Tennessee Code — 16
Browse 372 sections in division 16 of the Tennessee code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 16-1-101. Vesting of judicial power.
- § 16-1-102. Powers of court.
- § 16-1-103. Contempt.
- § 16-1-104. Conflicts in use of courtroom.
- § 16-1-105. Holding court outside of courthouse or in courthouse or room outside county seat.
- § 16-1-106. Minutes.
- § 16-1-107. Power to sell land.
- § 16-1-108. Vesting title by decree or clerk's deed.
- § 16-1-109. Registration of decree or clerk's deed.
- § 16-1-110. Implied covenants in sales of land.
- § 16-1-111. Use of papers filed in federal courts.
- § 16-1-112. Justice of the peace — Name change throughout code.
- § 16-1-113. Court business and filings — Facsimile transmissions.
- § 16-1-114. Immunity for judges sitting specially or by interchange.
- § 16-1-115. Electronic signatures.
- § 16-1-116. Transfer of actions or appeals.
- § 16-1-117. Reporting case statistics — Automated court information system.
- § 16-1-118. Utilization of electronic court filing system provider authorized by the administrative office of the courts.
- § 16-1-119. Advisory task force to review composition of judicial districts.
- § 16-1-120. Processing passport applications — Photographs for passports.
- § 16-1-201. [Repealed.]
- § 16-1-202. [Repealed.]
- § 16-1-203. [Repealed.]
- § 16-1-204. [Repealed.]
- § 16-1-205. [Repealed.]
- § 16-1-206. [Repealed.]
- § 16-2-101. Grand divisions — Appeals from Marion County.
- § 16-2-102. Places where supreme court sessions held.
- § 16-2-103. Times of supreme court sessions.
- § 16-2-104. Transfer of supreme court cases between divisions.
- § 16-2-105. Transfer of supreme court cases by consent of parties.
- § 16-2-106. [Repealed.]
- § 16-2-107. Transfer of cause of action.
- § 16-2-501. Legislative purpose — Existing courts.
- § 16-2-502. Titles of judges — Jurisdiction.
- § 16-2-503. Filing and processing of actions.
- § 16-2-504. Selection of clerk and master — Trial court judge as chancellor.
- § 16-2-505. Election of additional judges — Secretary — Courtroom security — Judicial candidates.
- § 16-2-506. Establishment of judicial districts — Assistant district attorneys general — Criminal investigators — Equity and law courts — Chancery courts.
- § 16-2-507. Incumbent judges — Cooperation between judges.
- § 16-2-508. District attorneys general — Powers and duties — Assistant district attorneys general — Criminal investigators — Other positions.
- § 16-2-509. Presiding judges.
- § 16-2-510. Holding of court — Terms abolished — Grand juries.
- § 16-2-511. Uniform rules of practice — Designation of court by certain types of cases.
- § 16-2-512. Recommendations classifying elected additional judges.
- § 16-2-513. Formula for determining need for additional judges — Annual report.
- § 16-2-514. Incumbent clerks and masters.
- § 16-2-515. References to judicial circuits or divisions deemed to judicial districts.
- § 16-2-516. Pending cases — Process — Surety bonds — Applicability of local rules.
- § 16-2-517. Jurisdictions unaffected.
- § 16-2-518. Increase in positions or funding to office of public defender.
- § 16-2-519. Creation of assistant district attorney positions.
- § 16-2-520. Additional assistant district attorney general positions.
- § 16-3-101. Composition — Election of judges — Qualifications — Concurrence necessary for decisions.
- § 16-3-102. Chief justice.
- § 16-3-103. Expenses.
- § 16-3-201. Jurisdiction.
- § 16-3-202. Process, receivers, and references.
- § 16-3-203. Powers over criminal defendants.
- § 16-3-204. Bonds and recognizances.
- § 16-3-205. Supersedeas by judges.
- § 16-3-206. Vacating judgment.
- § 16-3-207. Correction of apparent mistakes.
- § 16-3-208. Appeals taken before term.
- § 16-3-209. Appeal during term.
- § 16-3-210. Scheduling of districts.
- § 16-3-211. Order of counties in districts.
- § 16-3-212. Special personnel for expedition of post-conviction proceedings in capital cases.
- § 16-3-301. Duration of terms.
- § 16-3-302. Adjourned terms.
- § 16-3-303. Adjournment from day to day.
- § 16-3-304. Adjournment to court in course.
- § 16-3-305. Orders opening and closing terms.
