Tennessee § 26-1-301 - Endorsement on execution.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 26-1-301 — Endorsement on execution., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-1-301. Endorsement on execution.
The clerk shall endorse on the execution, when issued, the date and amount of the judgment, and the items of the bill of costs, written in words, and the amounts distinctly stated in figures, and the date of issuance. Code 1858, § 3015 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 9; 1796, ch. 7, § 9; 1803, ch. 6, § 2); Shan., § 4743; Code 1932, § 8877; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-121.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-1-301 ("Endorsement on execution.") 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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