Tennessee § 26-3-111 - Levy on forfeited bond — Alias execution.
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§ 26-3-111. Levy on forfeited bond — Alias execution.
The delivery bond, if forfeited, shall be, in the hands of the officer holding it, a sufficient authority to levy upon and sell so much of the property of the sureties as will satisfy the amount for which they have made themselves liable, and shall also be a sufficient authority to the clerk to whom the same may be returned to issue an alias or pluries execution, as the case may be, against the defendant to the judgment, and against the sureties on the bond, without any judgment upon the bond. Code 1858, § 3046 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 25, §§ 2, 3); Shan., § 4774; Code 1932, § 8904; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-411.
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Section 26-3-111 ("Levy on forfeited bond — Alias 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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