- § 16-3-306. Continuation of terms — Concurrent terms.
- § 16-3-307. Rules for terms and transfers.
- § 16-3-308. Special term.
- § 16-3-401. Supreme court rules of practice.
- § 16-3-402. Other courts — General rules of practice.
- § 16-3-403. Rules not to affect substantive rights — Consistency with constitutions.
- § 16-3-404. Effective date of rules — Approval of rules by general assembly.
- § 16-3-405. Publication of rules.
- § 16-3-406. Laws in conflict with rules nullified.
- § 16-3-407. Additional or supplementary rules of other courts.
- § 16-3-408. Courts — Facsimile transmission of documents — Rules and procedures.
- § 16-3-501. Inferior courts — Supervisory control.
- § 16-3-502. Supervisory procedures.
- § 16-3-503. Inherent power of court.
- § 16-3-504. Plenary and discretionary powers.
- § 16-3-601. Advisory commission on rules of practice and procedure.
- § 16-3-701. Commission to control supreme court building at Nashville.
- § 16-3-702. Commission to control court building at Knoxville.
- § 16-3-703. Commission to control court building at Jackson.
- § 16-3-801. Creation — Purpose.
- § 16-3-802. Administrative director — Appointment — Salary.
- § 16-3-803. Administrative director — Powers and duties.
- § 16-3-804. Personnel — Law practice barred.
- § 16-3-805. Office, equipment, and supplies.
- § 16-3-806. Appropriation of funds for special personnel assigned to capital sentence costs.
- § 16-3-807. Tennessee judicial information system fund.
- § 16-3-808. Funds for civil legal representation of indigents.
- § 16-3-809. State law libraries — Control and supervision — Powers — Expenditures.
- § 16-3-810. Dismissal of defendant upon completion of diversion program—Creation of form.
- § 16-3-811. [Repealed.]
- § 16-3-812. Providing information regarding case disposition, compliance with reporting information and reports made by AOC regarding auditing compliance and accuracy of required reports.
- § 16-3-813. Credentialed court interpreter.
- § 16-3-814. Integrated Criminal Justice Act of 2006.
- § 16-3-815. Creation of the integrated criminal justice steering committee — Purpose.
- § 16-3-816. Duties of the committee.
- § 16-3-817. Goals of the integrated criminal justice system.
- § 16-3-818. Membership of steering committee — Advisory committee appointments — Policies and procedures.
- § 16-3-819. Compensation.
- § 16-3-820. Hiring of personnel to manage integrated criminal justice projects.
- § 16-3-821. Tennessee voluntary fund for indigent civil representation.
- § 16-3-901. Creation.
- § 16-3-902. Purpose.
- § 16-3-903. Part definitions.
- § 16-3-904. Attachment to appropriate state entity.
- § 16-3-905. Membership.
- § 16-3-906. Officers.
- § 16-3-907. Staff.
- § 16-3-908. Meetings.
- § 16-3-909. Duties of council — Fingerprint sample and criminal history records check — Reinstatement of license — Promulgation of rules and regulations.
- § 16-3-910. Powers of the council.
- § 16-3-911. Probation contracts with private entities.
- § 16-3-1001. Establishment of special revolving loan fund — Purpose — Rules and regulations — Funding.
- § 16-4-101. Establishment.
- § 16-4-102. Election and qualifications of judges — Oaths.
- § 16-4-103. Tenure and compensation of judges.
- § 16-4-104. Organizational meetings — Rules.
- § 16-4-105. Presiding judges.
- § 16-4-106. Clerks and marshals.
- § 16-4-107. Expenses.
- § 16-4-108. Jurisdiction — Venue.
- § 16-4-109. Number of judges necessary to decision.
- § 16-4-110. Process.
- § 16-4-111. Effect of judgments.
- § 16-4-112. Concurrent sessions.
- § 16-4-113. Sitting in sections — Assignment of judges.
- § 16-4-114. Transfers between grand divisions.
- § 16-4-115. Rules of appellate procedure govern.
- § 16-5-101. Court of criminal appeals established.
- § 16-5-102. Judges — Qualifications.
- § 16-5-103. Election of judges — Oath.
- § 16-5-104. Limitation of requirements for office.
- § 16-5-105. Compensation and expenses — Inability of judge to serve — Replacement.
- § 16-5-106. Election of presiding judge — Rules of practice — Special meetings.
