Tennessee § 18-1-203 - Minute order for disposition of documents.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 18-1-203 — Minute order for disposition of documents., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-1-203. Minute order for disposition of documents.
Any order issued by any of the judges of courts of record, as authorized in § 18-1-202 , shall be entered on the minutes of the court, setting forth generally what papers, books, documents and records may be disposed of. A detailed inventory in the minute entry shall not be required. Acts 1953, ch. 207, § 3 (Williams, § 10074.3); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-112.
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Section 18-1-203 ("Minute order for disposition of documents.") 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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