Tennessee § 5-12-211 - Right to petition for additional deputies and assistants not precluded.
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§ 5-12-211. Right to petition for additional deputies and assistants not precluded.
The budget shall have attached to it any court order or letter of agreement setting forth the number of authorized deputies and assistants pursuant to title 8, chapter 20, for the trustee, clerks of courts, register of deeds, county clerk and sheriff. Nothing in this part precludes the trustee, clerks of courts, register of deeds or county clerk from the right to petition the appropriate court for necessary deputies and assistants pursuant to title 8, chapter 20, nor is the right of the sheriff, as provided in § 8-20-120 , precluded by this part. Acts 1993, ch. 431, § 11.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-12-211 ("Right to petition for additional deputies and assistants not precluded.") 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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