- § 16-5-107. Places of sitting — Terms — Out of term sittings — Panels and en banc sessions — Majority required for decisions.
- § 16-5-108. Jurisdiction.
- § 16-5-109. Clerks and marshals — Appeal fees and court costs.
- § 16-5-110. Transfer and docketing of cases.
- § 16-5-111. Effect of judgments.
- § 16-5-112. [Repealed.]
- § 16-5-113. Office space for judges — Rental allowance — Secretaries — Salaries and travel expense.
- § 16-6-101. Chapter definitions.
- § 16-6-102. Powers of veterans treatment court program.
- § 16-6-103. Key components of veterans treatment court programs.
- § 16-6-104. Administration by department of mental health and substance abuse services.
- § 16-6-105. Application for veterans treatment court program grant funds — Use of funds.
- § 16-6-106. Prohibited uses of veterans treatment court program grant awards.
- § 16-10-101. General jurisdiction.
- § 16-10-102. Criminal jurisdiction.
- § 16-10-103. Will contests.
- § 16-10-104. Restoration of citizenship.
- § 16-10-105. Arbitrations and agreed cases.
- § 16-10-106. Contractual debts and demands.
- § 16-10-107. Change of name — Legitimation.
- § 16-10-108. Divorce — Adoption — Trustees.
- § 16-10-109. Partition and sale of property.
- § 16-10-110. Abatement of nuisances.
- § 16-10-111. Equity powers.
- § 16-10-112. Appellate jurisdiction.
- § 16-10-113. Jurisdiction of contract enforcement.
- § 16-10-201. Duty of judge to attend court — Adjournment by clerk.
- § 16-10-202. Days court not held.
- § 16-10-203. Duration of court.
- § 16-10-204. Adjournment during trial.
- § 16-10-205. Relief from firearm disabilities imposed on persons adjudicated as mental defective or judicially committed to mental institution.
- § 16-10-206. Pleadings in absence of judge.
- § 16-10-207. Continuance in absence of judge.
- § 16-10-212. Money paid into court — Power of disposition.
- § 16-10-213. Information to be collected and reported to the federal bureau of investigation-NICS index and the department of safety by those circuit courts and criminal courts in which commitments to a mental institution are ordered.
- § 16-11-101. General powers.
- § 16-11-102. Jurisdiction of civil causes — Transfer to circuit court.
- § 16-11-103. Jurisdiction of equity causes.
- § 16-11-104. Proceedings in aid of execution.
- § 16-11-105. Suits by state against corporations.
- § 16-11-106. Boundary disputes.
- § 16-11-107. Suits on foreign judgments.
- § 16-11-108. Persons adjudicated incompetent.
- § 16-11-109. Infants and guardians.
- § 16-11-110. Divorce proceedings — Adoptions.
- § 16-11-111. Partition or sale of property.
- § 16-11-112. Arbitration and agreed cases.
- § 16-11-113. Appointment of administrator.
- § 16-11-114. Venue of suits.
- § 16-11-115. Jurisdiction of contract enforcement.
- § 16-11-201. Transfers between courts.
- § 16-11-202. Relief from firearm disabilities imposed on persons adjudicated as mental defective or judicially committed to mental institution.
- § 16-11-203. [Repealed.]
- § 16-11-204. Counterpart summons.
- § 16-11-205. Process to other counties in general.
- § 16-11-206. Information to be collected and reported to the federal bureau of investigation-NICS index and the department of safety by those chancery courts in which commitments to a mental institution are ordered.
- § 16-15-101. Establishment — Certain counties excepted.
- § 16-15-102. Courtroom — Supplies and equipment — Expenses.
- § 16-15-103. Holding court at places other than county seat.
- § 16-15-201. Judge of court — Qualifications — Number.
- § 16-15-202. Election — Term.
- § 16-15-203. Oath.
- § 16-15-204. [Repealed.]
- § 16-15-205. [Repealed.]
- § 16-15-206. [Repealed.]
- § 16-15-207. [Repealed.]
- § 16-15-208. [Repealed.]
- § 16-15-209. Failure of judge to attend — Selection of special judge.
- § 16-15-210. Vacancy in office of judge — Filling.
- § 16-15-211. Seminars.
- § 16-15-301. Clerk of court.
- § 16-15-302. Salaries of court officers in metropolitan government counties.
- § 16-15-303. General sessions court clerk.
- § 16-15-304. Dockets.
- § 16-15-401. General powers.
- § 16-15-402. General duties.
