Tennessee § 16-1-112 - Justice of the peace — Name change throughout code.
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§ 16-1-112. Justice of the peace — Name change throughout code.
Tennessee Code Annotated is amended in each of its provisions providing the judicial powers, duties, functions or jurisdiction of the justice of the peace to delete references to “justice of the peace” or any variation of those words and to substitute instead references to the “court of general sessions” or “judge of the court of general sessions” or a variation of those words. The Tennessee code commission is granted the authority to reword the provisions to conform to the appropriate reference and sentence structure and to make grammatical changes necessary to effect those word changes without any change of substantive law. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A., § 19-102. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 7.1. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Appeal and Error, § 251; 17 Tenn. Juris., Justices of Peace and General Sessions Courts, §§ 1, 2. Collateral References. Justices of the peace 3.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Tennessee § 16-1-112
What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 16-1-112 cover?
Section 16-1-112 ("Justice of the peace — Name change throughout code.") 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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