Tennessee § 57-9-105 - Court having jurisdiction.
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§ 57-9-105. Court having jurisdiction.
In any county having more than one (1) circuit court, or both a circuit court and a criminal court, the court in such county having the jurisdiction of the indictment and trial of offenses against the liquor laws of this state shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all matters relating to the seizure and destruction of intoxicating liquors as provided in this part, and where reference is made to the circuit court or criminal court clerk it shall be deemed to refer to the county clerk of the county having such jurisdiction, and the statements required of the sheriff shall be made to the clerk or the judge of such court. Acts 1919, ch. 50, § 13; Shan. Supp., § 6798a19b13; Code 1932, § 11236; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 57-606. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 16 Tenn. Juris., Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 26, 28. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 57-9-105 ("Court having jurisdiction.") 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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