- § 16-15-403. Conservator of peace — Oaths.
- § 16-15-404. Hearing causes at any time.
- § 16-15-405. Relief from firearm disabilities imposed on persons adjudicated as mental defective or judicially committed to mental institution.
- § 16-15-406. Rules of court.
- § 16-15-501. General jurisdiction.
- § 16-15-502. Actions to recover personal property.
- § 16-15-503. Geographical jurisdiction.
- § 16-15-504. [Repealed.]
- § 16-15-505. Objections to jurisdiction.
- § 16-15-701. Electronic filing.
- § 16-15-702. [Repealed.]
- § 16-15-703. [Repealed.]
- § 16-15-704. [Transferred.]
- § 16-15-705. [Repealed.]
- § 16-15-706. Infants or incompetents — Representation.
- § 16-15-707. Plaintiffs — Nonsuits — Dismissals.
- § 16-15-708. Subpoena of witnesses.
- § 16-15-709. [Repealed.]
- § 16-15-710. Commencement of actions — New process when not served.
- § 16-15-711. Survival of actions — Substitution of parties.
- § 16-15-712. Enforcement of judgments — Examination of judgment debtor and others.
- § 16-15-713. Attachments and contempts.
- § 16-15-714. Pleadings and practice — General sessions courts.
- § 16-15-715. Court bailiffs.
- § 16-15-716. Warrants.
- § 16-15-717. [Repealed.]
- § 16-15-718. Fees to clerk.
- § 16-15-719. Appeal bond.
- § 16-15-720. Continuances.
- § 16-15-721. Rules of evidence — Application.
- § 16-15-722. Attachment.
- § 16-15-723. Proceedings after attachment.
- § 16-15-724. Cross actions.
- § 16-15-725. Judgment for defendant on setoff.
- § 16-15-726. Remittitur.
- § 16-15-727. Correction of judgment — Mistakes, inadvertence, excusable neglect and fraud.
- § 16-15-728. Proceedings presumed valid.
- § 16-15-729. Trial de novo on appeal — Decision on merits.
- § 16-15-730. Presumption of regularity of execution.
- § 16-15-731. Actions in the nature of interpleader.
- § 16-15-732. Removal of actions — Exceptions.
- § 16-15-733. Motions against officers.
- § 16-15-734. Motion by surety or stayor.
- § 16-15-735. Notice to plaintiff of possible additional defendants.
- § 16-15-801. General sessions courts empowered to issue execution.
- § 16-15-802. Compromise after appeal.
- § 16-15-803. Issuance after destruction of records.
- § 16-15-804. Execution on real property.
- § 16-15-805. Execution on personal property.
- § 16-15-806. Executions enforceable in all counties.
- § 16-15-807. Priority of time.
- § 16-15-901. Issuance and service of civil warrants, writs and other papers.
- § 16-15-902. Return.
- § 16-15-903. Service upon defendants in this state.
- § 16-15-904. Service upon defendants outside of state.
- § 16-15-905. Constructive service.
- § 16-15-5001. Classification of counties for determining compensation of judge.
- § 16-15-5002. Time judge must devote to office — Practice of law or other employment.
- § 16-15-5003. Base salaries — Annual supplement — Restrictions on adding jurisdiction — Annual adjustment — Construction.
- § 16-15-5004. Concurrent jurisdiction — Domestic relations — Workers' compensation — Probate cases — Mental commitments.
- § 16-15-5005. Judges to be licensed — Vacancies.
- § 16-15-5006. Financial responsibility of counties — Litigation tax for counties.
- § 16-15-5007. Administrative director of Tennessee general sessions judge's conference — Litigation tax for state.
- § 16-15-5008. Additional litigation tax for state.
- § 16-15-5009. Jurisdiction added by private act.
- § 16-15-5010. Index and table of jurisdiction.
- § 16-15-5011. Applicability to certain counties.
- § 16-15-5012. Promulgation of uniform general sessions court warrant.
- § 16-15-5013. Designation of division of general sessions court as mental health court.
- § 16-15-5014. Domestic violence court for Shelby County.
- § 16-16-101. Establishment.
- § 16-16-102. Special laws continued.
- § 16-16-103. Attendance at court.
- § 16-16-104. Terms of court.
- § 16-16-105. Court always open.
- § 16-16-106. Practice of law by judge.
- § 16-16-107. Original jurisdiction.
- § 16-16-108. Distribution, partition, and sale of realty.