Tennessee § 18-2-201 - Official bond.

§ 18-2-201. Official bond.

Every clerk of a court except the clerk of the supreme court and chief deputy clerks of the supreme court, before entering upon the duties of the clerk's office, shall enter into an official bond, which shall be prepared in accordance with title 8, chapter 19, to the satisfaction of the clerk's court, in the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in counties with a population of less than fifteen thousand (15,000) and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in counties with a population of fifteen thousand (15,000) or more, according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census, or in a greater sum as the court may determine, payable to the state, and conditioned for the safekeeping of the records and for the faithful discharge of the duties of the clerk's office. The clerk of the supreme court and chief deputy clerks of the supreme court shall be included within the blanket surety bond required by § 4-4-108. Unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context in which it is used, “clerk of a court” or “clerk,” as used in this part, includes “county clerk.” Code 1858, § 326 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, §§ 2, 50); Shan., § 402; Code 1932, § 652; Acts 1977, ch. 270, § 16; 1980, ch. 887, § 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-208; Acts 1982, ch. 662, § 1; 1993, ch. 70, §§ 6, 7; 1998, ch. 677, § 14; 2013, ch. 315, § 17. Compiler's Notes. For table of U.S. decennial populations of Tennessee counties, see Volume 13 and its supplement. Acts 2013, ch. 315, § 31 provided that the act, which amended subsection (a), shall apply to the renewal or obtaining an official bond for any bonding after April 29, 2013. Amendments. The 2013 amendment substituted “fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in counties with a population of less than fifteen thousand (15,000) and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in counties with a population of fifteen thousand (15,000) or more, according to the 2010 federal census” for “twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in counties with population of less than fifteen thousand (15,000) and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in counties with population of fifteen thousand (15,000) or more, according to the 1970 federal census” in (a). Effective Dates. Acts 2013, ch. 315, § 31. April 29, 2013. Cross-References. Condition that fees, etc., will be accounted for, § 8-22-102 . Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 632. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 6 Tenn. Juris., Clerks of Court, §§ 5, 14; 15 Tenn. Juris., Insurance, § 127; 16 Tenn. Juris., Judicial Sales, § 9. Cited: Longmire v. Fain, 89 Tenn. 393, 18 S.W. 70, 1890 Tenn. LEXIS 61 (1890); Johnson v. Brice, 112 Tenn. 59, 83 S.W. 791, 1903 Tenn. LEXIS 90 (1904).