Tennessee § 10-7-120 - Liability of register and clerks suspended during rebinding.
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§ 10-7-120. Liability of register and clerks suspended during rebinding.
During the time the record book or books are kept out of the office and custody of the county clerk, clerk and master, circuit court clerk, or register, for the purpose stated in § 10-7-119 , such person shall be released and held harmless and free from all liability on such person's official bond or otherwise for the proper and safekeeping of such books in such person's office. Acts 1897, ch. 73, § 2; Shan., § 3793a2; Code 1932, § 7700; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 15-120.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-7-120 ("Liability of register and clerks suspended during rebinding.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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