that the defendant's title to the property at the time of the purchase was good and valid, the proceedings shall be dismissed with costs, as in other cases.
(d)
This section shall apply to judgments and decrees for costs, upon affidavit of any party interested in the costs.
(e)
In case the sheriff or other officer making the sale shall not have taken any bond of indemnity, and the defendant in the execution shall proceed against the sheriff and other officer and recover judgment, the sheriff and other officer shall be substituted to the rights of the plaintiff under this section.
Code 1858, §§ 2990-2993 (deriv. Acts 1847-1848, ch. 191, §§ 1-3); Acts 1875, ch. 33, §§ 1, 2; Shan., §§4719-4723; mod. Code 1932, §§ 8853-8857; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 26-720 -- 26-724.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-115 - Minimum acceptable price for property sold

The sheriff of each county in the state of Tennessee is hereby authorized to set a minimum acceptable price for every item, of property, both personal and real, to be sold at any sheriff's sale in the state provided such price shall be equal to or greater than fifty percent (50%) of the fair market value.
Acts 1978, ch. 808, § 1; T.C.A., § 26-725.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 5 - SALE ON EXECUTION (§§ 26-5-101 — 26-5-116) › Section 26-5-116 - Excess of sale price over debt - Use of property not sold

(a)
The sheriff shall remit any excess of the sale price over the debt to the property owner from whom the property was seized.
(b)
The property, if it is not sold, shall not be used for personal or department use.
Acts 1978, ch. 808, § 2; T.C.A., § 26-726.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-211) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-109) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS

This part may be cited as the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 278, s 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1976, ch. 530, § 7; T.C.A., § 26-807.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-211) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-109) › Section 26-6-101 - Short title

This part may be cited as the "Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act."
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 278,s 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1976, ch. 530, § 7; T.C.A., § 26-807.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-211) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-109) › Section 26-6-102 - Construction for uniformity

This part shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 278,s 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1976, ch. 530, § 6; T.C.A., § 26-806.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-211) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-109) › Section 26-6-103 - "Foreign judgment " defined

As used in this part, "foreign judgment" means any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 278, s 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1976, ch. 530, § 1; T.C.A., § 26-801.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-211) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-109) › Section 26-6-104 - Effect and treatment of authenticated foreign judgment - Foreign defamation judgment

(a)
A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the acts of congress or the statutes of this state may be filed in the office of the clerk of any circuit or chancery court of this state.
(b)
The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of a court of record of this state.
(c)
A judgment so filed has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses and proceedings for reopening, vacating, or staying as a judgment of a court of record of this state and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner.
(d)
For the purpose of rendering declaratory relief with respect to a person's liability for a foreign defamation judgment and determining whether the foreign defamation judgment should be deemed nonrecognizable under §
26-6-108
, this state's courts have personal jurisdiction over any person who obtains a foreign defamation judgment against any person who:
(1)
Is a resident of this state;
(2)
Is a person or entity amenable to the jurisdiction of this state;
(3)
Has assets in this state; or
(4)
May have to take action in this state to comply with the foreign defamation judgment.
Acts 1976, ch. 530, § 2; T.C.A., § 26-802; Acts 2010, ch. 900, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-211) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-109) › Section 26-6-105 - Service of process - Enforcement proceeding delayed

(a)
At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's lawyer shall make and file with the clerk of the court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor, and the judgment creditor.
(b)
Promptly upon the filing of the foreign judgment and affidavit, the clerk of the court wherein the judgment is filed shall issue a summons to be delivered for service to any person authorized to serve process. This person shall serve the summons and return endorsed thereon shall be proof of the time and manner of service.
(c)
No execution or other process for enforcement of a foreign judgment filed hereunder shall issue until thirty (30) days after the date a summons has been served upon the judgment debtor.
Acts 1976, ch. 530, § 3; 1977, ch. 50, § 1; T.C.A., § 26-803.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-211) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-109) › Section 26-6-106 - Appeal or stay of judgment

(a)
If the judgment debtor shows the court of this state that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution expires or is vacated.
(b)
If the judgment debtor shows the court of this state any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of any court of this state would be stayed, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period.
Acts 1976, ch. 530, § 4; Acts 1978, ch. 550, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 26-804.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-211) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-109) › Section 26-6-107 - Creditor's right to bring enforcement action

The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce the creditor's judgment instead of proceeding under this part remains unimpaired.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 278,s 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1976, ch. 530, § 5; T.C.A., § 26-805.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-211) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-109) › Section 26-6-108 - Foreign defamation judgments

