Tennessee § 16-3-407 - Additional or supplementary rules of other courts.

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§ 16-3-407. Additional or supplementary rules of other courts.

Each of the other courts of this state may adopt additional or supplementary rules of practice and procedure not inconsistent with or in conflict with the rules prescribed by the supreme court. Acts 1965, ch. 227, § 6; T.C.A., § 16-117. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 22 Tenn. Juris., Rules of Court, § 2. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281. The Tennessee Court System — Court of Appeals (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 219. The Tennessee Court System — General Sessions Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 375. The Tennessee Court System — The County Court, 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 419. Attorney General Opinions. It is not unauthorized practice of law for a court to develop form petitions and orders and to direct non-attorney members of the clerk's office to make petitions available for use by pro se litigants seeking to have their driving privileges restored, OAG 04-071 (4/21/04). Cited: State v. Huskins, 989 S.W.2d 735, 1998 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 1020 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1998); Metropolitan Gov't of Nashville v. Cuozzo, — S.W.3d —, 2008 Tenn. App. LEXIS 498 (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 25, 2008).

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Section 16-3-407 ("Additional or supplementary rules of other courts.") 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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