Tennessee § 26-2-408 - Property determined to be exempt.
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§ 26-2-408. Property determined to be exempt.
No sheriff or other officer shall conduct an execution sale, and no clerk shall pay out funds received pursuant to an execution or garnishment until the judgment debtor's time has expired for filing a motion to quash, or until a judicial determination has been made on such motion. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the ability of the judgment creditor and the judgment debtor to resolve by agreed order the judgment debtor's motion asserting exemption rights. When property has been determined to be exempt by agreement or by judicial determination, the property shall be immediately released to the judgment debtor. Acts 1988, ch. 934, § 10. Attorney General Opinions. Assertion of exemption rights, OAG 89-10, 1989 Tenn. AG LEXIS 10 (1/31/89).
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Section 26-2-408 ("Property determined to be exempt.") 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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