Tennessee § 18-2-203 - Failure to give commissioner and receiver bond.
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§ 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. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 6 Tenn. Juris., Clerks of Court, § 14; 15 Tenn. Juris., Insurance, § 127; 21 Tenn. Juris., Reference and Commissioners, § 19.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-2-203 ("Failure to give commissioner and receiver bond.") 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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