Tennessee § 20-4-201 - Cases in which venue changeable.
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§ 20-4-201. Cases in which venue changeable.
In all civil cases at law where the issue is to be tried by jury, and in all cases of issues in courts of equity directed to be tried by jury, either in the circuit or chancery court, in all civil cases before a judge of the court of general sessions, and in all criminal cases: The venue may be changed, at any time before trial, upon good cause shown, as prescribed in this part; or A court may issue an order for a special venire of jurors from another county if in its discretion it determines the action to be necessary to ensure a fair trial. Code 1858, § 2835 (deriv. Acts 1809 (Sept.), ch. 49, § 17; 1815, ch. 166, § 8; 1841-1842, ch. 16, § 1); Acts 1870, ch. 5, § 1; Shan., § 4549; Code 1932, § 8682; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-501; Acts 1995, ch. 321, § 1. Cross-References. Transfer of cases to new county, § 5-2-108 . Transfer of causes in chancery, § 16-11-201 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 24 Tenn. Juris., Venue, § 6. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 189. Cited: Wilson v. State, 2 Tenn. Crim. App. 138, 452 S.W.2d 355, 1969 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 311 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1969); Woodson v. Porter Brown Limestone Co., 916 S.W.2d 896, 1996 Tenn. LEXIS 96 (Tenn. 1996).
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Section 20-4-201 ("Cases in which venue changeable.") 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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