Tennessee § 16-15-103 - Holding court at places other than county seat.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 16-15-103 — Holding court at places other than county seat., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-15-103. Holding court at places other than county seat.
The county legislative body of each county shall be authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to require the court of general sessions to meet at not more than three (3) places in the county in addition to the county seat, to prescribe the place or places of meeting of the court, and to provide a courtroom, equipment and furnishings at such other places in the county in addition to the county seat for the sessions of the court. Acts 1959, ch. 109, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A., § 16-1103. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 17 Tenn. Juris., Justices of Peace and General Sessions Courts, § 2. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — General Sessions Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 375. Collateral References. Place of holding sessions of trial court as affecting validity of its proceedings. 18 A.L.R.3d 572.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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