Tennessee § 26-2-402 - Statement showing address, amount owed.

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§ 26-2-402. Statement showing address, amount owed.

Upon requesting the issuance of an execution or garnishment, the judgment creditor, or the judgment creditor's agent or attorney, shall file a statement showing the judgment debtor's last known address, the amount owed on the judgment, and the judgment creditor's address for mailing any notice required under this part. If a clerk issues an execution or a garnishment without demand, the clerk shall ascertain such information from the court records. The judgment debtor's last known address as furnished by the judgment creditor or as ascertained by the clerk shall be included on the notice required by § 26-2-204 or by § 26-2-216 . Acts 1988, ch. 934, § 3; 1989, ch. 404, § 3.

Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 26-2-402 cover?

Section 26-2-402 ("Statement showing address, amount owed.") 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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