Tennessee § 26-2-112 - Exemptions for the purpose of bankruptcy.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 26-2-112 — Exemptions for the purpose of bankruptcy., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-2-112. Exemptions for the purpose of bankruptcy.
The personal property exemptions as provided for in this part, and the other exemptions as provided in other sections of the Tennessee Code Annotated for the citizens of Tennessee, are hereby declared adequate and the citizens of Tennessee, pursuant to section 522 (b)(1), Public Law 95-598 known as the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C., § 522 (b)(1)), are not authorized to claim as exempt the property described in the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 USC § 522 (d)). Acts 1980, ch. 919, § 4; T.C.A., § 26-901. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 4 Tenn. Juris., Bankruptcy, § 21; 13 Tenn. Juris., Exemptions from Execution and Attachment, § 12. Law Reviews. A Second Look at the Proposed Uniform Bankruptcy Exemptions: Tennessee as an Example (The Honorable William Houston Brown, Lawrence Ponoroff), 28 U. Mem. L. Rev. 647 (1998). Consumers to Benefit by Recent Inflationary Adjustments to the Bankruptcy Code (Wesley H. Avery), 37 No. 9 Tenn. B.J. 30 (2001). Efficiency Justifications for Personal Property Security (James J. White), 37 Vand. L. Rev. 473 (1984). Individual Debtors in Tennessee (Bruce D. Fisher), 32 No. 1 Tenn. B.J. 10 (1996). The New Bankruptcy Code, Part I: A Review of Some of the Significant Changes in Bankruptcy Law (Howard B. Pickard), 10 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 177.
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 26-2-112 cover?
Section 26-2-112 ("Exemptions for the purpose of bankruptcy.") 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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