(a)
For the purposes of this section only, a "foreign defamation judgment" shall mean any judgment for a cause of action equivalent or fundamentally similar to an action for libel or slander that is rendered by a court or tribunal outside the United States or its territories or possessions. This section shall not apply to any judgment for defamation, slander or libel rendered by a federal court or a court or tribunal in this or any other state of the United States, its territories or possessions.
(b)
In addition to any other defenses that may exist, no foreign defamation judgment shall be authenticated, or execution issued upon, if:
(1)
It is determined that the judgment was rendered by a judicial system that does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures substantially compatible with the requirements of due process of law applicable to Tennessee courts;
(2)
The court or tribunal issuing the foreign defamation judgment did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant in accordance with the principles applicable under Tennessee law; or
(3)
The court or tribunal issuing the foreign defamation judgment did not have subject matter jurisdiction over the action.
(c)
A foreign defamation judgment shall not be authenticated by any court of this state until it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the defamation, libel or slander law applied in the foreign defamation court's jurisdiction provides the same or higher protection for freedom of speech and press as would be provided under both the United States and Tennessee Constitutions. If it is determined that the law in the foreign defamation judgment's jurisdiction provides such same or greater protection, then the court may proceed to consider if the judgment may be authenticated as a foreign judgment. If it is determined that the law in the foreign defamation judgment's jurisdiction does not provide such same or greater protection, or if no finding is made on this point, then the court may not authenticate that foreign defamation judgment and the same shall be void until such time as the court may make or reverse its findings.
Acts 2010, ch. 900, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-211) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-109) › Section 26-6-109 - Applicability of part

This part does not apply to judgments covered by the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, compiled in part 2 of this chapter.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 278,s 3, eff. 7/1/2019.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-211) › Part 2 - UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT (§§ 26-6-201 — 26-6-211) › Section 26-6-201 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act."
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 278,s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-211) › Part 2 - UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT (§§ 26-6-201 — 26-6-211) › Section 26-6-202 - Part definitions

As used in this part:
(1)
"Foreign country" means a government other than:
(A)
The United States;
(B)
A state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or
(C)
Any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution; and
(2)
"Foreign-country judgment" means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 278,s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-211) › Part 2 - UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT (§§ 26-6-201 — 26-6-211) › Section 26-6-203 - Applicability

(a)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this part applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:
(1)
Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and
(2)
Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.
(b)
This part does not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that the judgment is:
(1)
A judgment for taxes;
(2)
A fine or other penalty; or
(3)
A judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.
(c)
A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this part applies to the foreign-country judgment.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 278,s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 26 - EXECUTION (§§ 26-1-101 — 26-6-211) › Chapter 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (§§ 26-6-101 — 26-6-211) › Part 2 - UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT (§§ 26-6-201 — 26-6-211) › Section 26-6-204 - Standards for recognition of foreign-country judgment

(a)
Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), a court of this state shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which this part applies.
(b)
A court of this state may not recognize a foreign-country judgment if:
(1)
The judgment was rendered under a judicial system that does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law;
(2)
The foreign court did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant; or
(3)
The foreign court did not have jurisdiction over the subject matter.
(c)
A court of this state need not recognize a foreign-country judgment if:
(1)
The defendant in the proceeding in the foreign court did not receive notice of the proceeding in sufficient time to enable the defendant to defend;
(2)
The judgment was obtained by fraud that deprived the losing party of an adequate opportunity to present its case;
(3)
The judgment or the cause of action on which the judgment is based is repugnant to the public policy of this state or of the United States;
(4)
The judgment conflicts with another final and conclusive judgment;
(5)
The proceeding in the foreign court was contrary to an agreement between the parties under which the dispute in question was to be determined otherwise than by proceedings in that foreign court;
(6)
In the case of jurisdiction based only on personal service, the foreign court was a seriously inconvenient forum for the trial of the action;
(7)
The judgment was rendered in circumstances that raise substantial doubt about the integrity of the rendering court with respect to the judgment;
(8)
The specific proceeding in the foreign court leading to the judgment was not compatible with the requirements of due process of law; or
(9)
The foreign jurisdiction where the judgment was rendered would not give recognition to a similar judgment rendered in this state.
(d)
A party resisting recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that a ground for nonrecognition stated in subsection (b) or (c) exists.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 278,s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.